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The Gardener’s Roses, a poem of the Resurrection

The Gardener’s Roses, a poem of the Resurrec..

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Gardener’s Rosesby Michael R. BurchMary Magdalene, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, “Sir, if thou have borne him henc..
Hymn against Heaven

Hymn against Heaven

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Hymn against Heavenby Michael R. BurchAs curiously formal as the rose,the imperious Word growsuntil its sheds red-gilded leaves:then heaven grieveslov..
Last Anthem, for Victims of the Coronavirus

Last Anthem, for Victims of the Coronavirus

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Last Anthemby Michael R. Burchfor victims of the coronavirusWhere you have gone are the shadows falling...does memory palelike a fossil in shale...do ..
White Goddess

White Goddess

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


White Goddessby Michael R. BurchWhite in the shadowsI see your face,unbidden. Go, tellLove it is commonplace;tell Regret it is not so rare.Our love is..
Diary

Diary

A Poem by Markus Anthony


A little morbid
R.I.P.

R.I.P.

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


R.I.P.by Michael R. BurchWhen I am lain to restand my soul is no longer intact,but dissolving, like a sunsetdiminishing to the west, …and when ..
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..
Come!

Come!

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Come!by Michael R. BurchWill you come to visit my grave, I wonder,in the season of lightning, the season of thunder,when I have lain so long in the in..
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―..
Childless

Childless

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Childlessby Michael R. BurchHow can she bear her grief?Mightier than Atlas, she shoulders the weightof one fallen star.Laughter’s Cryby Michael ..
Doppelganger

Doppelganger

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


DoppelgangerbyMichael R. BurchHere the only anguishis the bedraggled vetch lying strangled in weeds,the customary sorrows of the wild persimmons,the w..
Marina Tsvetaeva translations

Marina Tsvetaeva translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


I Know The Truthby Marina Tsvetaevaloose translation by Michael R. BurchI know the truth―abandon lesser truths!There's no need for anyone living..
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..
John's Funeral

John's Funeral

A Story by Randy Johnson


My cousin's funeral was one year ago today. John Brown was buried on June 8, 2019 at Meek Cemetery in Bean Station, Tennessee. I was unable to go to h..
The Toast

The Toast

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Toastby Michael R. BurchFor longings warmed by tepid suns(brief lusts that animated clay),for passions wilted at the budand skies grown desolate a..
On Looking at Schiller's Skull

On Looking at Schiller's Skull

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


ON LOOKING AT SCHILLER’S SKULLby Johann Wolfgang von Goetheloose translation/interpretation byMichael R. BurchHere in this charnel-house full of..
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..
Agnes's Grave

Agnes's Grave

A Story by Randy Johnson


My Chihuahua dog died in July. Her name was Agnes and this is a picture of her grave. You may be wondering why I put a door and cinder block on top of..