Barns Poems

Mail Pouch Barns

Old school painted barns
 some used for advertising 
some owners treasure

Categories: barns, beauty,
Form: Senryu

Winter Barns

Silos stand like sentinels
                                Weathered barn doors creak, cows moo

Categories: barns, nature, winter,
Form: Free verse

The Old Gray Barn

Somber gray barn, boards creaking
Humble, meek and mild like the weathered dreams
Falling gentle as rainfall, calming the weary heart
With tender breaths of laughter amid the pleasures
Found beneath the edges of this massive structure

Beneath the rusty tin are stables and beasts
All thriving from the care taken by a farmer’s gift
For nurturing with sincerity and honesty and

Categories: barns, appreciation, blessing, inspirational,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Old Barns and Memories

*for That Old Red Barn contest sponsored by Rick Parise

They sat on the creaky old porch swing
Looking across their dried up fields

He was remembering a favorite tune
Sang it sweetly into her good ear

She flashed a smile into his eyes
Gazed at their barn still standing proud

"Oh Pa" she whispered,"do you recall
When we met at that barn

Categories: barns, husband, nostalgia, wifeold, old,
Form: Couplet

Old Barns, Old Folks and Old Wine

Old barns, old folks and old wine - an unlikely trio upon which to muse,
But the analogies will become manifest as upon each I proffer my views.
Though the vicissitudes of life have taken their toll on each (that is very clear),
They tend to become more beautiful and majestic with each passing year!

Old barns once sported

Categories: barns, introspectionold, life, old,
Form: Rhyme

What a Friend Should Be (A Tribute To John Barns)

My friend John Barnes is as special as can be.
When it comes to friends God sure blessed me.

There are some things we lose, while others we win.
Some games we play lead us into sin.

I’ve have been lucky enough without any doubt.
I have a friend who always helps me out.

He drove across the state to find

Categories: barns, friendship, inspirational, introspection, lifefriend,
Form: Couplet