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Best Poems Written by Michael Crabb

Below are the all-time best Michael Crabb poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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The Light of Dusk

The Light of Dusk

The light of dusk
Glows so slight
As the end of day
Turns to night

While greens get darker
And blues turn white
Silence foretells
The coming of night

Then shadows fade
And grass stands still
As rhythm of the day
Is reduced to nil

The trees stand in silence
Their branches held tight
And the crow calls out
This is the last flight


                     -Michael Crabb

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A Beautiful Prison

A Beautiful Prison 

A beautiful prison
Is an illusory place.
At first you reason
And then you pace.

It starts out sublime
To the restless soul
And, all in good time
You’re left with a hole.


		--Michael Crabb

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Scary Poem

Scary Poem

I love scary poems
Every haunting word
They shake your reality
Your imagination is stirred

Though the magic is dark
It crawls on your mind
And opens the door
Of a different kind

Don’t let it take over
You must not despair
It’s only a message
That’s intended to scare

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The Time Has Arrived

The Time Has Arrived

The time has arrived
There’s nowhere to hide.
Tossing and Turning
Must tame the yearning.
Feet planted firmly in midair
Facing the horizon with a stare.
Desperate to stay
Yet, wanting to run away.


				--Michael Crabb

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I'M Counting On Me

I’m counting on me

I’m counting on me
To change my life
To make things better
To wipe out the strife

It’s no simple task
There’ve been many seasons
When spring turns to winter
And freezes my reasons

The challenge is great
I know it takes stride
The path to knowing
Is found deep inside

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Between Two Poles

Between Two Poles

Between two poles
The child takes flight.
Impelled by the sun
Ceased by the night. 

Caught in a web
He did not spin.
The balance of life
Hangs on with a grin.

			--Michael Crabb

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Power

Power

It starts in your heart
And flows to your head
And last all your life
Even after you’re dead

Its source is a wonder
Like the stars in the sky
Some say they know it
But most never try

All that is needed 
To know where it’s found
Is the fuel of suggestion
Yet, you won’t hear a sound

If a life of happiness
Is something you require
Then open your mind
And feed it with desire

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Patience

Patience

Patience has a history
It comes from things that last
Like elements in the metal
They make the perfect cast

Those who truly hear it
 Know only of its call
They have the ear for courage
Without the fear to fall

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It's Just a Dream

It’s Just a Dream

It’s just a dream
I know it’s fake
I’ll be alone
When I awake

There is no one
To hold me tight
Or wake me up
At the edge of night

And when I rise
In this giant bed
The sheets go cold
And all is said

To those who see me
From hope’s warm nest
You’ll never know
From where I rest

It’s bright and airy
Yet sheds no light
And all I sense
Is my own plight

While you can see 
My pain so clear
You’ll never know
How much I fear

Though hope may search
In all this shame
There is no trace
I have no name

				--Michael Crabb

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Employing the Wind

Employing the Wind

The red-tailed hawk sails across
the backdrop of the April blue sky
Employing the wind as he defies gravity
with the gesture of his tail and ease of his conscience
His great wings reaching out for abundance
as he scans the ocean of green grass below
with its occasional island of trees
herded together many seasons ago 
from the might of the farmer’s plow
The field mouse scurries across the pasture
circumventing the patchwork of cow patties.  
Employing the wind as he gages his path 
with the twitch of his nose and the whip of his tail
His tiny soundless feet carrying him into the abyss
With nothing to assure him but his own intentions.