Best Ankle Deep Poems

...When I was a girl, still on the island
I’d sit in the sand
and brood
and revel
in what I thought was utter enlightenment
a teenage rebel
with dime-store refinement
We were all this way, and th......

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...Winter Sonata 11-29-23
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Winter Sonata

In grave allegro solo grey gathers,
Strings of winter fantasias
Brewing staccatos of frozen fall remnants,......

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...I love to spend my October afternoons walking ankle-deep in dried, curled leaves.
They cover the back country roads, the forest floor, and my own front yard.
But, I cannot bear to rake them away, or ......

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...snow falls
as silently as sleep
pressed snowflakes
icicle flowers
between the wind and windowpane
melt their way to sill

polished chrome darkness shivers
ankle deep in frost
night’s breath ......

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...SEVEN  CANDLES

Balloon  hysteria,
Paper hat pandemonium,
Blur of arms  and legs,
Dance music deafens.
Seven candles in one big blow  - 
Almost impossible.
Carefully wrapped presents stripped fast  -......

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...Smell the sweet and salty air
Roam the wide beach without a care
Walk ankle deep in the ocean's cooling foam
Dig in the sand till the cows come home
For the fleeting moments spent in this magical......

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...Could I hold your hand in my rough callused own
Walk you through soft Summer rain
Hold you so closely my nostrils explode
In joy so exquisite it’s pain
Wouldst care to go dancing on beaches of sa......

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I took off my shoes 
and stood ankle deep
in the shallow reach and run
of the waves. I felt a sudden
cold, the slow sink of my feet
into wet sand, the gentle pull
of the outgoing tide,
the......

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...I've been waiting for someone to shed some light,
To take my hand and lead me back
Into the arms of the earth.
I've been ankle-deep in frost-kissed puddles,
Wishing for the welcome mat to sweep me
In......

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...She was the one he wanted
the one "who got away"

no pleading or love making
could make her want to stay

her hair so blonde and golden
with eyes of deepest blue

his heart would soon be broken
to an......

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...In one foot of water
Little girl splashes ankle deep
Coffin bay in winter......

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...There were seven Indian Government schools.  All built alike.  The 
one I'm writing about is Spring Creek.  He Dog, Soldier Creek and White River, 
Grass Mountain, Two Kettle, and Black Pipe were t......

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...Maddie, Maddie, mud pie maker,
born to be a beaming baker.
When making mud pies she feels free,
here is her secret recipe:

In the searing summer sun, go grab a garden hose,
then scoop a hole a......

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...An old friend for many years,
my cane's ready for our walk.
And yet, I linger a while,
listening to two crows squawk.

Hiking on the trail, I hear
the distinct call of a quail.
And wat......

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...Dear friiends those who first read my poem i left an important line out in the donkey story

The first dance after our wedding,
Was absolutely exciting, intoxicating,
My darling whispered in my e......

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