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Komodo Poems - Poems about Komodo


Premium Member Komodo's Final Feral Kiss
In the beginning was the word- and the word was… light darkness dawn promise dusk despair. I was a tempest child a feral cat- alone wild and untamed eyes a jigsaw of shattered chaos. Mom sighs a rustle Autumn leaves of disappointment her gaze a mirror reflecting every misstep a stalag. "Just Fix It!" her then my mantra carved in condemnation each scratching syllable a fragmented splinter in my fickle fragile frailty. My...

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Categories: komodo, abuse, addiction, depression, loneliness,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Afraid of This Big Lizard
heaviest lizard intimidates me just how heavy can a giant beast be? a curly buffalo eater has gulped down brother Peter Komodo dragon I now run from thee...

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Categories: komodo, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member We Could Tell Grandma
Doggy? The five-year-old shook her head, “no, thanks, Daddy.” Kitty? Maybe sometime, not now. Fish? Daddy asked hopefully. Little Princess shook her head, brown eyes, big, hope-filled. We would have to sneak him past Mommy. Big smile. Okay. We could not tell Grandma. Burst of laughter. Yes, we could! We could not tell Grandpa. Head nod. Daddy laughed, she was smart, this one. ...

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Categories: komodo, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Light Verse
Komodo
Prehistoric island beast, Drifting in the ocean, Heavy amidst a sun-starred sea, Dreamclouds hover kissing ridges, Pouring over cliffs, Shadowed maws in sunlight threaten Lips of sand on mouths of bays, Silent surf littorally nibbling, Eating beasts in slumber, Mist-hazed horizon dictates time, Waiting places Poseiden smiles, Distance closes over time; Distance closes all of time....

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Categories: komodo, imagery, nature, ocean, paradise,
Form: Personification
Komodo Dragon
K illing its prey with bacteria stained saliva O n queue, it is patient as the blood poisoning commences M aking deadly moves out of the savannah grass O verpowering even the largest of beast D evastating team of dragons eviscerate a corpse in a few hours O n Indonesia’s Island it reins...

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Categories: komodo, animals
Form: Acrostic



Komodo Dragon
In leather armor, Shielded by robust meshed scales: Knight of the island....

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Categories: komodo, nature
Form: Haiku

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