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Best Newfoundland Poems


Newfoundland
N atural beauty that dazzles the eyes
E nveloped by the Alantic ocean it lies
W inters are long with lots of storms
F og so thick it defies the norms
O ffbeat people who like to have fun 
U nusal named towns, ***** is one
N ewfinese slang, a...

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Categories: newfoundland, culture, home,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Unknown Soldier - Newfoundland
Unknown Soldier from Newfoundland
finally back home in his native land;
long ago he laid down his gun,
his trials and tribulations all done;
he was someone's beloved son...
part of a small nation,
part of a lost generation...
we honour him...
we remember them...
a humble "Thank you" seems to hardly suffice
given their...

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© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: newfoundland, appreciation, remember, world war
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Off the Coast of Newfoundland
the sea is wild today but we will tame it
as we and our forefathers have done
we are one with it ~ our land, our sea



AP: 1st place 2022

Posted on September 8, 2022...

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Categories: newfoundland, sea, wind,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member Newfoundland Summer
Of all the seasons, summer has the slowest pace;
days of sun and relaxation, days of grace;
a chance to unwind from the rat race,
a chance to share - or find your own - space.

Summer solstice, upon its arrival
brings with it an unspoken urge to be idle,
and...

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© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: newfoundland, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Newfoundland Highway
driving through the wilds
roads carved through granite and spruce
dusk is approaching...
full concentration needed
"Be on the lookout for moose!"...

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© Jim Healey  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: newfoundland, appreciation, nature,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member A SONG THAT WILL ONLY MAKE SENSE TO EAST COASTERS! CANADA
A SONG THAT WILL ONLY MAKE SENSE 
                    TO EAST COASTERS!  (CANADA)

A heritage that we all share, our blood is maritime.
We thrill to see the...

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Categories: newfoundland, funny, humorous, ocean, song,
Form: Rhyme



Row Houses
Newfoundlanders can row, you should see some of'em go,
when they puts a punt on a pond. 
But I don't like this mess, all this Race foolishness,
I'd never seen so much goings on.

If you wants to see someone rowing, 
you needs to be going, 
to a...

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Categories: newfoundland, courage, funny, hero, uplifting,
Form: Ballad

Book: Reflection on the Important Things