Animals Free Verse Poems

the evergreen casts a full shadow, a grayscale vision
she has served as camouflage for raccoons, mice, and snakes
a soldier of the forest, standing against the...

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July first two thousand and twenty five...
signals the eighth year we lived
at our present location,
where fringe benefits (a plug) for perks
living at 2 highland manor...

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I called to the monkey who wore a pinstriped suit,
Found out the giraffe and hippo are mute.
Saw a man stare at a lemur 'til dark,
Like...

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no wind is stronger than a Kansas wind
today she is in her glory
blowing lawn chairs upside down
there goes a plastic bag
it might travel three towns...

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Leaders are worshiped, 
Armies are much hailed,
Weapons are much praised,
And innocent creatures are,
Killed in the streets, in the
Homes, while they are working,
While they are sleeping,
The...

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With the weight of the world
In your hands 
You quickly learn and understand
Dependency is something to be ashamed of

When you hand that weight to someone...

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What I see in stars above is extremely wearisome,
with useless inane details that I wish I never knew.
Light years, space-time, black holes, big bangs, 
myriads...

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the air is warming up 
the sun is getting hotter
the grass and leaves shine a vivid green
the animals come out, 
and the urge to make...

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The bitterly heavy rains had cleared,
and though the afternoon heat
reeked more of eternal summer
than of spring, we felt her hover
through our wide-eyed gazes, 
the unapologetic...

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Humans Don't Do "Dog" Very Well

Other Animals 
Don't Do It
Well,
Either.

Heck, 
Even Some Dogs
Hafta'
Struggle.

Who Is It? Whooo Is It!?

-Gray Squirrel

06-03-2025...

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None Of 
The Other Animals
Have A CLUE
What I'm 
Talking About.

Even The Dogs.

Naked?

-Gray Squirrel

06-03-2025...

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A Greyhound Bus
Scheduled #102 to depart from Jackson, Mississippi
With destination signage for Memphis, Tennessee
The Greyhound Bus Driver was given the signal to depart
Every seat was...

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River makes its final clunk
Between
Hills
Rolling boulders like turtle shells
Empty of their mouths and hearts

River bent
Flailing legs and neck
No longer reflects
The sun and moon
From water’s absence...

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The human race, the most successful dynasty on earth. 
Five-foot titans, jaws gaping, 
eyes too wide to see their own reflections. Apex predators. 

The first...

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Trudging on the indolent deserted pathway
the fragile footprints collapse in the sands of time,
the cadence of music dissolves in mirage, 
life’s unsung tunes fade away...

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