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Madeira Poems - Poems about Madeira

Safe Shores
...A languorous morning Nestled in between warm duvets, a goose feathered pillow or two…a luxury A striped kitten, a beautiful shade of grey, on a windowsill grey too; purring, gentle breaths, aut......

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Categories: madeira, allusion, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Funchal's Star
... It was in the eighties, a winter day in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, when a woman gave birth. She was an anonymous, struggling woman sailing the seas of poverty, with three other child......

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Categories: madeira, career, courage, inspirational, poverty,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Pangiellas Tale
... ~ Pangiella~ 9/9/2023 Pangiella wed-a wealthy Pakistani. He bought her a pricey Mogdiliani! Plus, an annual supply of Pastrami Be assured, he wa......

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Categories: madeira, adventure, fun, humorous, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Dark Water Swimmer
...Dark water swimmer If I were a deep-sea diver, I would swim to the Azores were the water is not so cold; meet up with dolphins that remembered me from my time on ships when waving to them from ......

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Categories: madeira, beach, blessing, confidence, fun,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member My Holiday Travels - Part 1
...One of the loveliest islands I've been Malta fits that bill without doubt Valletta and Mellieha are real highlights summer sunshine is an attraction to count Venice is one beauty without doubt ......

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Categories: madeira, holiday, travel, vacation,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Just Desserts
...Just Desserts How do I compare thee to a trifle Soft as a jelly and quite an eyeful Merry as sherry, in for good measure Joy filled as the table's crown jewel ......

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Categories: madeira, appreciation, food, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Go and Stretch a Puppy's Tail - With Apology To John Donne
...Go and stretch a puppy's tail, Get with rice a manioc root, Tell me if sun will buy moon a veil, Or to who he gave her leather boot, Teach me to hear coyote’s singing, Or to keep off dru......

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Categories: madeira, humor, parody,
Form: Lyric
Various Heresies 5
...Various Heresies 5 Tonight, Let's Remember by Michael R. Burch July 7,2007 (7-7-7) Tonight, let's remember the fond ways our fingers engendered new methods to praise the gray at my temple......

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Categories: madeira, creation, earth, god, heaven,
Form: Verse
Premium Member My Memories of 2018
...As I come to the end of the year it's always good to take a look back see the ups, the downs and their effects learn from mistakes to get off the rack Many lovely holidays we did enjoy the hig......

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Categories: madeira, life, memorial, thank you,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Madeira - An Island of Beauty
...This years holiday took us to Madeira an island of exquisite beauty so rare having a history rolling back decades raising its inhabitants looking so fair Columbus himself stepped on this land ......

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Categories: madeira, beautiful, holiday, sunshine,
Form: Rhyme
Trifles
...Custard in trifle is not bull-shark infested Despite popular myth, ah but so easily tested Pour jelly and sherry, sponge biscuit for bedding Add fruits of the tropics from trees that are shedding ......

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Categories: madeira, howl,
Form: Carpe Diem
Mothers Menu Mmm
...Many memories of my mother making moist mellow macaroons marshmallows and Madeira cake, minuscule madeleines, marvellous, mum measures, marinates, melts, more majestic meals. My matriarch make......

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Categories: madeira, food, fruit, mother,
Form: Alliteration
I Let My Mind Go Out To Play Today
...I let my mind go out to play, And in jeans and sweatshirt in a forest lay. Spring branches arching so high above, Sunrays literally touching my toes. I saw a bird of many colors, An eagle look......

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Categories: madeira, fantasy, peace,
Form: Free verse
Stephanie Slater
...A Games Maker at London’s Paralympics 2012, Stephanie used to be a competitor able-bodied, In the Great Britain team, mind on the Olympics, Even tho’ since 11 her eyes were bad, crummier. On......

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Categories: madeira, sports, strength, water,
Form: Blank verse
Susie Rogers
...Susie was inspired by the Beijing Paralympics, To pursue her talent at swimming, to train hard, So she was classified as an S7, deformed limbs, And won three medals in London, one in Rio. Sh......

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Categories: madeira, sports, strength, water,
Form: Blank verse

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