Dearer Poems - Poems about Dearer

...These are modern English translations by Michael R. Burch of Latin poems written by the ancient Roman female poetess Sulpicia. I. At Last, Love! by Sulpicia loose translation/interpretation ......Read the rest...

...FADING PHOTOGRAPHS Once I thought those sepia tones Belonged only to a different era Now, images are on our phones As quality paper is much dearer I have albums still gathering dust With sn......Read the rest...

... feathered … moony beams daub your lips - the irregularities shaping little cornflower thorns but oh, how supple the pliant press of those luscious fruits (savored like honey) … I touch the......Read the rest...

...I’m not a mad man I do the cheapest deal I can But of appreciable quality though Coz I gotta save that dough I’m not a mad man I am rolling out my plan And the only thing you’ll be dealt I......Read the rest...

..."God sends pets without wings so no one will suspect they are angels ..." Unkown Pets are Angels in disguise Endearing was my canine companion There was no other pet in ......Read the rest...

... Gone is the long day, filled with how and why Between the morning mist and evening breeze Fatigue oozing out, time to merge ......Read the rest...

...On the dusky roads Full of calm and autumn charm I walk with brisk steps But not in h......Read the rest...

..."Be still my heart!" The thunder, the splatter, all the drenching liquid matter -- then the storm passes, and out come beautiful lasses, clipping roses for bonnets, choosing beaus for ......Read the rest...

...Life’s full of calls some good, some bad even expedient I’ve made them all I’m not here for the long haul Get through today to gain tomorrow If I get past tonight, There is no giv......Read the rest...

...Light seems brightest when seen in the darkest dark. Yet darkness can be all but eliminated by the brightness of light. When in a balanced contrast, each is often seen clearer. Although their di......Read the rest...

...QUAFF OR SIP In days of old one drank from a flagon Some were even embossed with a dragon Yet more recently, mugs then emerged And demand for matching items surged Whether in tin, porcelai......Read the rest...

...Libya, my country of birth, dearer to me than what life is worth. A land of allure to all those with greed, in the name of freedom they all proceed. From chaos and corruption it’s people suffer, l......Read the rest...

...I lie - what wife mine’d been saying (our solidarity betraying) Was in fact much more dismaying: “Why have you not come before? From our lives you’ve been absented – with your coming, I’m contented......Read the rest...

...Last year in a fine summer night, Most of the souls when fast asleep, I dreamt dream so fine and bright Like honey drops falling to soul so deep. I dreamt I became all at once So remembered an......Read the rest...

...Who's this stranger now before me With a look that's dark and stormy It's a face that now abhors me With no pity left here for me All is gone I once held dearer As his madness drawing ......Read the rest...