Animals Free Verse Poems

He handed me the air-brushed t-shirt
and I thanked him, said I loved it.

He asked, Do you mean that?
I said, What would have possessed me
to utter...

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Blow gently upon a dandelion puff,
a hundred seedbearing spores
will parachute into the air
to consecrate the earth.

The wind does this, but the wind is blind,
blundering animals...

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I’m drowning.
I’m getting pulled under.

I can feel the water slowly filling my lungs
as I scream for help,
but that scream is muffled by the crashing waves,
crashing...

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Africa,
The undiluted genealogy of humanity and humility
The undisputed abode of nature
Surrounded by wild bushes, forests, winding rivers, 
Uncountable mountains, endless valleys, sacred hills 
And unasailable...

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Today I have no counsel.
No mouthpiece carved from conscience,
no briefcase of softened truths,
no evidence to prove innocence.

Just me— the accused,
standing in the ribcage of a...

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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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