Memory Animal Poems

In the shadowed grove, where moonlight wanes,
A raven perches, feathers inked with midnight stains.
Its eyes, twin orbs of obsidian, hold secrets untold,
As it croaks its...

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There was a zoo keeper named Dot
Who lost things and also forgot
‘Now where’s the giraffe’
She asked and then laughed
‘Oh there you are; get in here...

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I hear them talking as I open my eyes, 
a hazy something lingers on my lips like lava, 
threatening to erupt. I hear question then...

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She stood at the window all day watching the children at play, she never leaves that room she stands there morning, night and noon, and...

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murders rise on nights like these
                   crows...

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playful dolphins popped out of lake
frolicking like sixties Chip and Dale cartoons
Bringing a smile to my face
adding a new kind of joy to sundown at...

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In the depths of Tadoba, 
where shadows sway,
once lived Maya,
the Tigeress, in a mystical way. 
There was an silent under tone through the forest,
As she...

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I’m a really big gal from Africa.
My legs are like pillars and a trunk and tusks I’ve got.
You’re safe with me; I don’t eat meat.
I...

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Red to black, 
Back to back, 
In a stack, 
Coiled rope.

Then comes yellow, 
Friendly fellow, 
Warm and mellow,
Skinny scope.

If that red 
Should raise his head...

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It happened on a misty morning,
When nature's beauty was adorning,
The world in a shroud of soft gray haze,
As dawn's first light began to blaze.

The trees...

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Reins lifted in spite, a grimace
Blistering the urge to forgive the way
Black changed to gray right before your eyes,
Easing away the pain like, in fading,...

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Before I knew the day, the time
He’d die, 
I came home to him,
My little smile, knowing he’d
Be there, he was always there
Always aware I was...

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I hadn't seen you for a year or more
We walked along the country ways
The grass was long and dry, unhewn
The day was warm, the day...

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I walked past the shadow at midnight wondering if it is morning or day light, I look out the window to see what I could...

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Sharp eyes dimmed ,a last spark of life  

Looking puzzle and questioning  

Into my soul went his silent plea, 

As if to say...

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