Best Ramparts Poems
Ramparts AbbMy home is on the farthest ramparts
And in the darkest of canyons deep
Where scanning vultures circle my keep.
My home is in the hottest jungles
And the sandy desert wastes so dry.
Where scanning buzzards circle and cry.
My home is in the frigid mountains
And huddled on...
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Categories:
ramparts, bird, military, nature, soldier,
Form:
Rhyme
Ramparts of FreedomAre you a servant
to creation’s lord,
every word indentured trope
In towers of despair
each phrase a step
—on the stairs to love and hope
(The New Room: March, 2021)...
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Categories:
ramparts, freedom, writing,
Form:
Rhyme
WarriorBeyond these ramparts lurks the mangy foe
Set to leave our red bodies in the snow.
The sultan of mayhem smirks and awaits
To grant harsh orders to decide our fates
With his swarming dragons outside our gates
And kill our love and peace that he hates.
Quarter will not be...
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Categories:
ramparts, courage, fate, hate, peace,
Form:
Sonnet
Wings of TimeThe ramparts of my existence span wings
of time...beating of my heart allows me to
believe I am here...then again, when am I not
leaving behind states of consciousness
I fly into the arms of wonderment
some part of me questions whether anyone
else notices I am flying through the heavens
most...
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Categories:
ramparts, inspiration,
Form:
Blank verse