Rain Pantoum Poems

We've seen the rattlesnakes
down by the treacherous creek.
Cooper's Hawk's got his eye on
salamanders singing in sunshine

down by the treacherous creek.
Golden finches flailing about,
salamanders singing in...

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Clouds bursting on clouds from the uncured rain,
Where stemmed wicks snuff out flower smoke,
Fissures that droop so much deeper—
The air full of seed will burn...

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Silence spoken for by the rain—
A missing space for the missing gold of sun,
As the wind breaks on song, his china fall—
There my eyes soak...

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Birds scrubbing the winter's time,
Traded in the cold for so long,
As the first rhythm of spring makes the rain—
They sing in as they drop ostracizing...

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It seems the rain is coming fast for me again—
The winter ice is drenched with more space to freeze;
Before and behind shadows, the clouds blind...

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Cranberry dreams, mistletoe and winter flakes
Falling softly, gentling the soul who believes
Edging pines, pretty gifts we give hopeful shakes
Listening to glad songs from hearts peace...

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Praying gentle over feelings, inspiring
Ephemeral thoughts portray sweet purity,
Wistful mists rain down like dewdrops perspiring,
Trembling truths reveal grace in maturity.

Ephemeral thoughts portray sweet purity,
Glowing like...

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Sizzling on the cerulean skyline
Twilight lingers, eternally singing
Contemplating this must be God’s headline
Lighting the soul with the joy He’s bringing

Twilight lingers, eternally singing
Laughing at the...

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Walking home with my best friend,
Umbrella resting o’er both our heads,
Wondering, will the rain never end?
Dressed in darkest blues, never reds.

Umbrella resting o’er both our...

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“All things bright and beautiful, all things great and small,
all things wise and wonderful; the Lord God made them all.”
stanza 1 of a popular hymn...

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Rain pours down over the hills, like God’s tears
Jewels peppering petals, impulsive
Lightening rages in skies, bleeding fears
Wonders so amazing they’re compulsive

Jewels peppering petals, impulsive
Skating along...

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Redolent, posh lyrics have hidden flaws.
Surrounded by a rusty sapphire sanctuary
That dampened the beauteous bronze glow.
Gold-sparkly afterglows can be sumptuary.

Surrounded by a rusty sapphire sanctuary
with...

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A flutter in my soul one day wanted to be heard.
It made me want to play with words so I could help it fly.
In freeing...

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Although I've never kept fanciful fountain pens close at hand,
I have found no need for flamboyant quills to dip into a well,
for poetic lines never...

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Lone souls dance with my spirit in the realm of love. 
Sad fragrances wafted through a full-moon glow. 
Melt in a hazy cherry glow and fit you...

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