Tags : Night

She is brighter than dawn

She is brighter than dawn

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


She is brighter than dawnby Michael R. Burchfor BethThere’s a light about herlike the moon through a mist:a bright incandescencewith which she i..
Shock

Shock

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Shock by Michael R. Burch It was early in the morning, in the forming of my soul, in the dawning of desire, with passion at first bloom, with ..
Pandemic Prayer

Pandemic Prayer

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Pandemic Prayerby Michael R. BurchI pray tonightthe starry lightmightsurround you.I prayeach daythat, come what may,no dark thing confound you.I pray ..
Sunset

Sunset

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Sunsetby Michael R. BurchThis poem is dedicated to my grandfather, George Edwin Hurt, who died April 4, 1998.Between the prophesies of morningand twil..
Tagore translation "Patience"

Tagore translation "Patience"

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Patienceby Rabindranath Tagoreloose translation/interpretation/modernization byMichael R. BurchIf you refuse to speak, I will fill my heart with your ..
Rabindranath Tagore "Death" translation

Rabindranath Tagore "Death" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Deathby Rabindranath Tagoreloose translation/interpretation by Michael R. BurchYou who are the final fulfillment of life,Death, my Death, come and whi..
Nashville and Andromeda

Nashville and Andromeda

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Nashville and AndromedabyMichael R. BurchI have come to sit and think in the darkness once again.It is three a.m.; outside, the world sleeps . . .How ..
Rabindranath Tagore "Last Curtain" translation

Rabindranath Tagore "Last Curtain" translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Last Curtainby Rabindranath Tagoreloose translation/interpretation/modernization byMichael R. BurchI know the day comes when my eyes close,when my sig..
Faiz Ahmed Faiz translations

Faiz Ahmed Faiz translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Faiz Ahmed Faiz translationsLast Nightby Faiz Ahmed Faizloose translation byMichael R. BurchLast night, your memory stole into my heart ...as spring s..
Vampires are such fragile creatures ...

Vampires are such fragile creatures ...

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Vampiresby Michael R. BurchVampires are such fragile creatures;we fear the dark, but the light destroys them...sunlight, or a stake, or a cross―..
The World

The World

A Poem by Smwtdmgd


I think I'm the only onestuck here like this,unlike anyone!It may seem like sometimesI am the Rock!& not even Fire can hurt me.But like everyoneEv..
I don't like nights

I don't like nights

A Poem by Free_Bird


When you feel lonely and sad at night because you missing someone😔
The Evolution of Love

The Evolution of Love

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Evolution of Loveby Michael R. BurchLove among the infinitesimalflotillas of amoebas is a danceof transient appendages, wild sailsthat gather in w..
The Night Falls

The Night Falls

A Poem by secretumpoeta


As the night falls and the curtain is drawn,Stars light the sky and the moon takes its celestial place,The sun retires and the day gives way,The world..
Fading From Your Memory

Fading From Your Memory

A Poem by Elisabeth.


You say we've never metI knew one day you'd forgetAll the nights we spent togetherEven days of cold beach weatherSand between my toesAs a soft wind bl..
Rejection Slips

Rejection Slips

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Rejection SlipsWith over 5,700 publications if I count poems that have gone viral, I suppose I shouldn’t complain … but I do have some po..
Only Flesh

Only Flesh

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Only FleshbyMichael R. BurchMoonlight in a pale silver rain caresses her cheek.What she feels is an emptiness more chilling than fear ...Nothing is qu..
Whispers in the dark

Whispers in the dark

A Poem by A Bohemian Woman


He spoke to me, when the sun shone bright. Yet I heard nothing, not a sound. He spoke again, in the veil of the moonlit sky. Breathlessly, voic..