Writing

Parmenio translation

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

Be ashamed, O mountains and seas: these were men who drew valorous breath.Assume, like pale chattels, an ashen silence at death.by Parmenio, translati..

Widow

A Poem by Holly

I'm reading his letterAs I read his letterI sit by his graveHis letter reads…"I have fallen in the fieldFighting for a country we both loveHope..

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 ..

E. E. J.

A Poem by Brandon

Her hands held bulbs as they were lowered into soil,Small gifts of life ready to become...more.In rows, protruding lines, she planted all spring.Hyaci..

Saint Agnes

A Poem by Randy Johnson

DEDICATED TO AGNES JOHNSON (1948-2013) WHO PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 6, 2013

Memorial

A Poem by Gee

Just simple words written in the quiet, small hours of morning

Black and White

A Poem by Jess

I am sorry I have been away. I decided to remove my work and start over after the passing of my Grandfather in March. He was my hero and I hope to mov..

Cowardly Terrorists

A Poem by Randy Johnson

DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE WHO PERISHED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

Stephane Mallarme translations

A Poem by Michael R. Burch

These are my modern English translations of poems by Stephane Mallarme, one of my favorite French poets. These include the sonnet "Le Cygne" ("The Swa..

I Kindly Tip My Hat

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

true love never dies ...

Insanity Rules The Broken Heart

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

Loss can literally drive a man mad, causing him to lose all, after losing all in the world that mattered to him at all. An abacdc rhyme scheme per ver..

Within The Well Lit Shadows Of Silence

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

Cyanide is a merciful killer, for it kills one quickly and mercifully. But grief and loss of a loved one is most cruel as it takes your life one momen..

Life's A Son Of A Beach, For Sure & Certain

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

A memorial and tribute to my late wife ...

To Few Tears For Hallelujah

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

the greatest sorrow that I've ever known told straight from the heart ...

It Should Have Been Me

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

Philosophical and personal thoughts of grief and mourning for my late wife of 49 years ...

Love's Finest Oath

A Poem by Marvin Thomas Cox-Flynn d..

True life lived and love lost ...

Memorial Piece

A Poem by Q.M

This is a memorial piece for one of my idols. Technoblade taught me to always stay true to yourself,that as long as you believe in something and try y..