Chinaberry Poems - Poems about Chinaberry

Berry Contrary

...Berry, berry
Quite contrary
How do you grow? 

Berry, berry
Quite contrary
Many would like to know

Down in Georgia,  way down
Two trees stood on the ground

One weighed down with sticks, ...

Mattson, a Place Unforgotten

...In these United States of America, there is a little town not very far off the beaten path. Neither gold nor silver has ever been mined in or near this town of fertile delta soil. No sweet crude runs...

Winter Coller

...Winter Coolers

The air of Delhi,
Giving the pure air bely,
One-time visit to our Suraj valley,
Where even stone mosses give pure air.
Where the discussion on the Chinaberry,
Giving Great Gree...

Not a Trace

...Even the most familiar surroundings were unrecognized 
A most fathomless affair; the search for yesterday 
The Old Library and playground were also gone 
The Chinaberry tree, a landmark, was gone
...

My Friend Jack

...My best guess is that I must
have been 6 or 7. Back then,
long before boys like me turned
into men, I had a friend named Jack.

Anyway, I was just a little boy
when I first met him. He was
tru...

A Strange Feeling 2

...If I gave it time, I suppose hundreds of things would come to mine.
Like the old two-story mansion where my father's friend made moonshine.
Like the feel of blue, an escape route, that turned many ...

Bow and Arrows-F

...There is much to be said about weaponry in my childhood.
About our weapons made for play and not for conflict.
But may just one lifetime-moment suffice for now.
A moment in the manufacturing of Bo...

My Father's House-F

...In my Heavenly Father's house, there are many mansions, and I look forward                                                   
to spending an eternity there with him. But my earthly father's house wa...

My Yesterplace

...Perhaps you too know of an animal species that is extinct, of a people,                                                          a place, or a thing that is no more. Perhaps you have heard of a place...

Welcoming Gestures Bloom Throughout All

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In the absence of complication,
trials and tribulations become distant memories.
Above sapphire skies delight sanguine eyes -
inspiring forthcoming musings of the mind.

While a t...

The True Magic of the Evening

...The true magic of the evening

A soft breeze rustles through
pine needles swishing
amidst fireflies at play on a warm
enchanting April night

I am a bit skeptical
as you take my h...

Sage Saga of a Home On a Hill

...Sage Saga Of A Home On A Hill 

Having drank from the sun at meridian,
The moon drunk with the light 
Of reflection, always dissipated dreaded darkness
Seeking to veil the Hill—Raised bump
Of n...

Sage Saga Of A Home On A Hill

...Sage Saga Of A Home On A Hill 

Having drank from the sun at meridian,
The moon drunk with the light 
Of reflection, always dissipated dreaded darkness
Seeking to veil the Hill—Raised bump
Of n...

Way Down South

...Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: Way Down South           
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: June/2014


Growing up
way 
down south 
in
Florida -

was like
a 
fiesta -

We would
go to
the
b...

I Recall

...I recall a dirty sidewalk
running in front of grandma's house
with bumps and cracks from the roots
of ancient white oaks

Meandering down to the levee
with cane poles and sack lunches
crickets...

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