Best Wagtails Poems
Below are the all-time best Wagtails poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of wagtails poems written by PoetrySoup members
WagtailsMid morning in the now leafy white poplar, tall and symmetrical,
four flashing light and dark magnificent magpies tea leaf, steal the
mannerisms of tinier wagtails...
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Categories:
wagtails, bird,
Form:
Free verse
Le Mot Juste...inspiration from 'Preludes' by T.S. Eliot
Loose leaves rustle.
The grey light of evening dips and sways.
Evening birds bleat
their lonely tattoo.
Gone are the jays...
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Categories:
wagtails, inspirationallonely,
Form:
Verse
Little Girl In PigtailsSparkling little star,
So much you warm my heart,
A little girl in pigtails
Made of sugar and spice,
But enticed with snails and mice
And puppy-dog wagtails
When you sing...
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Categories:
wagtails, angel, grandchild, tribute,
Form:
Rhyme
Protesting Little BirdsAfter the snow and the thaw set in, the bigger birds banished all the little ones to the
higher branches of the trees as they...
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Categories:
wagtails, nature
Form:
Haiku
BirdwatcherBirdwatcher
This passionate, keen Ornithologist,
Is an interest, I profoundly pursue.
With the upmost of dedication,
To Black Tern & Long Billed Curlew.
Never a...
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Categories:
wagtails, beach, bird, garden, imagery,
Form:
Light Verse
The Trouble With Nigeria - a PoemWhen
'The Arrow Of God' is
'No Longer At Ease'
'Things Fall Apart'
'The Voice' of
'The Enemy Within'
'Whispers At Dawn' saying
'Weep Not Child' as
'The House Boy' named
'Maru' looks...
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Categories:
wagtails, africa, tribute,
Form:
I do not know?
The Trouble With NigeriaWhen
The Arrow Of God is
No Longer At Ease
Things Fall Apart
The Voice of
The Enemy Within
Whispers At Dawn saying
Weep Not Child as
The House Boy named
Maru looks...
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Categories:
wagtails, africa, appreciation, books, dedication,
Form:
I do not know?
A Rustic Vermont LandscapeThe verdant leaves
of the cherry trees
rustle as a wagon
loaded with corn
rides deeper into the wide ruts
of a rustic road,
hungry ruminants wallow
by a limpid lake;
cheerful kids...
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Categories:
wagtails, music, nature, peace, places,
Form:
Pastoral
A Painted TableMy friends come dine with me, while nature writes its poetry.
Corn, maize, sunflower seeds, bread, nuts and fruit for all
your needs. A bowl...
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Categories:
wagtails, natureyellow,
Form:
I do not know?
EilatIn the twilight,
Eilat, seems deserted, some Antofagasta,
Chile's North, before my eyes.
Bordering Jordan not far, there,
where the hills are tinted in blueish-grey,
at the...
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Categories:
wagtails, natureme,
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Waterfall Becomes a StreamThe waterfall splashes,
gushing from a
mossy hill that
drops small rocks;
it doesn't dribble
as on winter
days seeping into
grass that's dry.
Soon the waterfall
becomes a stream,
where ravens rest
to sip its...
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Categories:
wagtails, nature, sound, summer,
Form:
Free verse
Le Mot Juste...inspiration from 'Preludes' by T.S. Eliot
Loose leaves rustle.
The grey light of evening dips and sways.
Evening birds bleat their lonely tattoo.
Gone are the...
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Categories:
wagtails, tribute, writing,
Form:
Verse
JuffairThe Wagtails gathered before sunset,
Dancing their olive steps
Around treetops,
And chatting like teenagers
At an auditorium.
The sky, dreaming
Of dusk at its sapphire edge
Played with the palm...
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Categories:
wagtails, nature,
Form:
Free verse
Le Mot JusteLoose leaves rustle.
The gray light of evening dips and sways
and night closes in.
Gone are the jays and the wagtails,
the harbingers of...
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Categories:
wagtails, writing,
Form:
Verse
While the Poet DreamsThe golden leaves fall off
the cherry trees groping
on the steep cliff,
the tall marabous lament...diving
in dark, shallow waters
their racous cry announce
the arrival of winter...
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Categories:
wagtails, animals, people, pets, places,
Form:
Narrative