Animal Imagism Poems

The sun beats down on my garden's back --
Looking up, I squeeze my eyes tightly
Seeking a cloud that will let down
Her skirts...
I mumble a prayer...

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A stray chocolate Weimaraner
On the left side of the road
Scooped up, yet lovingly licking a face
Whimpering in pain, yet wagging its tail
Poor thing's been struck
By...

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the white horse drives our wild hides
          galloping at a breathtaking stride

through golden sand, shimmering diamonds,
...

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Young zebra
Proud of its beauty
In search of greatness
Went away alone saying;
“Let me visit the lion's den
When they see me there
All will come and worship me
Surely...

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How do you identify yourself to others,
Do you use an alias,
Hide behind a group,
Or rely on past exploits,
Even the reputation of your brother or sister,
Or...

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Are we heading for the same fate as civilisations past?
As we grow too fast,
On too big a repast.

Our muscles bound up in red tape,
Bending us...

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Already the month
     of August 2018,
     May never become 
     a je June'm
...

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Puppy knows not the world it is born
The mother is wise to hide behind silence

When it grows it gets truth from no one
a world of...

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Walking amidst latent Christmas —
path of pines
with diverse needles,
in the Summer-soaked sun.
A chipmunk nestled in its soft branch
— the chosen one.

5/15/2018
...

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a kite on high espies a prey...

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There was a giraffe
living somewhere in the savannas
a nightmare was its confusing life
laughable its appearance
   Bits of its head dotted the body
the tail...

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twas the bright idea of zee missus aye air
and dedicate this poem
(yes tis correct, if you bare
lee remember this mister

did formerly she push duck clear
addressed...

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the owl
awaits dinner-
to appear...

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Cows-
chewing
   the cud...

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PREDATOR  AND  PREY



Group of about eight
Dusky-toned  hawk-eyed young men
Dodged off the main sidewalk :
Sprang into  storefront
Under the overhanging trees
Watching intently through...

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This long time doodling Yankee 
(who calls Southeastern Montgomery, Pennsylvania LV
plus III four seasons visited 
   upon swath of topography to see
and hear...

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Rocky high and lofty mountains do stand Tall.
The boisterous waves continuously applaud. 
The rooster crows to commence.
Musicians of dolphins, humpbacks and orcas:
start playing their vocal...

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Obsidian velvet
Parts the leaves;
Silent paws impress
The land and in
Moonlit shadows;
A great specter hides.
In one swift flash
Of light and shadow-play,
Panther takes his prey.
...

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The owls hoot nearby;

The screech-owl calls;

The wolves howl in the distance;

The beetles tap and tap in an endless charade

The cicada seems like it won’t give...

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Human is an animal farm
where all are equal in roles
the head is the think tank
stomach is the granary
eyes the tour guides
nose the chemist
mouth the sales...

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