Idaho Poems - Poems about Idaho

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sweet deer feeding black bears thieving blue sky stooping to bless the forest canyons yawning salmon spawning pine trees reaching to caress the clouds wolf packs singing eagles winging Clasping talons in mating dance Wheat fields stretching snowy hills cold mountain streams spawning fishermen serpentine Snake proves its name winding, turning through deepest gorges Always ancient Always new Timeless beauty, view upon view Heal my heart I give...

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Coeur d'Alene, Heart of the Awl, gem of the north, you tamed my hatred of this desert state and gave me sunlight sparkling on blue lakes under scented pines....

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Don Ho was always in trouble For blowing a tiny bubble When Ida was born His cheeks went unshorn The egg on his face was stubble...

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If you ask just about anyone in the know, they will tell you the best potatoes come from Idaho. That is a state located in the Pacific Northwest. Their underground tubers are undoubtedly the best. Whether you bake them, boil them, or fry, they have that special flavor nobody can deny. The state has potatoes that nobody else can grow. Whether you...

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Let’s go see Shosone Falls, Hells Canyon, Craters of the Moon Museum. Hold up! I said to my excited husband; where are they? Smack dab in the middle of Montana, Wyoming, Washington and Oregon. The little “gem” state, Idaho. Of course I knew then he had gone mad. During this pandemic I wanted to travel the Oregon Trail? He has been...

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There once lived a singer from Idaho But her notes were hard to hear and quite low Tried another approach By hiring a voice coach The coach gave...

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I muddle through the day like an old tire being dragged out of a muddy pond. Words and days come and go - an expression fumbles out of my mouth. Just another day of tediousness and exaggerations. I would ask you to come with me but I know you'd never go back to Idaho - days upon days of snow buckling the power lines and rooftops. I muddle...

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A lady once, passed gas in Idaho To the guy behind her she made a big show With a bit of wit, She said, "Hey, stop it" He said, "Okay, tell me which way did it go?"...

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Yellow pines swaying at base camp, early October morn greets the avid hunters with its autumnal briskness, waking any sleepyheads who are stirring under covers, generators humming away at varying speeds, smell of frying bacon and sizzling eggs, add to the aroma of the great outdoors. Pickup trucks filled with camo-clothed hunters traveling along the bumpy, dirt roads climbing higher and higher...

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My faithful friend from Boise, Idaho Another so true, where to find one, I dunno He talks a strange lingo I think hard and then bingo The “words” he creates make sense, well sorto...

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Not Iowa---Idaho Not Ohio---I-DA-HO That's a very old joke, you know, and it's still not funny. No, I hate skiing And mountain biking No, not corn. Potatoes And Mormons Yes, it really IS a state. Look it up. What's there? Endless desert What's there? Nothing Nothing but me....

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Slate sky streaked with a painter's acid dream caresses the mountains, bleeding on their peaks. Cloud curtains lower, then rise, on an ever-changing psychedelic happening, but fracturing fingers of darkness pierce the canvas, draining the colors, drawing the curtains closed. ...

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A crowded bookstore cafe, during a breezy October afternoon, you inspired a thousand journeys. A voice apart, an intimate tune. Skin as fair as a wandering snowflake, crystalline eyes of brilliant blue, hands, warm like embers, Your thundering heart I knew beat true. Turbulent trials overcome with strength proudly bearing misery without shame. Gracefully, you stand against the gale, a vigilant signpost on a lonely plain. A...

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There was a man from Idaho Ate half a cow in one go His tummy was loaded He nearly exploded Now he is Santa hohoho...

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