Crab Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Marigolds	James Edward Lee Sr.	Light Verse	Light Verse	crab, analogy, appreciation, beautiful, flower,
	BLUE BY YOU	Edlynn Nau	List	List	crab, blue, color, fun, humor,
	Separate bedrooms haiku	Charlie Knowlton	Haiku	Haiku	crab, break up, love, marriage,
	By The Water's Edge	Emile Pinet	Alliteration	Alliteration	crab, 10th grade, beach, beautiful,
	brunchez witcha:rehersal	Allan Terry	Ballade	Ballade	crab, devotion, fish, food, guitar,
	Watch Your Step	M. L. Kiser	Tanka	Tanka	crab, animal, beach, earth, environment,
	Music to My Ears	taai tekai	List	List	crab, flower, heart,
	Ship-wretched	Terry Flood	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, beach, food, sea,
	HAIKU	Vasudevan Desikachari	Haiku	Haiku	crab, symbolism,
	The Surprise	M. L. Kiser	Nonet	Nonet	crab, animal, appreciation, art, beach,
	come on with dah grub	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	crab, creation, food,
	THE ADDICTION	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Free verse	Free verse	crab, addiction, loneliness, love, poetry,
	Hyperfocus Hocus Pocus	Nick Trim	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, fun, nonsense, word play,
	Need Rehab on Cold Slab and More	James Horn	Limerick	Limerick	crab, allegory, analogy,
	The Broken It	Gabrielle Jordan	Free verse	Free verse	crab, life,
	The Red Leaf	Susan Ashley	Free verse	Free verse	crab, death, emotions, grief, heartbroken,
	Shadows On The Sand	M. L. Kiser	Sijo	Sijo	crab, animal, earth, fish, imagery,
	Sail Away	Ian Milligan	Free verse	Free verse	crab, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Falling	MAHTAB BANGALEE	Free verse	Free verse	crab, how i feel,
	Am I hideous	Chris Green	Free verse	Free verse	crab, age, love,
	Sonnet Of Gili ok The Alien	M. L. Kiser	Sonnet	Sonnet	crab, animal, beach, earth, environment,
	or so	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	crab, fish, food, love, romantic
	Pensacola and Grenola	James Horn	Limerick	Limerick	crab, allegory, analogy,
	Where are my dolls	Debjani Mitra	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, child, death, destiny, emotions,
	Captain Swivels Table	Allan Terry	Ballade	Ballade	crab, art, celebration, creation, fish,
	One Teeny Tiny Problem	Caren Krutsinger	Light Verse	Light Verse	crab, funny,
	All Around South Had To Hike	James Horn	Limerick	Limerick	crab, allegory, analogy,
	parsecs deux amore'	Allan Terry	Ballad	Ballad	crab, art, desire, fish, food,
	20-20 Optical Illusion	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Light Verse	Light Verse	crab, corruption, humor, slam, truth,
	SUDDEN	Line Gauthier	Haiku	Haiku	crab, flower, spring, time, tree,
	We Don't Want To Hear It	Sheltial Green	Free verse	Free verse	crab, character, how i feel,
	FAMILY	Line Gauthier	Haiku	Haiku	crab, animal, autumn, food, nature,
	Realized Trump Had Tantalized	James Horn	Limerick	Limerick	crab, allegory, analogy,
	Happy place	Michelle Morningstar	I do not know?	I do not know?	crab, beach,
	Why Are There Stars	Casarah Nance	Free verse	Free verse	crab, fantasy, night, stars,
	60's Child	William Masonis	Free verse	Free verse	crab, age, america, youth,
	The Insignificance Of Man	matthew harris	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	crab, 10th grade, 12th grade,
	My Buddy the Crab	Timothy McGuire	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, animal, food,
	Scavenger Crabs	Jessica Amanda Salmonson	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, animal, death, nature, nursery
	haiku	Janis Thompson	Haiku	Haiku	crab, ocean, pollution,
	Finding My Power Animal	Caren Krutsinger	Free verse	Free verse	crab, 6th grade, 7th grade,
	Alaska, The Last Frontier	Dennis Spilchuk	Verse	Verse	crab, celebration, culture, education, history,
	Motion Alert	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Epigram	Epigram	crab, culture, slam, truth, wisdom,
	Footprints - Indelible Stamps	John Anderson	Free verse	Free verse	crab, nature, sea,
	Why part two	matthew harris	Enclosed Rhyme	Enclosed Rhyme	crab, 10th grade, 11th grade,
	Happy Heaven Hermit	charles messina	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, inspirational love,
	It's Not Impossible to Comprehend My Feelings	J.W. Earnings	Free verse	Free verse	crab, deep,
	The Crab	Laura Breidenthal	Free verse	Free verse	crab, angst, conflict, endurance, love,
	PRECIOUS ABILITY	Vicki Acquah	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	crab, creation, humanity, inspirational love,
	ON TIME	Anderson Walkingshoes	Rhyme	Rhyme	crab, allegory,

Crab Poem Example

Nana's Garden

You won't find a yard like this anymore. You'd think it would seem smaller now that I'm an adult, but it doesn't. It's still enormous, stretching far beyond the house like a grassy sea. The hills roll like the tide, dotted with patches of melting snow that remind me of cresting waves. All around me, the gardens wake from a wintry slumber.


tiny buds
cling to naked branches--
a robin sings

Time stands still here in Nana's garden; the ghosts of childhood haunt every inch of the yard. There's my brother, climbing the ancient apple tree, throwing crab apples at my sister as she plucks daisies. Even as she dodges apples, she plucks away - asking no one in particular if she's loved or not, leaving a trail of petals in her wake. And there I am in my grass-stained skirt, twirling and twirling, falling dizzily to the ground, oblivious to my sister's shrieks of protest and my brother's triumphant laugh. 

I shake my head and the vision clears. Now the garden is empty - still overflowing with trees and shrubs and flowers, but lacking in laughter, mischief, and innocence. Innocence has been replaced by wistfulness.


two robins
glide across the sky--
a door creaks
   
"Tea's ready, dear."

I glance over my shoulder at Nana. She stands on the back porch wearing her favourite apron and my favourite smile. Like her garden, she hasn't changed. A few more silver strands in her hair, a few more lines around her eyes - but she is still the same woman who took care of us, tending to us just as she tended to her gardens. She smiles at me now, as if she knows that garden has cast a spell over me.

With another glance at the apple tree, I follow Nana inside the house - and I swear I can hear echoes of laughter behind me.

Poem Copyright © Heather Ober