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Nigh(A) Poems - Poems about Nigh(A)

Premium Member The Word of God: In Mom's Desk Top Drawer
...Ark of laughter far from sea amid earth Hair be it long or short power still stays Mite of two, widows, others measure worth Bitters Holiness Hunger forty days We are born to this l......

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Categories: nigh(a), analogy,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member HONORING THE CHRIST CHILD
... Christmas carols are being sung, As bells are joyfully being rung, Heralding the Christ Child’s birth, As Christmas Day, we celebrate with mirth. But lets think of Joseph and Mary now, As ......

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Categories: nigh(a), christmas,
Form: Rhyme



We Call Him Tommy
...We Call Him “Tommy” We have a lovely Tom cat He lives most out of doors I wondered if they kick him out Because he loudly snores If I had a lovely “Snowshoe” I wouldn’t let him out to roam ......

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Categories: nigh(a), cat, death of a
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Autumn Interlude of Honey
...Looking out the window Of the cancer ward I see golds and russets Way off to the distant horizon Nigh a breeze gently swaying life As the sun warms all colors With its honey glow I let my thou......

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Categories: nigh(a), autumn, cancer, color, nature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Whatever Works With Wonder
...the making of demons in heavenly cribs the veil of Truth covered in Lies For at first consider humanity is and it truly is at once alive like life by the waves of on high nigh a nightime ......

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Categories: nigh(a), absence, adventure, betrayal,
Form: Free verse



A Piece of Peace
...Early morning when I awoke. The minute that I awoke I was embraced with an amazing feeling of peace that possessed my soul. On this early morning, I laid next to my man The man that I cherished......

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Categories: nigh(a), solitude,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Jenny, I'Ll Be Home To Tend the Crops This Fall
...Private Joshua Bronson wrote this letter by the camp fire where he lay, Nigh a place called Gettysburg where a great battle loomed next day. He'd bid farewell to Jenny and his children at their hum......

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Categories: nigh(a), love, war,
Form: Rhyme
Too Good To Be True
...TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE I’m giving up, can’t take no more, I’ve reached the final straw, How do you find a flamin’ job when you’ve turned fifty-four, I’ve knocked on nigh a thousand doors and trudge......

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Categories: nigh(a), humor,
Form: Rhyme
Passover Again
...The recipes have dawdled In their box for nigh a year, But now they'll get some brand-new stains; The holiday is here. It's time to clean and shop and bake - From scratch, if you are able - ......

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Categories: nigh(a), holiday,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Soldier's Letter
..."My dear Hannah: We're camped nigh a town called Gettysburg tonight. I take pen in hand to write to you, my love, by the flickerin' candlelight. From afar I hear the beat of Rebel drums preparin' fe......

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Categories: nigh(a), sad, war,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Their Final Farewell
...Duty called once again for the warrior brave and true. His loving family gathered about to wish him a sad adieu. The somber skies cast a pall upon the poignant scene, As they bid farewell to their he......

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Categories: nigh(a), goodbye, sad, children, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member When Old Folks Gits Together
...Wherever they gather, on the porch or nigh a glowin' flame, The conversation of older folks is just about the same. Invariably, they'll discuss their aches, pains and weather, Anytime two or more ......

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Categories: nigh(a), funny, people, may, weather,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Old Man and His Dog
...The old man and his faithful dog relish their daily stroll. 'Tis the autumn of their lives, alas, time doth take its toll! He's not as spry nor is his dog as rowdy as he used to be. He rests upon ......

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Categories: nigh(a), autumn, dog, love, old,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Things I Happen To Like
...I like to watch skeins of geese flying in the autumn sky, And I like the smell of frying bacon and luscious cherry pie! I like to see the sun tinting Pikes Peak's crown in the early morn, And th......

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Categories: nigh(a), introspection, autumn, sun,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Solitude
...Ah! To be adrift upon the boundless sea sailing, sailing, sailing! Alone with sea and pristine sky with southerly winds prevailing. No particular destination in mind as upon the surging sea I plod......

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Categories: nigh(a), introspectionautumn, sea, me, sea,
Form: Rhyme

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