Petrel Poems - Poems about Petrel

... "Kaleidoscope" They say another wrote the story, not I. that I, mere I, having little experience, shy and far removed from such an alien world, would not possess the......Read the rest...

...There’s the tightrope for you to walk, wire walker — defying the gravity of reality and the reality of gravity you know damn well he won't catch you when you fall as your sticky grip on the star......Read the rest...

...The vast white yet to be fully discovered, was all we could see. Hand in hand, in the remote wilderness, and the untouched peaks amidst the icy mist, stood beautifully. She asked, "Why are we he......Read the rest...

...Demons of the sky. The crow for one, Pigeon, petrel, thrush Included in the list. Pesky, reviled, disliked Demons of the sky. Should they go extinct Surely they’d be missed. Superior skil......Read the rest...

...There was a penguin named Billy Who had dreams which all the others found silly. Poor Billy caused a lot of tension Because there were things he needed to mention No one listened to Billy. While......Read the rest...

...Candy floss, seaside rock, smoothies, and flags sporting Union Jacks Replace the old traditions of striped deckchairs And Kiss-Me-Quick hats. Chipwicks for our salt and vinegar fries And their ......Read the rest...

...O darkening skies Enduring Nights dead finale of gloom ......Read the rest...

...I walk with my sister and we are young And her knees are less broken; they swallow petrel calls and soon we are equivalent. I call these my oceans. I shriek with my sister, we wished the evenin......Read the rest...

...She’s my woodpecker, she’s my humming bird, she’s my goat sucker, my fly catcher, my skylark, my swallow, my blue jay, my sandpiper, my blackbird, she my kestrel, my petrel, my quail, she’s my nighti......Read the rest...

...Living under the constant shadow of steel and glass skyscrapers, longing for sunlight and fresh air to breathe... makes this confined spirit want to break free, to leave the big town and find total f......Read the rest...

...Where had I seen you? I know your cloudless face, bleary-eyed forehead. Everything says what I imagined you in my remotest dream and desire. It takes a long while to forget your intrepid looking ......Read the rest...