Muskrat Poems - Poems about Muskrat

...Flock Plus One Crouching among a gaggle of dabbling Canadian geese, a brown skinned child pushes back long black hair, intent on building a tidal pool of which he can be King. Extending a ridi......Read the rest...

...Before the day turns into night Bullfrogs quietly rehearse their “harrumphs” Dragonflies draw slowly closer to shore Mosquitoes hone their epees Bats line the runway awaiting take off In the len......Read the rest...

...As promised to Sara Baker... here is the Night Before Christmas, Cajun style ~ by James Rice ~ ~ ~ ~ Twas the night before Christmas an'......Read the rest...

...A soft mist clings to the horizon A lazy sun bleeding through it Seeping into the fading darkness A yellow-orange streak darts Across the silence of the pond Shouting to the feathered choir ......Read the rest...

...nature created me, defines me, emboldens me, holds me. I am one with the stars, the oaks, the meadow and butterflies. a tree hugger, a naturalist, I am uplifted by the outdoors. a female Thoreau, ......Read the rest...

...At this second of clarity. I am doing some serious concentrated repacking. Earth humans are only allowed two chests on the outer space rocket ship. I have said good-bye to my three favorite pets. T......Read the rest...

...I think he is old, someone said. Why? Because he has a cane. He is young, argued another. He is short. My grandma is short, and she is old. My grandma is tall. He has a funny face. I don’t t......Read the rest...

...Who is she? We wondered as she pranced around foraging for carrion. She is a blue-eyed witch I think. The BEW turns and stares at me; she looks like a wild muskrat cat faerie. I am terrified, for ......Read the rest...

...Fox, finches and fireflies fluttered out of the woods Into a clearing that cleverly chose species of these three Faeries, elves and gnomes watched as closely as they could It was time for the ann......Read the rest...

...All God’s critters got a place in the woods of Saint John They dance and sing and get their jimble jamble back on. We see it happening, and we laugh, for of them we are fond. They are jiving and ......Read the rest...

...Hush hush busy muskrat; all you bucktoothed beavers gnaw on unheard, work you unseen. The sleek panther is stalking slipping silently through the feathergrass an angel of hunger is in its eyes......Read the rest...

...The river’s low it’s flowing slow the Egret’s feet are dry he hunts a frog beneath a log as sundrenched shadows sigh a muskrat stuck in oatmeal muck struggles to the shore as I drift b......Read the rest...

...It was summer and I was too young to ever have been in love I heard a Disney-like song that intrigued me. I listened to it over and over again. It was charming and uplifting in a whimsical way w......Read the rest...

... Brilliant for sure Perhaps an enigma Monotony’s cure Cultural stigma Secure transactions Visions of Mars Free-speech imperatives, Self-driving cars Staunch libertarian Doge crypto ......Read the rest...

...I imagine The fish wonder. “will that guy be back?” A gnarled old pickerel Comments: “yeah, he’ll probably get me on the same stupid mousey thing.” “I know it’s comin’ but I just can’t resist......Read the rest...