Pikes Poems - Poems about Pikes

trademark green on white "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" me and the Sangre De Cristos march across the border and Mt Blanca rises to greet us smooth and elegant as a wedding cake draped with fondant majestic and proud above the clouds in my heart she strikes the home chord deeper than the tourist town I dip in and out of it's...

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Pikes held high, Flags fill the sky, Drummer boys sound the beat, Musket men are on their feet. White smoke swirls, ram down the ball really hard, Pour in the gunpowder to make the charge. Front rank kneel, back rank stand and take your aim, On command back rank fire, then swop over with the front rank to add their shoots to...

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Away on the mountain no fun, easy drive- in great Colorado- July, 'ninety-five. Way up was so scary with long, winding miles that circled the mountain and cut short our smiles. The road was so narrow no side rails on edge; past times cars have fallen- went right off the ledge! Feet tall- fourteen thousand; got cold by degrees. At crest met a blizzard that spun frigid breeze. To gift...

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Day-184 “A Mountain Melody” Your majesty In snow white crown High above the plains you rise I knelt and prayed that someday I would own you for my own America! America! Shed some grace on thee I will bring you jewels From the plains Dress your throne in velvet blue America! America! Shed some grace...

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A Pikes Peak Winter Night The mountain peak at sunset time Gives off a crimson glow And high above the timberline There lies eight feet of snow I watch the sun drop out of sight And stars glow everywhere And on this cold and windy night I long to be right there In silence then to wish upon The first star that I see That when...

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Up in Colorado, in the forests of Pikes Peak A cranky critters conference was held just this week It was led by a mouse, 3 legs, whiskerless & without tail "Against a common foe!" He said "We must Unite! We must prevail!" He hobbled out to the edge of the woods & pointed toward a house In that house, I...

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