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Erotic Poems by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

These are the best erotic poems and erotic translations of Michael R. Burch. Most of these poems are naughty or risqué rather than graphic. Erotic poems come in all shapes, sizes and forms: haiku, tanka, epigrams, couplets, limericks, sonnets, rondels, roundels, villanelles, free verse, etc. There is also a collection of humorous erotic poems at the bottom of this page.



I found the Goddess in your body's curves and crevasses.—attributed to Sappho, translation by Michael R. Burch



Sappho, fragment 42
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

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I Yearn
by Everleigh Blackburn

In the quiet corners of my mind,
echoes linger,
words unspoken,
wrapped in shadows,
like whispers lost in the wind.

I reach,
fingers tracing the outlines
of invisible thoughts,
yearning for a glance,

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Romantic Poetry (II)
by Michael R. Burch

Infinity
by Michael R. Burch

Have you tasted the bitterness of tears of despair?
Have you watched the sun sink through such pale, balmless air
that your heart sought its shell like a crab on a beach,
then scuttled inside to be safe, out of reach?

Might I lift you tonight from earth’s wreckage and damage
on these waves gently rising to pay the moon homage?

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Smoke
by Michael R. Burch

These are poems about young love, written through the eyes of youth, The first poem, "Smoke" was written in my early teens, around age 13 or 14.

Smoke
by Michael R. Burch

The hazy, smoke-filled skies of summer I remember well;
farewell was on my mind, and the thoughts that I can't tell
rang bells within (the din was in) my mind, and I can't say
if what we had was good or bad, or where it is today ...
The endless days of summer's haze I still recall today;

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Beautiful Hunger
by Stewart Watkins

Stealthy and assured the jaguar lies in wait
With hungry eyes, it patiently sits and salivates

Hungering and waiting...
Calculating and preying

For that golden moment of truth
Heavy breaths speak of a desirous sooth

Breathing and scheming...

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Beautiful Hunger
by Stewart Watkins

Stealthy and assured the jaguar lies in wait
With hungry eyes, it patiently sits and salivates

Hungering and waiting...
Calculating and preying

For that golden moment of truth
Heavy breaths speak of a desirous sooth

Breathing and scheming...

......

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Ahmad Faraz translations by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

These are English translations of Urdu poems by Ahmad Faraz.

The Eager Traveler
by Ahmad Faraz
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Even in the torture chamber, I was the lucky one;
When each lottery was over, unaccountably I had won.

And even the mightiest rivers found accessible refuge in me;

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Erotic Poems by Michael R. Burch
by Michael R. Burch

These are the best erotic poems and erotic translations of Michael R. Burch. Most of these poems are naughty or risqué rather than graphic. Erotic poems come in all shapes, sizes and forms: haiku, tanka, epigrams, couplets, limericks, sonnets, rondels, roundels, villanelles, free verse, etc. There is also a collection of humorous erotic poems at the bottom of this page.



I found the Goddess in your body's curves and crevasses.—attributed to Sappho, translation by Michael R. Burch



Sappho, fragment 42
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

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Love Poems by Michael R. Burch (II)
by Michael R. Burch

These are love poems by Michael R. Burch: original poems and translations about love, passion, desire, sex, dating and marriage. On an amusing note, my steamy Baudelaire translations have become popular with the pros ― porn stars and escort services!



Preposterous Eros
by Michael R. Burch

“Preposterous Eros” – Patricia Falanga

Preposterous Eros shot me in

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I Yearn
by Everleigh Blackburn

In the quiet corners of my mind,
echoes linger,
words unspoken,
wrapped in shadows,
like whispers lost in the wind.

I reach,
fingers tracing the outlines
of invisible thoughts,
yearning for a glance,

......

Continue reading
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