Moon Voice Poems

threat of winter, violent sea
no more shall mischief mark
will hold my scar under its moon
and trace its haunted arc

wander night in deepest sleep
breathe into her...

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In the heart of moon, the shadows dance
A mesmerizing, rhythmic trance
Whispers of secrets, spoken low
Echoing through the light, they flow

The beat of drums, the sway...

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I was going on a blind date, hoping it would be fate. I heard him before I saw him,I wasn’t sure what it was he...

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Beneath the starry vault of memory, your voice lays down
Like a blanket of marble weathered by long-forgotten deities.
I've allowed my hopes to be gently polished
By...

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Appearing suddenly and with haste,
Holding nothing but a dagger,
She cut open my throat. 

Like a jilted mistress, naked under the moon, 
She carved runes under...

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Before daybreaks they walk hand in hand on the board walk speaking quietly and whispering something silently in the each other ears as the anxious...

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Like the breathless air of twilight,
As the moon softly rises and tempts the stars
Into the quiet revelations, admissions
Grace, splendor, magnificence…
Painting the dreams with a quivering...

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Softly sighing, cerulean skies melt over a trail of endings.

Lost in last night’s laughing leaves, silent reflections, memories trembling.

Echoing along shadows, laughing quietly as past...

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POEMS ABOUT SHAKESPEARE by Michael R. Burch

Fleet Tweet: Apologies to Shakespeare
by Michael R. Burch

a tweet
by any other name
would be as fleet!



Fleet Tweet II: Further Apologies...

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thee hour of the mind the hour the soul 
masters the hearts need for growth 
bestowed between the cunny desires
 
where the muses dance the...

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A mountain is hidden in the heart of sadness
Under the rain, the tears have been sung
Look in the dark mirror of my heart
The tired voice...

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Just like a wish, whimsical as it stirs dreams and trembles with the rhythms of hope, my heart anticipates the beautiful in a setting sun,...

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Like fireflies, glistening in the twilight
Filling hearts with the sweetest calm,
Coloring thoughts in peacefulness, so I write
Words reflecting the grace, its tender balm
Breathing joy through...

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The sky is crying…
Like a gentle southern rain,
Falling, pouring, pounding out a beat
In rhythm with the memories,
The tunes of forever that we played,
History’s not winning,...

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You always say the nicest things
and make one feel at ease.
Your words are intended to please.
The sound of your voice sings.

Thousands of reasons to like...

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