Best Darting To And Fro Poems

Dear dainty little butterfly flitting about in erratic flight.
I get but a fleeting glimpse of thee, tho' 'tis such a delight,
To see thee wafted by the winds as you flit about my lawn!
(Since you never settle down I wonder what you feed upon!)
How I look...

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The bridge was built in 1892 across the gorge of Deer Lick Creek.
Many eerie things have happened since that time adding to its mystique.
'Twas built when men took pride in their guild of yesteryear.
Built of sturdy oak, it will stand for many years, that is...

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A Collaboration with Marti Sutherland

Circling the table before they feast, black ravens crow
bright beady eyes darting to and fro, away they go
landing on a wounded body that has not yet died
circling the skies before they feast, dark ravens cried

On their bellies through titanic grass, slimy...

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Onerous task confronted teachers and parents

As prospective students
ably ready themselves to matriculate
and/or first set little feet 
inside halls of learning,
I rebroadcast a poem crafted
at the height of Covid-19.

A couple years gone back educators
adaptation regarding coronavirus 
severely impacted on the classroom,
which modifications necessitated school boards 
to...

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Being God's Pen
Written: by Tom Wright
2006

Thoughts Promenade inside my head
Absent of composition or direction,
As water dollops on a heated griddle.
I pass time exhuming notions
Thought long ago perished.


From night filled crevices of my mother wit,
I examine ideas whose propellant
is as monster bat wings darting to and...

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Ruby red throated, black chinned birds are here 

They fly in my porch and look at the door 

Inviting me,"Take your camera, we are to be here 

Until the winter cold blows, at least until winter". 

  

Buzzes busily, attracted by red nectar 

Wings...

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I waited patiently with bated breath
Beneath the banyan tree
On a cloudless starry night
Far away from the city light
Waiting for the sound of my beloved beau
Wide eyes darting to and fro
In a distance I see a horse trot by
Off jumped the horseman and ran to my...

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Sitting in my car waiting for Cathie
My eyes darting to and fro
Shorter than short shorts wherever I look
My poor heart is beating so 

Is this gonna continue year after year
Where will this madness end
Not soon I hope, this is heaven on earth
Lovin' it my very...

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a river meanders under my feet
     I hearken... notice... fallen withered leaves

   aback I move... eyes darting... to and fro
     my thoughts becloud the water down below  




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The mist of the morning bathes the riverbanks, whetting my appetite for nature
I sit here letting the early morning tease my ears with the sweetest harmony, as
little angels flutter on wings, darting to and fro in early morning merriment.
Oh, this morning is in motion, swaying...

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Sitting in my car waiting for Cathie
My eyes darting to and fro
Shorter than short shorts wherever I look
My poor heart is beating so 

Is this gonna continue year after year
Where will this madness end
Not soon I hope, this is heaven on earth
Lovin' it my very...

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jangling nerves... tense, taut...
  darting to and fro… caught... trapped
     whimpering feebly...

The brave gunman licks his lips...
  duck soup... easy prey... unarmed...

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Her voice was a dulcet melody
 Which I always liked to hear
 But now that voice is silent
 And the silence I can't bear

 Moonlit shadows play among the trees
 Darting to and fro with ease
 A tune rustling in the leaves does tease
 As...

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O' winsome, mirthful thing 
Up, up, and out in spring

From the cocoon, you were birthed
Into the light is where you'll see your worth 

A beautiful creation to the world 
A bundle of magic that's waiting to unfurl 

Now, out fluttering and uttering a new beginning...

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