Michael R. Burch : Writing

Child of 9-11

Child of 9-11

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


a poem for Christina-Taylor Green, who was born on September 11, 2001 and died at the age of nine, shot to death ...Child of 9-11, beloved,I bring thi..
Thin Kin, a Halloween poem

Thin Kin, a Halloween poem

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


O, the Horror! Halloween Poetry!Halloween Poetry: Dark, Eerie, Haunting and Scary poems about Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Werewolves, Reanimated Corpse..
Leaf Fall

Leaf Fall

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Whatever winds encountered soon resolvedto swirling fragments, till chaotic heapsof leaves lay pulsing by the backyard wall.In lieu of rakes, our fing..
Sumer is icumen in

Sumer is icumen in

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sumer is icumen inanonymous Middle English poem, circa 1260 ADloose translation byMichael R. BurchSummer is a-comin'!Sing loud, cuckoo!The seed grows,..
Enheduanna translations

Enheduanna translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Temple Hymns of Enheduannatranslations by Michael R. BurchEnheduanna, the daughter of the famous King Saragon the Great of Akkad, is the first anc..
Wulf and Eadwacer

Wulf and Eadwacer

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


"Wulf and Eadwacer" is an ancient Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 900 AD
Roses for a Lover, Idealized

Roses for a Lover, Idealized

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


When you have become to meas roses bloom, in memory,exquisite, each sharp thorn forgot,will I recall -- yours made me bleed?When winter makes me think..
How Long the Night

How Long the Night

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


How Long the Nightanonymous Middle English poem, circa early 13th century ADloose translation by Michael R. BurchIt is pleasant, indeed, while the sum..
escape!

escape!

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


escape!to live among the daffodil folk . . .slip down the rainslickened drainpipe . . .suddenly pop out the GARGANTUAN SPO..
Epigrams

Epigrams

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Epigrams and Early Poems/Juvenilia by Michael R. Burch