Tree Blitz Poems

In the beginning God created
In the beginning was the Word 
Word was with God
Word was God
God knew Adam 
God knew Eve
Eve knew the Tree of...

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The Eagle

Fair flowers
Among the rocks
Flora of sorrow
Butterfly winged
In the breeze.
On a tree
A crow throats 
A warning.
An eagle soars
In its claws
A white rabbit.
It sees
Fair petals
Flying 
In...

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The store window pane..

Reflecting the bustling traffic and

A backdrop of sky and tree allowing

It all as nothing appearing as lights and

Honking..and stops avoiding catastrophic

Interruptions of...

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Hop and Hide
(10-line Blitz, adapted for teaching young poets the structure)

Easter bunny hops
Easter bunny finds
Finds a soft, grassy patch
Finds a great place to hide
Hide the...

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Tree Talk

We are taught that
A line of time
Is the dimension which
Orders our lives..
This school lesson
Assumed and forgotten..

Until experience rebels
When we are shown a
Cross-section of a...

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Paper Have Not


Cut down an evergreen
Cut up wrapping paper
Paper wrap presents
Paper covered with bows ribbons
Ribbons silks new and old
Ribbons sparkle blue and gold
Gold yellow some...

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Season of bliss
Season of giving with desire
Desire to cherish Christ’s birth
Desire of a silent night
Night filled with gratitude
Night of calmness and peace
Peace given with ease
Peace...

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Snow is falling
Snow is calling
Calling my pride
Calling me out
Out of my shell
Out of my habits
Habits of being
Habits of seeing
Seeing myself
Seeing the world
World of wonder
World of...

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Near the Singing

Christmas is coming
Christmas is near
Near the wintergreen tree
Near his fearful dreams
Dreams of hope
Dreams of peace
Peace and quiet
Peace to men
Men who rage
Men who try
Try...

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Hatchet in the tree
Hatchet in the snow
A snowman’s hand gripped
A snowman slashed low
Low falls the timber
Low level UV light
Light reflects white
Light will then entice
Entice by...

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Black Friday's here, there, everywhere!
Between November through December,
companies will make it or break it
Will they make it?        ...

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bake the goodies
bake the snacks
snack tray covered
snack tray to taste
taste the cookies
taste the candy
candy cane the tree
candy cane the swags
swag the tables
swag the doors
door bell...

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Night to pray
Night of lights
Lights aglow
Lights so bright
Bright is the hearth
Bright is the heart
Heart full of love
Heart full of christ
Christ was born
Christ has raised
Raised our...

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Roses are red
Roses are hearts
Hearts are sewn tight
Hearts are torn apart
Apart from wound
Apart from trysts
Trysts are unconcerned
Trysts are personal
Personal tastes
Personal lives
Lives are changed
Lives are broken
Broken...

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Midst of the night, clamour for silence
 embarassed glances through a cracked door
 are answered by pitch black's velvet echo,
 enquire of the ice, interogate...

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