Best Manatee Poems

manatee 'neath bridge

endangered species rebounds --

sighting evokes joy




*Entry for Carol Brown's Nature Haiku contest...

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In southern waters
as an endangered species 
the manatee swims...

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An “Angel of the Odd” curiosity provokes
The Angel of Death is more welcome than he
Wine bottles in a keg?  What is it this angel...

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Gentle manatee gliding through the water 
Gently swimming down the river 
Going toward the spring so clear 
Eating vegetation 
Taking in air 
Heading toward the...

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Goodbye .....
she whispered from afar
The wind took words away
and scattered them
 along the beach
where lovers used to play

 I chased the syllables and nouns
I gathered...

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Sweet manatee
Swimming in the cool
waters of the spring
Healing in the waters
after being injured 
Taking things slowly 
So they can return 
to the wild
with the rest...

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(During contemplation)
What are we? Thought the flea,
there must be more than what we see.

(With careful consideration)
Am I free? Thought the bee,
and is there much aside...

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Sail most by north, by west the least, 
until the moon sets in the east.
There, in a sea the colour of custard, 
ye'll see the...

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The Sailors' Mermaid

There once was a manatee named Mary.
She, a mammal was not very hairy.
One day while at sea.
She said this shouldn't be!
So, she bought...

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Sea mother awaits
The warm water is breaking
Manatee calving...

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Have you swam the forests      under the seas
glided it's waters          ...

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boys in speedboats
racing down the river –
manatee
...

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PLEASE SAVE US MANATEES
     By The Poets Listed After the Poem

Practically perfect people in speedboats tease us manatees.
Long ago, as “mermaids,”...

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Discarded plastic can bring creature alarm.
On the head of a manatee, it has no charm.
Paper comes from trees, lost habitats, poor bee.
Is it just convenience...

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Awakened with need to visit restroom, did make that run
Dizziness hits with faintiness, feelings of passing totalily out, falling
Ambulance was called early in morn; Princess...

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The Talisman Ride
The Talisman rides by my side
My life is over there’s nowhere I can hide
The lone crow does a fly by as we ride
A...

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Through murky waters
a manatee sees me;
brave he is,
but knows not 
my kind
or does,
has shouldered mine,
the reckless,
careless.

I look down at wet feet
planning escape from
eyes that yank...

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...He swims
in two Centuries
His cold War
of water
An Aeonor, a "one-in-a-thousander"
Survives
- BabyBoomer -
Slowmotioning poisemass
Ballet-imposing-intrepid
like a colossal Pet!

Above & below
Fouled
by plastic Jellyfish, sets 'n nets, 
Toxoids &...

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Whenever I feel the dirge
Moments, days that pass without hope
My pleasure begins to emerge
The moment I pick up the old fishing pole

So much negativity is...

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Sitting by the bay during a weekday watching the water I thought a manatee I observed
Just beneath the surface, it came up for just a...

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Ponce de León was dejected,
He couldn't find the Fountain of Youth.
And to make matters worse, he was under a curse
From a Tequesta* squaw with one...

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ever hear those obnoxious individuals claim that a lot of
people killing themselves around the 
“holidays” is a myth?
ever see them walk with self-righteousness
as if they...

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I found a sphinx in my backyard
And a manatee turned up dead
I raised a flag, all went to one knee
A hissing package fell on my...

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If I had a Man Friday, 
I would ask him to get me a sea cow.

This manatee and I would have 
so much fun, and...

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They went on a mini vacation…they camped under the trees
to experience the wonders of nature at the springs of Manatee.

Because they are not cave people...

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