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Skiff Poems - Poems about Skiff

Skiff Poems - Examples of all types of poems about skiff to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for skiff.
Anomie
...Dowry, drug addiction, and domestic violence rule Female foeticide and female infanticide go cool. Abortions, corruption, and gender inequality Racism, human trafficking, casteism, and poverty Fo......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, humanity, life, society,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Unseaworthy
...Unseaworthy I creak like an old ferry coming in to meet the wharf mindful of less agile passengers but like a wayward skiff my thoughts soon override the pier bounce against its rails, vee......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, age, imagery, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
when the motor cut
...the skiff chugs along toward the end of the lake where the tall peaks rise snowcapped mountains ripple across a backwash an eagle glides in a blue distance a red and yellow float mirror......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cajun Night Before Christmas
...As promised to Sara Baker... here is the Night Before Christmas, Cajun style ~ by James Rice ~ ~ ~ ~ Twas the night before Christmas an'......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
Growth Spurt in Dirt Did Hurt
...when we looked way out far at what woule be fruit bar someone broke (abjudicated) the jar like a rising star when having growth spurt while I did play in the dirt would be sure to hurt af......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Hauling by Rowing
... Written: December 12, 2023 ______________________________________________ Twilight swallowed me, striking me speechless With subtle caress of a wicked breeze Sti......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, analogy, appreciation, friendship, happiness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Little Hands
...Courage cannot speak for you now When there are ten a penny hangers on All suckling milk from the cow Rivers flood with the cries of veiled fear Grab the last skiff and save yourself They wi......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, art, courage, dedication, introspection,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Swells of Crested Waves
...Fading rays of day were giving way to twilight as I stood on the precipice overlooking the ocean. Minutes earlier, I was in the arms of the only man I'd ever loved... Sean. We'd said farewell beneath......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, ocean, wind,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member Swamp
...As I watch the rain coming down in measured bursts onto the dark waters of the vast bayou. My mind notes the watery circles and bubbles that trace alligators asleep in the slough. I check my line......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, adventure, animal, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
Between the Sea and Sky
...Tidal waters. The estuary itself seems to swim through the morning mist. I like to go to the river mouth hold my skiff steady where the currents mingle. In poor visibility the little boat s......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sailing By Like Fresh Whipped Cream
...Rowed my skiff 'long a gentle stream Afternoon sailed by like fresh whipped cream When of a sudden, the sky did gleam with myriad stars, nighttime's regime ... As I took in thi......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, fairy, fantasy, ocean, river,
Form: Couplet
Early Bird
...My arrival beat the sunrise; it was still dark at the small jetty. I dried the wet skiff, mind alert to the soon to be lifting light. Nearby, an unseen water bird clattered into the darkness.......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Heaven and Earth Kuhlmann Sonnet
...Blindingly bright: flames devour rocky: the cliff. Provide shape: pace matter falter: ......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, analogy, appreciation, mountains, voice,
Form: Sonnet
Pollution
...Fish are belly up so is the burnt-out train. In a few months we may have a herd of two-headed calves. The Ohio is polluted they say. Nevertheless here I am in my skiff letting the current tak......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, poetry,
Form: Free verse
A Dillydally Way
...Trailing naked toes, hat low peaked fingers laced abaft head and sun, white-water gently threading through the webbed keel of one foot. The sky is blasting blue, splotching louder blobs of cob......Read the rest...
Categories: skiff, poetry,
Form: Free verse

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