Best Thirteenth Poems

The occupation of India began, with the East India company
And prospered across large swathes of Indian territory
Then the British Crown took control, bringing military might
And...

Read more of this work...

In a busy world I don't take for granted simple pleasures
like snuggling with a loved one on a chilly winter's night
Saving keepsakes of the things...

Read more of this work...

The Beauty of Charkha the Spinning Wheel  2

The Poem is dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and his Charkha

Part 3

The rapidly emerging new discoveries
Were influencing and...

Read more of this work...

 "Horticulture is a groping in the dark
into the obscure and unfamiliar " James Tate,
from his poem, The Definition Of Gardening
________________

There is an art to...

Read more of this work...

On the thirteenth month on day thirty-three 
Four and twenty blackbirds sang in a tree 
In the darkest hour of mid-afternoon 
The calf of that...

Read more of this work...

My lovely nanny goat
an unusual gift for my thirteenth birthday
shiny coat

Dad would milk her 
I’d carry all the milk away
White fur

Cute pet
Loved to eat hay
wet

My...

Read more of this work...

Today is Friday
A happy day
For the weekend is festive and near
I day dream of BBQ's and friendly banter
As I hit the car in front me
Shocked,...

Read more of this work...

Tina’s  Fatal Attraction

With kid gloves   Tina loved to play		

When hubby was working away			

She got a surprising fright			

When he came home early one...

Read more of this work...

If you step on a crack 
You will break your mother’s back.
When she made us mad.
It’s all we had.

We would spend hours
Jumping on the sidewalk...

Read more of this work...

It's my fifteenth birthday
and I don't really care
because I have everything I need 
my family, food, and air.

No more birthdays
will ever be the same
as the...

Read more of this work...

A-pril thirteenth is fine, 
N-ight shadows disappear; 
N-ew dawn has broken, bringing gladness and cheer.

C-old chilling eventide
H-as turned into warm day; 
R-aindrops have turned
I-nto beacon's...

Read more of this work...

J-ust pull others out of the fire, 
A-im to snatch them from flame; 
N-ever let the chance turn
I-nto regret or shame.
C-arry others out of the...

Read more of this work...

allow me to introduce to you
a dear friend
may I present The Green Man
we once shared a goblet of mead
inside the head of a nobleman
sometime in...

Read more of this work...

R-ise of the sun will begin,
A-fter the cold chill is over;
Y-our eyes will see the day to make you feel better.

B-ad weather will fade,
E-vening shadows...

Read more of this work...

In a far away land
Was a castle prison
In the left back tower they were held captive
The Fool
The High Priest
The Magician

Hours to days
Days to night and...

Read more of this work...