Nearby Poems - Poems about Nearby

i wish i didn’t* but i have to get across town so off i go taking the bus that drives through a nasty ghetto i’m shocked as i look out the window to see several dismal characters i can’t imagine the misfortunes that has brought them there they’re low, they’re high or maybe that's just their life being low in between their high houses so...

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Poem (The bird in a cage) Listen to my story of how I forgot The days of freedom and nights I would fly with open wings And fellow birds through woods in sprite Hither and thither, fluttering Over gardens, mountain and trees And listening to sweet songs Of nearby birds, flying bees Unfortunately those cruel trapped...

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. for public domain She felt dry inside, past the time of blooms, a lost petal pressed between lost pages of a dusty book, stored among relics in abandoned rooms. Yet quietly nearby, Hope, not with a boast, trumpeting a victorious symphony of vain promises of a life renewed, hovered like a ghost. She smiled wistfully, "Love may come once more, from someone who needs a hug, or...

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*** Angels Always Nearby *** “All day, all night. Angels watching over me, my Lord.” (an old. slavery gospel song lyric) Loving Me always as God has asked them to...

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On weather always rely, Winter has been nearby While riding in a coach, We saw spring approach. God with us again will be Saved our souls and society To my poem there is a catch; Mine have been hard to match....

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SPIRIT AND STONE & A GREAT LAKE NEARBY Her father was a difficult contradiction, annoyingly similar to a certain type of teacher, minister or priest, to a certain type of imam, rabbi or occasional poet, a confounding combination of spirit and stone, a faith in the unseen somehow beautifully draped over a granite demeanor, almost comforting and loving, sometimes righteous and wise, a bit menacing in mixed company,...

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(Written for Jim) Devotion Poem, You Nearby You sit in a fog Only right there, Not because the weather has come inside, But as my eyes no longer see so well...not As well as my heart feels You nearby. And I’d call out, “I love you,” But I would not hear your answer, Because through my earphones I am listening to Italian love...

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Stony slates of stone nearby Concreted beautifully on each other Now mighty mountain afar...

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~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ A Child's Day With Nature In The Nearby Woods (honoring tenth poet, in my poet dedication series) I saw the rolling...

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There are things he won’t tell me as his wife like how he’s worried death is near and he’s letting us down He wants to be strong and grab the control but feels weak as time slips through his fingers And he hasn’t the strength to scream while keeping his eye on that dark tunnel here nearby he's worried but doesn't let on AP: 2nd place 2020, Front Page Pick 2020 Posted on...

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I am dumbfounded when I watch thy command The sun, the moon and stars obey, The dawn and the dusk, the day, The night, sky and air— They follow each other, Thy flowers with smell, fruits with juice, The pleasing earth, and her water and songs— Everyone has equal rights to share on them, Yellow, black and white,...

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You've no doubt heard of fire-breathing dragons, and their obsession with hoarding treasure. But have you ever heard of Huffle-Winks; these magical creatures promote pleasure. Invisible, atop their dragonflies, they ride the winds of fate mile after mile. And whenever they encounter a frown; they attempt to flip it into a smile. They summon dragonflies to get around, for, unlike dragons, they haven't learned...

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The child sees blue skies Raptors spread their wings nearby His little heart cries...

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NEARBY SOUNDS. Sound waves reach eardrum that is, a cocktail of cooler,phone, mixer,kids play,cats meow, nightingale's koo hoo. Dodoitsu form is a 26 syllable poem of 4 lines of 7,7,7,5 respectively. CONTEST:Sounds of the day. SPONSOR:Nayda Ivette Negron. 16/07/2016. ...

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"Where There's A Shadow, Nearby There Is Light" In some of the darkest moments of life that kill the Joy and replace it with strife, ...

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