Colonies Poems | Examples

sludgy footprints

Down in sludgy footprints
ants built their colonies
once mud has hardened
& cracks go further
in the ground like
explorers in lost caves.
There's mystery
under-ground
deepest seas.....
turbulent waves
will prevent
the findings
of ancient
cities,
like the tunnels
under our feet.

Losing Face

One may see puffins and parrots
any hour of the week
both birds bear a big colourful beak
the former pelagic feed on fish
and live in large colonies on coastal cliffs
tho' monogamous collectively breed as a bunch
but with renown as the Atlantic sea clown
in Iceland several are served as lunch
the latter arboreal primarily frugivorous
toco being by far the largest
are opportunistic and occasionally omnivorous
to a few prudes it may seem unseemly or rude
and yet if they stick around they'll later get down
as their chicks are seen to hatch in the nude
these avians may fly high in the sky
have the same such things as two wings and legs
and of each species the female lays eggs
but that's where similarity does stop
one puffin can do more than toucan do
in more or less of a day
after mating its pecker turns grey
and without waiting its bill it will drop

Toward Independence July 2, 1776

On this day the… 


thirteen colonies
broke away from British Crown~
forming USA

Thirteen States, Thirteen Dreams

From thirteen colonies, a nation rose,
With liberty's flame, forever it glows.
Delaware first, its colors bold,
"Liberty and Independence" proudly hold.

Pennsylvania next, with virtue's might,
"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" burning bright.
New Jersey joins, with freedom's plea,
"Liberty and Prosperity" for all to see.

Georgia stands tall, with wisdom's grace,
"Moderation and Justice" in its embrace.
Connecticut thrives, a spirit true,
"He who transplanted still sustains anew."

Massachusetts strong, with courage pure,
"By the sword we seek peace, but peace secure."
Maryland follows, with arms held wide,
"Fatti maschii, parole femine" as their guide.

South Carolina rises, prepared and free,
"While I breathe, I hope" eternally.
New Hampshire’s cry, bold and clear,
"Live Free or Die" without fear.

Virginia’s might, through tyrants' fall,
"Thus Always to Tyrants," freedom for all.
New York stands tall, with dreams so high,
"Excelsior" calls to reach the sky.

North Carolina, steadfast and true,
"To be, rather than to seem" is what they pursue.
Rhode Island, last, but forever bright,
"Hope" their beacon, guiding the light.

Ant Colony Reigns

ant* colony reigns
buttressed by food fortress
conquers hunger strikes

The Creator cares
even for ant colonies...
let's trust* God always.


*Proverbs 6:6-8 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

**Proverbs 3:5-6 Proverbs 3:5-6 King James Version 5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
 
August 13, 2024
7th place, "Collective nouns" Senryu Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Suzette Richards; judged on 8/15/2024
(Second verse added after contest was judged.)

CLIMATE CHANGE 2 a squib

Part a
An English summer the climate norm
three fine days&a thunderstorm*

Part b
Plus ca change Plus c'est la meme
Net Zero remains a 'woke' political  scheme

* Attributed to King George II circa 1700-( grandfather of the King who lost the American colonies)

After the Floods

Water! Water! The entire landscape submerged
Grave silence! Except the torrents swift and huge
Intimidating sights, plains and valleys merged
Rushing above the tops of roofs with a surge

Clergymen discoursed it the Almighty's curse
The end of epoch, predictors prophesied
Scientists explained it an eco inverse
Country folk acknowledged it ill-fate and cried

Swept by it the colonies of little birds
Corpses drained by the rapid gush of water
Crashed , ruinous, inexplicable for words
Haphazard the course of life by its slaughter

Debris and uprooted trees drained by the flows
Disfigured the pretty landscape of lush green
Distressing sights remained as heart rending woes
Destruction with all its diabolic spleen

Life becomes an endless and relentless fight.
By mingling, can't we make an adaptation?
Western and Indians' viewpoints may be right
But harming nature leads to degradation


Place : 2nd

weather's wrath

queens in dilemma
bees find newer colonies ---
empty honeycombs

FROM GOLDILOCKS ZONE

From Goldilocks Zone of some distant star
Microscopic creatures evolve and spread. 
These tardigrades travel across cosmos.
In the ice of comets they hitch a ride
Surviving aeons in a dormant state,
Unti they then strike the earth’s atmosphere.
The ice melts and these creatures then appear 
And set up colonies where they may thrive.
These microscopic forms have come across
Many billions of miles of outer space.
But let’s think how these lifeforms affect us.
Could some of them function like a virus.
Microscopic creatures evolve and spread 
From Goldilocks Zone of some distant star.

Redeeming Your Light

Never let the darkness, 
Fade your inner light, 
Just burn a bit more bright, 
And shine like the stars at night.

walk with the colonies of light,
break forth the bondage of darkness
redeeming your light 
let it not depart from your life


Invade the Gates of darkness
never let them overcome your brighten
live and brought out From darkness
never let them stay behind you

Of all challenge and problems
let your light deem like brighten stars
Let all worries away
and keep shining your way
All challenges and problem will ends soon
Keep hope and continue shining

Human Expertise Poetrix

Colonies on Mars in view
Oceanic Atlantis déjà vu
heart yet immutable clause

An Ocean of Stars

We cling to rocks in the oceans
like ants aboard a rotting corpse;
feeding off a decaying heart;
oblivious to its demise.
Warring over choice carrion,
contriving bigger colonies
on the disintegrating flesh;
slowly consuming the life raft.
Soon, all that will remain is sea;
blue sphere in an ocean of stars.

July First

The
first of
July marks
Canada Day,
as we celebrate
the unity of three
former British colonies
to create one single nation.
July first eighteen sixty-seven
Canada affirmed its independence.

Artificial Intelligence

(political tongue-in-cheek humor) (no political sense of humor...pass this one up)

Artificial Intelligence has been around a long time: before Biden invented the wheel, was first man to step foot on the moon...before he crossed the Delaware to rout out the British, thus saving the colonies. Before Pete Buttigieg made safe the railways of the US.  Before Barack Obama ended Racial Injustice. Before my first wife said that I was an experiment failed (what did she know!?) – before my parents hated the electric guitar (hmm...) – before the Natural High of God was replaced by formaldehyde laced weed. Before Clinton invented bleach. Before Harris saved the Southern Border from invasion, and is now headed to our Northern Border by flatulence filled balloon to make her explosive presence felt there as well (reader, please feel free to comment with your own be-fores)....

1700 To 1799

I am the University of Yale 
Opens its door. 
   I am the beginning of the 
 Revolutionary War. 

   I am one of the 13 
Colonies. 
   I am the Sons of Liberty 
Ideologies. 

   I am the Pilgrams at Plymouth 
Rock. 
   I am the Boston Tea Party thrown 
Off the dock. 

   I am the day the Navy was 
Created. 
   I am Paul Revere the midnight 
Ride awaited. 

   I am Ben Franklin and 
Nathan Hale. 
   I am the Declaration of 
Independence in detail. 

   I am the Bill of Rights and 
Betsy Ross. 
   I am George Washington he 
Is the boss. 

   I am the making of the U.S. 
Marines. 
   I am a patriot breaking away 
From the Queen. 

   I am the Bunker Hill 
Battle. 
   I am Benedict Arnold and  
His psychobabble. 

   I am Samuel Adams and 
Thomas Payne. 
   I am the Boston massacre 
Independence gained. 

   I am the colonial era and 
The Sugar Act. 
   I am the Pilgrams and natives 
Made a pact. 


    TURBO1904

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