Best Patio Poems

suite morning music 
surrounds one deaf man

zephyrs trace my face...

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I sit and sip my cold iced tea;
And watch the ships go out to sea.
On the patio blooms crowd me,
While I'm lost in sweet memory.

In shafts of sunshine of my mind,
Go dancers of the phantom kind,
For now and then the past rewinds,
Much too precious to...

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They come uninvited with no gifts in hand
the strangest assortment of guests in the land.

First is the stray kitty, who won’t let me pet him.
He pulled at my heartstring, the first time I met him.

Next Mr. Raccoon, well known for his thievings.
He is here to...

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A patio umbrella
That provides a patch of shade
Makes a backyard much more pleasant,
Worth each penny that you paid.

For the glaring sun can scorch you
Or make sweat run down your face
But beneath your canvas rooflet,
There's a cool and comfy place.

Someone sure deserves a medal,
Plus some royalties...

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tip
tap
tip..tap-
the missel
prepares  lunch-time 's snack...

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Hello and welcome to “The Plains of the Serengeti Show”,
I’m your host Bwana Bob come on let’s get ready and go.
 
Right outside of this window, just a short half step away,
You can see all kinds of wildlife as they go about their day.
 
See...

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The serenade
of dancing chimes,
echoes in the breeze
of July.
From a distance, 
linger the carols:
of kookaburras 
and gentledrones.

In the meadows paved
of callow blossoms,
bunnies canter 
like summer snowballs.
Flutterbies woo
each crimson leaf,
sneaking pollens in pockets
like naughty imps.

“Ah, this is the life.”
I manage to say,
as my lips experience
earl grey.
With that,...

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On a Patio in Central Pennsylvania

		Slowly     patiently     silently
		a stink bug descends
		toward my white-haired woman.
		She is undeterred
		by the imminent intrusion
		of this small spot
		of Nature’s alien creep.
		From where?
		Maybe Nature or the bug man
		at the nearby college might know.
		My wife...

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The heavens can’t admire themselves
The spotted clouds, and the opaque wavered clouds
Like a light glide of a brush.
Our Lord gifted us with round eyes
That reflect the heavens
And a mind to ponder all his leavened world

Those chutes of bark and bugs 
Aren’t impressed by themselves;
Their flat...

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I stand, staring out
the French door windows,
admiring the new patio
I painstakingly built by hand.

Each brick, each tile 
laid with precision.

Every potted plant 
perfectly placed to
compliment the view
of the freshly pruned 
hedges that round
the curtilage.

My wife would have
truly appreciated the
artistry and detail

Perhaps her spirit
still can...

from her...

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Curious bird, feathers ruffled
hopping and bouncing all around
looking for any sign of crumb
that may have fallen to the ground.

Curious bird, happy chirping
relentless scanning for some food.
She finds herself a small helping
of bread to suffice her mood.

Curious bird, small and sleek
cutting through the sky with ease.
You...

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To go outside on the deck
Two doors must be opened
First the glass door to be unlocked
Then the screen door opens next
Two people working outside
One person inside the house

A person comes to the door
Opens the screen door to speak
"I need a bottle water please"
The person inside...

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Evening surrenduring,
I am at-once bird and man.
I cannot see the sky, 
Because I am the sky.
The warmth of simple bounty
Rolls through me in waves.
Leave your scarring ridges
To be remembered in the ebbs,
You, now, as my old friends laughter....

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On the patio, I saw a vision,
it was of a black dog.
Swimming in the ocean
I got caught in the motion,
flowing, flowing, flowing away. 
The avens weren't as lively
as I remembered on my patio. 
Sick to the stomach,
I fought the worms in the can
that I closed....

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				    Blow
				The winds
			     Thru the trees
				Undulating
				   Breeze

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					.
				    Light
				 At night
			       Shining bright
			        On the path
				    Glows...

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