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Max Burchett: a writer, singer and songwriter, a crooner, a teller of tales, a dream maker, soul shaker and captivator, hoping that in verse and prose he prevails. Max Burchett is president of the charity Golden Hearts that provides support to Ukrainian war refugees.

  May 2023     6 months ago

Submitted Poems 26 total

It Happened In A Dream

I am not sure if I should tell this tale,
Since it is an imagining, not real.
Yet it was an episode I want to remember
In real life, January to December.

Still in deepest slumber I vaguely heard
What sounded to be a distant door open,
...

– by Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

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Twos

A curious thing I have observed in life’s grand scheme,
In this world, vast and extreme,
There is a profound duality that forever exists.
A rule of twos persists.

Could good be understood
If evil did not exist?
Would virtue be appreciated...

– by Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

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Where Art Thou

Where Art Thou
by Max Burchett

Would that I can find
That through love
I should see, though blind,
The pathway to the will...

– by Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

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The Voyage

Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

Set sail on an ocean,
An unknown sea,
At times adrift, unknown destination,
No compass or charts to see.

No return to original harbor
I must sail on,
Perilous to halt, cannot anchor
In this ship not chosen.
...

– by Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

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Again

This poem used for the lyrics of the pop song of the same name. Available on SoundCloud at soundcloud.com/maxburchett/again

by Max Burchett

Just between you and me,
This is how it should be.
I promise,
I’ll be here.
Think I always knew,
...

– by Maxwell Sebastian Burchett

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added 1 year ago
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Thank you!!!

6 months ago

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Thanks so much! Glad you liked it. Best, Max

11 months ago

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Clever writing! I suppose "sense" is not a perfect measure, ha. Kudos to you. Best, Max

12 months ago

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Yes, homeless everywhere it seems.

1 year ago

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Well said! Thank you for your comments. Greatly appreciated. Best to you there, Max

1 year ago

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Yes, sometimes best. Although more difficult. But you've done it here. Kudos! Max

1 year ago

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Thanks! Glad you like it. And I appreciate your comments! Best, Max

1 year ago

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Yes, here's hoping for somehow things improve! Best, Max

1 year ago

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Ha, yes the clean rap version!

1 year ago

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Hi Heather, Thanks for commenting. I guess mine is coffee, ha. Best, Max

1 year ago

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Thank you for your kind comment. Greatly appreciated. Best to you, Max

1 year ago

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Yes, so true! Kudos on your writings. Best, Max

1 year ago

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Thanks!!! I'll keep trying. Best to you, Max

1 year ago

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Hi Eric, Thanks for your comments! I appreciate it! Yes, tough situation in Ukraine. And seems as if it is going to get worse with winter coming. Hope your 2 friends manage OK in other countries. Best, Max 

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Thank you for your comments, Donka! Greatly appreciated! Glad you like the last stanza. Those are the actions that seemed to me that individually best do. Thanks again, Max

1 year ago

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