The Window By The Mango Tree
There was a window by the mango tree,
facing west, where sunlight spilled like secrets.
That’s where I waited,
where I last saw you—
not waving, just walking.
The curtains danced even when the wind was still.
They remembered your scent
better than I did.
I tried to forget the taste of afternoons
without your laugh in the hallway.
Tried to unhear the sound
of your
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Categories:
mango tree, anger, appreciation, beach, beauty,
Form: Free verse
Ode To a Mango Tree
Mango tree,
Lovely and beautiful,
As a salsa lady,
You are exotic,
And tropical splendors,
Your leathery sultry petals,
With fine and rare warmth,
Dress the body,
Of your surreal canopy,
In the enchanted wind,
Like a salsa lady,
The curves of your fruits,
Are like brilliant,
orange moons,,
And they blush,
With love,
red as roses,
By deep kisses,
Of moon and sun,
Resplendently,
Upon your sweet,
Boughs,
That bow,
And sway,,
Sway and bow,
With a harvest,
Of kindness,
And
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Categories:
mango tree, beauty, moon, nature, tree,
Form: Ode
Away Up a Mango Tree
Away up a mango tree, no signal below
The bee on the fruit is like my fellow
The sky is so dark but I simply don't care
For writing my poem can make my day fair
Away up a mango tree, writing my poem
For my poetry's like my precious gem
I simply just don't
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Categories:
mango tree, 3rd grade,
Form: Rhyme
In the Shade of Her Mango Tree
Sally was playing in her backyard…chasing butterflies and bees
when she decided to rest a while in the shade of her mango tree.
“Thank you for the shade.” She said. “It’s nice to get out of the heat.”
“You’re welcome.” The mango tree smiled. “Would you like one of my mangoes to eat?”
“Yes, please.” Sally answered politely. “What
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Categories:
mango tree, age,
Form: Rhyme
On Top of a Mango Tree
Upon a hill, on top of a mango tree
There I wrote my poetry
Under the scorching sun that pierces the leaves
Trying to dig the thoughts under my sleeves
Sky was blue and wind was high
All around, the wild bees fly
The birds sang a melody
Like a sublime rhapsody
June 20, 2023
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Categories:
mango tree, nature, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Under the Mango Tree
By my red tiled house stands a mango tree
Beneath it I cherish my treasured memories
Where cows merrily roam and cattle graze
As morning sky scintillates in marigold rays
Face of innocent days I spent in tiny village
Amid rice fields gracing serene landscapes
Watching crops grow from seeds to harvests
Playing game of cricket and idling in silliness
From dawn till
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Categories:
mango tree, memory, youth,
Form: Verse
A Mango Tree In Brooklyn
A Mango Tree In Brooklyn
A mango is not only a fruit it’s an island
An image of memories, it organic taste
This represents the first bite to the last:
Tracing back to its originality,
Tropical warmth, which smooths the lips
The sweet, succulent taste is noticeable:
Somehow, the roots refuse to grow
In Brooklyn, amount the sandy earth
Where the suffering
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Categories:
mango tree, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, autumn,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Parrots In a Mango Tree
Parrots on a branch up in mango tree
Red rose Julie hangs behind green leaves
Eyes on the prize beaks and tongues adore
Who’ll taste it first before it ripes and fall
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Categories:
mango tree, bird, fruit, life, tree,
Form: Rhyme
Mango Tree Shade
Traditional songs -
In the cool mango tree shade -
Long child memory
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Categories:
mango tree, adventure, child,
Form: Haiku
Lady Under the Mango Tree
I saw I lady by the mango tree reading and smiling
Book title Remeo and Juliet.
You must believe in this friction titantic and remeo things I said.
Her voice sound angelic ,my heart rush with pimples,
Love appear to those who found it,
Enjoy the moment you found it
Open your heart while is near,
Dnt be a doubting
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Categories:
mango tree, love,
Form: Classicism
Under the Mango Tree
I ask for answers to my problem around midday, carpenters nailing tables beyond their voices. Thinkers building fence of gold, wiping the devil under the shadow of death. Callers piecing information together to make me who I am today, you cannot run from destiny to destructors.
I catapult near avocado to advocate for the poor
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Categories:
mango tree, allusion, anger, confidence,
Form: ABC
Little Boy's Mango Tree
My garden is full of colorful flowers
The fragrance they unfurl cleans our soul
They do not need the rain showers
We happily feed the plant,since it's our ultimate goal.
Humming birds are the regular visitors
They intimate their presence by their beautiful tone
In the midst of the garden,we affixed a bird feeder
It helps to feed the birds,even
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Categories:
mango tree, boy, fairy, garden,
Form: Rhyme
Mango Tree - the Mirrored Tanka Style
~Mango Tree~
(Mirrored Tanka)
Mango falls from tree
Ripe, delicious and so sweet
Mango tree so tall
It gives such a tasty fruit
Mango drops near top of head
Mango drops near top of head
It gives such a tasty fruit
Mango tree so tall
Ripe, delicious and so sweet
Mango falls from tree
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2011
November.22.2015
Authors notes:
This is a Mirrored Tanka style.
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Categories:
mango tree, food, fruit, fun, sweet,
Form: Free verse
The Mango Tree
The Mango tree
She was waiting for me where I chose to
build a house and set up my family.
She too grew up, but on her own. Sheltered
my house from the sun and extended her
sweetness every time for free. Now, a
grandma, her limbs are
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Categories:
mango tree, tree,
Form: Personification
Under the Mango Tree
Squinted eyes,
Squinted hard at the hill top,
Far, far, up on the hill top
A tiny shadow
Couldn’t wait
Wanted to jump and run but
Slowly stepped down
Stepped down the bus
Squinted at the shadow
A faint figure,
A figure of a massive tree
My tree, our tree, our mango tree
Standing high and massive, like a giant
Fifty five years…
Fifty five years inside
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Categories:
mango tree, goodbye,
Form: Free verse
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