Frills
...Grenadilla
It's a story about
a family of musicians
they lived a life where
they wished the world
to think of them as believers
and no-nonsense individuals.
It was said...
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Categories:
campgrounds, analogy, character,
Form: Bio
RUSTED MILES
...An ominous trail
in their dark ashes—
each ellipsis
hid a treacherous bend.
I feel the camper’s
hollow rattle
between cracked ribs
that won’t quite mend.
Not their youth,
but mine—
still ...
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Categories:
campgrounds, hurt, inspirational, loneliness, lost
Form: Lyric
Camping With The Friends
...Once upon a time, it was a good day to be camping with the friends,
We stroll into the campgrounds, put the logs into the firepit,
Light the fire in the fire pit, get out our marshmallows,
We sit...
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Categories:
campgrounds, appreciation, best friend, care,
Form: Free verse
I AM FOUND FROM LOSS
...I was loss in the vast wilderness
Trying to find my way
Here I am
Had no idea how I even got loss
I saw something and wanted to investigate
I guess that would be source of why I am in this situa...
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Categories:
campgrounds, adventure, blessing, care, cry,
Form: Free verse
Hello September
...Tempering colors of magnetic reds and browns
September, you sure know how to make me turn around
enclosing me in comforting space warm as a fireplace
you make me long for firewood and campgroun...
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Categories:
campgrounds, appreciation, autumn,
Form: Free verse
Community of the Campfire
...Community of the Campfire
David J Walker
I
I’d forgotten the scent of the campfire
And its sense of mystery and
Community for the few who
Were invited to its borders
Offering its view o...
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Categories:
campgrounds, nature, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
River's Arisin'
...River’s Arising
By Michelle Waters
River’s arising. Danger’s on hand.
Gather up your kinfolk and get to high land.
The campgrounds are empty, RVs are all gone
Tourists packed up their bags a...
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Categories:
campgrounds, environment, heartbreak, home, leaving,
Form: Rhyme
I Am From Me
...I am from
I am from my mom’s jean jacket with leather lining, from levi’s and converse.
I am from the cracked blue painted walls and worn down white windows.
I am from the white calla lilies, t...
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Categories:
campgrounds, family, love,
Form: Free verse
A Single Tree
...A Single Tree
Steve L. Siegel
August, 2015
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Up on the upper Hoh River there is a trail
Only two and haft miles long, at end of trail is a tree
Were it has turned into a cross all by Gods ow...
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Categories:
campgrounds, christian, faith, god, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Canoeing the Mississippi - Part 8
...Every journey worth its salt has rocky places
Bank to bank filled with frothing white water,
The economics of avoidance, steering a lean course,
Avoiding higher peaks that thrill - vouchsafed to...
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Categories:
campgrounds, boat, dream, journey, nature,
Form: Blank verse
Washington
...To start the day I put on my hat,
To my surprise out flew a gnat.
I was startled by this creature with the smallest of wings,
So much that I dropped every bit of my things.
If it was a wasp and I was...
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Categories:
campgrounds, animals, fear, seasons, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Preparing For the Journey
...Spread the maps out on the living room floor,
Like I've done so many times before,
Getting ready for a trip to be made at a future date.
I prefer to plan early,rather than to wait.
Then too, I ha...
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Categories:
campgrounds, hope, lifetravel,
Form: I do not know?