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The Sky Was Turning Blue

The Sky Was Turning Blue

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


The Sky Was Turning BluebyMichael R. BurchYesterday I saw youas the snow flurries died,spent winds becalmed.When I saw your solemn facealone in the cr..
Because You Came to Me

Because You Came to Me

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


for BethBecause you came to me with sweet compassionand kissed my furrowed brow and smoothed my hair,I do not love you after any fashion,but wildly, i..
Each Color a Scar

Each Color a Scar

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Each Color a Scarby Michael R. BurchWhat she left here,upon my cheek,is a tear.She did not speak,but her intentionwas clear,and I was meek,far too mee..
Avowal of Ardent .1

Avowal of Ardent .1

A Poem by Mrudula Rani


Reliance Nowise Will i ensky any to attain heaven, nor be inhold of cenotaph of passion, On no account aim to subsume all I intent. Such onu..
Water and Gold

Water and Gold

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Water and Goldby Michael R. BurchYou came to me as rain breaks on the desertwhen every flower springs to life at once,but joy's a wan illusion to the ..
Nothing Returns

Nothing Returns

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Nothing ReturnsbyMichael R. BurchA wave implodes,impaled uponimpassive rocks . . .this eveningthe thunder of the seais a wild music filling my ear . ...
Righteous

Righteous

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


RighteousbyMichael R. BurchCome to me tonightin the twilight, O, and the full moon rising,spectral and ancient, will mutter a prayer.Gather your haira..
Resurrecting Passion

Resurrecting Passion

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Resurrecting Passionby Michael R. BurchLast night, while dawn was far awayand rain streaked gray, tumescent skies,as thunder boomed and lightning rail..
Recovery

Recovery

A Poem by Laura Kate


Roses are be-headedto stimulate new growth.Hearts they require mendingso ardent seeds will sow.
A Blues for Her

A Blues for Her

A Poem by evi koro


This is the first collection of poems of the Greek award-winning actress and poetess, Evi Koroni. Some of her poems have been published on poetry plat..
She Was Very Strange, and Beautiful

She Was Very Strange, and Beautiful

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


She Was Very Strange, and BeautifulbyMichael R. BurchShe was very strange, and beautiful,like a violet mist enshrouding hillsbefore night fallswhen th..
Ordinary Love

Ordinary Love

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Ordinary Loveby Michael R. BurchIndescribable--our love--and still we saywith eyes averted, turning out the light,"I love you," in the ordinary wayand..
Desire

Desire

A Poem by Veronica Neri


The longing for a passion, for a desire, for drive.
Fountainhead

Fountainhead

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Fountainheadby Michael R. BurchI did not delight in love so muchas in a kiss like linnets' wings,the flutterings of a pulse so softthe heart remembers..
Will There Be Starlight

Will There Be Starlight

A Story by Michael R. Burch


Will There Be StarlightbyMichael R. BurchWill there be starlighttonightwhile she gathersdamaskand lilacand sweet-scented heathers?And will she find fl..
She Gathered Lilacs

She Gathered Lilacs

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


She Gathered Lilacsby Michael R. Burchfor BethShe gathered lilacsand arrayed them in her hair;tonight, she taught the wind to be free.She kept her sec..
Redolence

Redolence

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


RedolencebyMichael R. BurchNow darkness ponds upon the violet hills;cicadas sing; the tall elms gently sway;and night bends near, a deepening shade of..
Snapshots

Snapshots

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


SnapshotsbyMichael R. BurchHere I scrawl extravagant rainbows.And there you go, skipping your way to school.And here we are, drifting apartlike unteth..
Warming Her Pearls

Warming Her Pearls

A Poem by Michael R. Burch


Warming Her Pearlsby Michael R. BurchWarming her pearls,her breasts gleam like constellations.Her belly is a bit rotund ...she might have stepped out ..