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Cranes Poems - Poems about Cranes

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...

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Categories: cranes, anxiety, conflict, grief, hurt,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Reflections
under maple leaves, autumn whispers to the stream— crimson shadows fall a lone crane bends to the light graceful in the fading glow...

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Categories: cranes, autumn,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member cranes on water
cranes fly overhead gliding gracefully through air calm easy going...

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Categories: cranes, bird,
Form: Haiku
Not All Birds of a Feather
NOT ALL BIRDS OF A FEATHER `````````` 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 `````````` 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 `````````` Their only fear is...

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Categories: cranes, analogy, beautiful, bird, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
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...

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Categories: cranes, angel, baby, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member 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...

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Categories: cranes, nostalgia, river,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member 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...

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Categories: cranes, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member 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...

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Categories: cranes, bird,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Flight of the Cranes
cranes water dance flapping wings before their flight never to return May 22, 2021...

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Categories: cranes, bird, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Ragtag Rainbows
ragtag rainbows rush - sun and rainstorm mingling - white crane fantasies January 23, 2020 A Nature Themed Haiku with Color Poetry Contest...

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Categories: cranes, nature, rainbow,
Form: Haiku
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...

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Categories: cranes, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sandhill Cranes
freeze you bitter sky skittish three trumpeting call- dark legs trail behind 11/21/2018...

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Categories: cranes, bird, flying, food,
Form: Haiku
Yellow Cranes
where the hell do they come from? and where do they go after the work is finished? I still wait for the day when they will rise from landscape grounds and form the lifeless woods for humanity to realize...

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Categories: cranes, humanity, nature, surreal, yellow,
Form: Free verse
Wings of Cranes
On the wings of cranes Hope travels - in search of warmth ; And Departed Soul (C) Anindya Mohan Tagore (Bobby) ...

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Categories: cranes, bird, death, flying, hope,
Form: Haiku
Haiku Cranes
Stately red crowned cranes prancing in the snowy field ~ my tallest sister....

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Categories: cranes, dance,
Form: Haiku

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