Cranes Poems

Cranes

Prying avians
appearing over the scene
angular plumage

cranes flying

cranes flying
into silhouettes~
rising moon

Paper Cranes

lights crack, breezes of salt drown the eyes
Toss heads of dye, howls collide, the waves still
Pacing the wharf, glances leer throughout, giants tear through the skies
Decrepit soul, thirst of white, it is a race to uphill
To a place of barren dreams, no ink to spare
Quakes crash, again, again, I'm awake, no... , you won't reach

Missing the Cranes

You were sharp|ning grass
With your eyes | sit & fixed
Again | a substitute for mow|n
Machine chug|ging along lug
Nuts, molar friction | u - r - n .
Lawn stretches of up|beat
Beach | was there even wind?
Filet a cannonade me | see
The crayons fly | in a circle
A head | towards blu|er | stretches
There | where clouds

Reflections

under maple leaves,
autumn whispers to the stream—
crimson shadows fall
a lone crane bends to the light
graceful in the fading glow

cranes on water

cranes fly overhead 
gliding gracefully through air 
calm easy going

Not All Birds of a Feather

NOT ALL BIRDS OF A FEATHER 
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When I hear the whooping cranes
Singing their glad refrains
I know the seasons are changing fast
And we can enjoy a spring at last
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These sand cranes whirl around the sky
And swoop and dive as they fly
They know the fields on the ground
Will give them food and water sound
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Their only fear is

Origami Cranes

Origami cranes
(Orizuru)
By Michelle Morris
09/10/2022

I folded one thousand origami cranes
And I made a wish when you were born 
My heart was pure and magical
Filled with love and hope and yearning 

My wish was carried to the stars
Where it sparkled to Heaven's beings 
And they came to look after you
Your Guardian Angels unseen

They're with you every single

The Old Cranes

The old cranes, arthritic with rust,
bathe their long shadows in the river.
Iron sinews that pulled and strained
to lift load after load of scrap
now dangle loosely from redundant arms.
An eerie quiet settles the wharf where
the last ship was pried away by tugs.

My shadow still lingers there,
lengthening in the green water,
reaching out towards an absence 
where my

Little Bear Meets Wedge of Cranes

An energetic wedge of blue cranes doing mating dances
entered into Little Bear’s dream state without warning
Are they my totem? My spiritual advisors? My power animals?
He believed in such things, being Navaho. 

He asked the revered shaman for advice
The crane will bring you luck and fortune
You will succeed where others have failed.
Keep him; he will teach

We Are the Eurasian Cranes If You Please

Our wing span is six to eight feet
Our V-formation cannot be beat
We fly from the Ukraine to Germany
Winters are spent in North Africa you see

Our wings flap all the way across the sea
Our long legs rest as we travel in our vee.
We soar on thermal currents when over land
High altitudes help us glide in our

Flight of the Cranes

cranes water dance
flapping wings before their flight
never to return


May 22, 2021

Ragtag Rainbows

ragtag rainbows rush -
sun and rainstorm mingling -
white crane fantasies

January 23, 2020
A Nature Themed Haiku with Color Poetry Contest

The Cranes

All around I see the cranes
Of buildings growing taller,
Contributing to blocking out the sky,
Which seems much smaller.

They haul supplies, enabling
The placing of the beams
To disrupt the city skyline
And fulfill somebody's dreams.

The cranes are not at fault, although
They're easier to blame.
Without them our fair city
Couldn't play this modern game.

But since they're here, the buildings rise,
Monstrosities of

Sandhill Cranes

freeze you bitter sky
skittish three trumpeting call-
dark legs trail behind

11/21/2018

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