Best Patter Poems

rushing waters fall
as of sweet rhythmic curtains,
draping moss and stone







Submitted for Raul Moreno's "Rhythm of The Falls" contest....

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The pitter-patter of drops drum
out the beat of a broken heart.
As tears supply the rain and glum,
the pitter-patter of drops drum.
And we fear, there is more to come,
awaiting the sunshine to start.
The pitter-patter of drops drum
out the beat of a broken heart.

Awaiting the sunshine to start,
laughter can no longer be heard.
We sense the mood grey...

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Pitter patter, drip, drop, it’s not an April shower
Drip, drop, drip, drop raining hour after long hour
Suddenly the sun streaks through, javelins of sunlight
Then back to pitter, patter, and rain throughout the night.

In and out of doorways, trying to stay dry
Thunder crashing the Queens dead, the country seems to sigh
Edward the happy monarch will rule...

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Pitter patter on my window
                  sun shine bright
Make me a rainbow to last through the night...

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I once met a Spanish high flyer
She wiggled and danced on a wire
Her pitter once pattered
Grew ninety pounds fatter
And now she sings bass in a choir.


  Feb 4 2020
  Daniel Turner...

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Evoke and pray to Gods Varun* and Indra*
And to Apollo not to go on long vacation
Play hide and seek with the earth as kids do
And bring a rainbow with its rich colors to see.

Do not bring mausim** in excess
Even Nectar consumed in excess
Or any overdose creates havoc. 
Bringing epidemics and floods
Destroying infrastructures.

Let the earth look...

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The rain is falling
Pitter Patter
I sit on my porch and rock
My Pinot noir slips and shatters
The angry winds mock

I retrieve my lighter from the kitchen
Foolishly expecting to smoke
The enraged wind is full of tension
A gush of rain blew in to soak

My face wore a blank expression
In hopes the storm would taunt another
Portrayed myself oblivious to...

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      Her name is Miss Pitty Patter.
      She's the concrete goose outside. 
      She's quite a fashion statement.
      as she adorn the stoop with pride

      Although she doesn't say anything,
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The pitter-patter of the raindrops

When storm clouds come rolling in and lightning fills the sky
And the wind begins to blow as the sun waves its’ own goodbye
The pitter-patter of the raindrops as they begin dancing in the street
Not caring where they fall and not caring who they meet

One drop rolls down my forehead as rolls...

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Pitter-Patter on my Heart

Do not believe that your size in any way
diminishes the depth of my affection for you.
Some may say you are mere eating-pooping machines
but ever since you traipsed into my life a year ago
you’ve been pitter-pattering high and low
weaving circles all around my heart,
and your joyful ‘popcorn’ jumps
bring color to my dreams.

From you...

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The Pitter-Patter of Rain 

I sit here on the porch listening, 
Watching the rain in the night.
Pitter-patter on my roof, 
I thought about all I have gained,
Over all these years of life,

As all I have lost and gone,
As if water washed it all away,
Oh maybe it was all the people, 
And the circumstance that did,
Never...

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paper is meant for messages
chairs are meant for sitting
water is meant for life
and truth is meant for living

sometimes exits close
sometimes we have no choice
those directions that times pose
guides the living that I voice

fields of wild flowers
the rustling of trees
nature shows God's will
seeking, stirred up by the breeze

Trials as solid diamond
more solid than graphene
both melt in...

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Bow to the partner in the corner
Hey, this dance ain't nothin' but torture!

Heads lean left and circle to a line
Guzzle down that old moonshine!

Roll away to a half sashay
Get down on your knees and pray.

Circle round and round with the dear little thing
but for God's sakes don't let her sing!

Meet your partner and promenade
Slip a...

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Pitter patter little feet
  come to take a little peek.
Come to seek
  my pain to eat.
Filling up with every weep.


Pitter patter come with me
  look upon and you will see
all the pain that's inside me.
  

Pitter patter runs and leaves
  always playing hide and seek
with the little ones that's meek.

Founders...

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Pitter Patter, pitter patter, pitter patter; I heard the sound of tiny feet
I turned around only to see the biggest spider you ever want to meet

If things couldn't be worse than to meet a spider that was that grand
With three pairs of gaited shoes and a black walking stick in his hand

I really don't want...

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