Above The Poets Station

You’re a poet, as they say All you write is poetically full of art Wince when you read your stuff As from literacy you stand apart Such great depiction, fiction wordplay and poet structures Diction, contradiction, dead good words and writing such as Ballads, salads and other kinds

Wordplay With Marshmallows

Some days are meant for marshmallows Such light and puffy stuff Time for tossing words about For phenomenal fun with fluff Infinite interludes for introspection Imbue innumerable another day However a taste for marshmallows Suddenly insinuated itself today No harm ensues from marshmallows

Epigrams 6

These are humorous epigrams: puns, wordplay, quips, zingers, japes, jests, gags, giggles, one-liners, irony, etc. State of the Art by Michael R. Burch A poet may work from sun to sun, but his editor's work is never done.

Wordplay

Bumptious Scrumptious Totally presumptuous. Fearful Tearful A bit of an earful. Blinker Winker

Early Poems

EARLY POEMS: JUVENILIA by Michael R. Burch These are early poems, most of them written between the ages of 11-18 and some published in my high school literary journal, THE LANTERN. Other poems were written later and several of those were published in my college literary journal, HOMESPUN. Ironic Vacation by Michael R. Burch

Family Poems

These are poems about families, poems about mothers and their children, poems for mothers and their children, and poems for fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers as well... Mother's Smile by Michael R. Burch for my mother, Christine Ena Burch, and my wife, Elizabeth Harris Burch There never was a fonder smile than mother's smile, no softer touch

Useful Idiots

Useful idiots All around. And they failed to Understand me. I borrow time And useful idiots Help me reversed. I know not

A Poe-Try Wordplay Before Logging Off

Insight... is only superseded by foresight, which in truth is an out-of-the-box sight- of thinking, brainstorming, eyes phased and sideways, tapping the God-Gift of peripheral pathways, as opposed to premonition which is poor definition, of twenty-twenty vision, or false intuition- from a night time apparition, better known as a Dream,

Double Helix Abecedarian Poetical Pizza Extravaganza

Accomplished verse must whizZ Zestfully forwards as imagination's fleA Bites author's itchy fingers. Cells greY Yearn to coin expressions. Gift of gaB Crafts timeless phrases which waX Xanadu with Coleridge nectar, emotive gamut pedantiC, Devise surprising riddles whose fair floW Will appeal to all who reaD Empathetic intellect must reV Vers libres, prose or traditional versE,

Copper Snake

This tale describes how Israelites all grumbled at God and Moses in the wilderness. Although they all by biting snakes were humbled, God cured them by a magical process which violated laws that Moses gave the Israelites. Much later Hezekiah rejected idols many people crave, refusing to allow them to expire. Long journeys made the Israelites most restive.

Visit Of The Queen Of Sheba

As gifts to Solomon the Sheban Queen brought lavish presents, Cushite gold and precious stones and incense, clearly keen to prove that she would not withhold her treasures from a monarch who had built his reputation on his wis- dom, and a temple expiating guilt, thus offering herself as his, not sacrifice upon a temple altar, but partner in his bed.

Ogden Nash

I can say, without a hint of flattery, That wordplay devoid of nattery, And disciplined use of rhyme, Get the verse done every time.

Old Pantaloons

Old Pantaloons, a Chiasmus by Michael R. Burch Old pantaloons are soft and white, prudent days, imprudent nights when fingers slip through drawers to feel that which they long most to steal. Old panty loons are soft and white, prudent days, imprudent nights

Time For A Love Poem

All poems are love poetry. Love of language and wordplay; Love of order and rhyme; Love of lines and rhythms (yes, and capitals and punctuation): Love of insight; Love of sharing; Love of caring; Love of instruction; Love of day and night;

Wordplay

I like to play tricks with words, Because they feel so much better than The tricks I played with you.

Alphabet Artistry

ALPHABET ARTISTRY Able acrostic artist’s alignment adds air. Alliteration asks acknowledgement aware, Bard’s brain bequeaths benchmark billet, blends braid bans blare, Beware braggarts’ boasts, banality, betrayal backstair. Classic composition, clear content, compare Creative couplets, compliment competent care. Drawing descriptions deftly displayed debonair Droll doggerel dubbed dextrous, doubts dismayed. Declare Entertaining epistle’s extent e’er ensnare

Double Helix Abecedarian - Xylophonic Resonance He Licks Enigmatic

XYLOPHONIC RESONANCE HE LICKS ENIGMATIC Kindly refer to notes. and see Temptations and Poetic Pizza Extravaganza below :) Xylophonic Resonance double helix abecedarian The first line begins with A and ends with Z the next line begins with Z and ends with A The next line begins with B and ends with Y The next line begins with Y and ends with B

Wordplay

Wondrous whirling worlds of words Wander away. Smooth musical tunes from the Muses melt my mind And make my heart go boom. Sunny sylvan scenes seduce my soul In a simmering silence Broken only By birdsong.

So Sad Satsumas

The uneaten satsumas sat there all day as we played with words with love with words of love with wordplay. And by the process of osmosis the satumas soaked up

Scribbles Transcribed

Some write for glory and for fame. I write because I am obsessed and wordplay is my favourite game. I concentrate on poetry Because I find it to my taste and pass my time creatively. I could not sit and watch T.V and live my life vicariously. That would drive me to insanity.