Writing

Childhood

A Poem by Ellie Emerson

I knew the secret.I knew it like I knew thesmell of the earth after rain, thesoftness of grass underneath bare feet, and thesound of my mother's voice..

What Good Are Our Tears?

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

What Good Are Our Tears?byMichael R. BurchWhat good are our tears?They will not spare the dying their anguish.What good is our concernto a child sick ..

Lost

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Lost―for the children of the Holocaust and the Nakbaby Michael R. BurchSomething inescapable is lost―lost like a pale vapor curling up int..

Captain Dunsel

A Story by The Unknown Sith

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Vera Pavlova translations of Russian Poems

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Vera Pavlova: English Translations of Russian PoemsI shattered your heart;now I limp through the shardsbarefoot.―Vera Pavlova, loose translation..

who, US?

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

who, US?byMichael R. Burchjesus was borna palestinian childwhere there’s no Roomfor the meek and the mild... and in bethlehem stillto this day, ..

First Steps

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

First Stepsby Michael R. Burchfor Caitlin Shea MurphyTo her a year is like infinity,each day―an adventure never-ending.She has no concept of tim..

What Good?

A Poem by aaron

Being a husband, father, and caretaker. I find that I am lacking. I am week. I am lost. So what good is it? What good is it to try.

Hiroshima Poems

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Hiroshima PoemsLet Us Be Midwives!by Hiroshima survivor Sadako Kuriharaloose translation/interpretation by Michael R. BurchMidnight . . .the basement ..

Come Play

A Poem by Michelle

Come play with me!I wantto swing my body in a circle with yoursuntil our fingers slipsweaty and red.Then maybelet’s lay in the grass a bitand wa..

Mother's Day Poem: Love has a gentle grace

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Love has a gentle gracebyMichael R. Burchfor Beth on Mother’s DayLove has a gentle grace; you have not seen herunless you’ve looked into y..

UNDERSTAND, CHILD; A Song

A Poem by kingblaq

Try to understand...

Post-Mother's-Day Poems

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Post-Mother's-Day PoemsWe desperately need a Mother Recovers Day!byMichael R. BurchMother’s Day!Lovers’ Day!Adulation Re-Smothers Day!Hugs..

More iffy coronavirus haiku ...

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

yet another iffy coronavirus haiku #1by michael r. burchplagued by the Plaguei plague the goldfishwith my verseyet another iffy coronavirus haiku #2by..