Best Cider Poems

Fall glides in on the wings
of migrating monarchs,
stained glass visions seeking respite
from a tedious journey
signaling a change in our surroundings

Blushing, the complexion of November
slips from swimsuit informalities
to fawn layered outfits of earth tone lace
Singing of cool breeze melodies
on chrysanthemum dance steps

Sweetly autumn reaches,
filling every part...

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‘Twas in the spring we met just you and I;
our love then bloomed and took off to the sky,
and floated ‘mongst the clouds that drifted by
as we enjoyed a new nirvanic high.

And like a fantasy it set us free;
in reveries we soared across the seas
to...

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The Cider Gum (Eucalyptus Gunnii)

By 

Kevin L Fairbrother

The full Moon ablaze in the night sky

Beams down on the dead and dying Cider Gums

Their ghostly silhouettes, so white and stark

Now just a reminder of the past

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The Central Plateau, the High Country of Tasmania

Is or was home...

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Cider, you,me…in front of an insouciant fire.

Cinnamon cider swirling in cloissone cups.

Life, a perfect sunset in your amber-chocolate eyes, I dearly sought.

Later, to our bed, to peacefully retire.

The calico cat’s tail wound about our feet.

The tartan blanket embellished us in beauty.

Creating wedding plans, a pleasurable...

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          Mulled Cider

M-is for Merry Christmas.
U-is for unforgettable lights!
L-is for lullabies to the Christ
L-is to laughter with those you love
E-is the heady fragrance of evergreens
D-is for decorations, so divine


C-is for the carols we happily sing
I-is for...

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Sipping cider with my sweetheart,
it was so much fun.
Christmas tree, the cards and shopping.
All of it was done!

All alone now with my sweetie
on that Christmas Eve, 
I was thrilled about a special
thing I would receive!

My boyfriend all month was hinting
how he would arrange
to strengthen our...

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When We Know A Cool Apple Cider Would Be Nice

Brownish red hues emitted from angry red skies
Such depths of emotions sometimes are born from lies
Much as rattle-snake rings it tails before it bites
Poor country boy sang, save me, just before he dies
And there was no...

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If you catch the Christmas spirit,
spirit it away somewhere,
where there will be loved one's...

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place in the mountains
great cherry apple cider
cold from the first sip...

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A spider drank cider and was legless at breakfast 
Now this placid arachnid with a shoddy wee body
Asked weevils so evil if they each had a needle
Could they just for a joke smoke while they poked
At erudite mites with myopic eyesight
And bedridden black beetles who...

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I like to brake things
Make a mess of this
It's easier for you
To turn your back on me

Eliminate possibilities
Twist it intentionally 
Off roading any stability
Calculating probabilities

Plotting destruction
Saw the signs in your eyes
Needed to break free
Building enough crazy to see

Attachment theory
Had you thinking
I was believing
Really just controlling...

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The budding nativity scene at Old Town Cathedral 
adjacent Naomi’s Route 66 Diner where my fiancée and I 
stepped into this morning out of New Mexico’s enchanting snow 

wore an expression of preordained purpose 
greater than itself and perhaps 
equivalent to what itself represents.

From our...

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Sylvan surroundings of a Sanatorium 
With cold wind biting the boulevard...
In pallid rays of winter sun, I recuperated.

"Hey, I am your new nurse"...
A light blue scarf came in a tint of white.

Wow!, Wasn't she my Carolina?..
Lost ten years ago in the valley of time and...

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Mommy, Mommy it's the cider doughnut mountain man
From when we went trick or treating , Remember?
The Lincoln Log cabin in the woods way up on the mountain
Hot cider with a cinnamon stick Chocolate glazed doughnuts
Can we go there for Christmas? Please

Jimmy, shush! Your embarrassing Mommy...

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I always knew the cider mill was across the road,
Down a little ways from Grandma's house.
This day, it must have been October;
The afternoon sun was shining hot; 
The side of the road was dusty.
A steady sound was chug-chugging through the air
On top of the sweet...

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