Places Poems | Examples of Places Poetry

The birds stop singing huddling under branches waiting for sunshine ...Read the rest...

Stark forests Salted earth Waste land of sticks and shapes Lucayan people buried in caves Hiding from explorers Trying to enslave ...Read the rest...

Oh, Budapest At the subway Girls so pretty....Read the rest...

The deserts brown, the deserts bare, at first it seems there’s nothing there; the deserts hard, the deserts stone, a rare few make this place their home; the deserts vast, the deserts bleached, coyotes roam far for their feasts; the deserts...Read the rest...

The canyons dim, the canyons dark, fast river churning at its heart; the canyons sheer, the canyons steep, trees cling to walls, ready to leap; the canyons tall, the canyons wife, voice echoes on the other side; the canyons long, the...Read the rest...

The big green ones are everywhere, next exit in half-a-mile, they seem almost reassuring, all done up in the same style. Then smaller ones bordered in blue, with promises of food to eat, the big chains and local diners, places to stop...Read the rest...

The native Baikal Much appreciation 'bout you In any weather....Read the rest...

In my closed space I am free to shrug off that which I wear To hide my true self; A being which does not belong to this earth But which seeks to find the anchorage Of there where I come...Read the rest...

The forests deep, the forests dark, with mysteries that stir the heart; the forests tall, the forests proud, with birds that chirp and twitter loud; the forests leaves, the forests lush, small chipmunks scurry in the brush; the forests far, the...Read the rest...

Berms rise high to the left and right, they’ve created a wide gully, another berm squares off the back, so no stray rounds ever get free. There’s a metal spinner back there, sits just short of two hundred yards, I squeeze...Read the rest...

I am sitting in this cabin, ’twas built so long ago up here in the wild mountains, has a big bay window, a vast and sprawling forestscape greets my wandering eyes, then comes that familiar urge to get up, go outside. Go traipse...Read the rest...

Oil on paper, skies are grey It’s a windy autumn day I see linens on the line Bedsheet swings behind the vine There's your shirt of navy blue And my sweater of green hue And it was so long ago Where now...Read the rest...

The corner video store With the neon lights, Was the place to be On Friday nights ... Only black VHS tapes In clear, plastic cases, Lined the 'HORROR' sections Of my favorite places From left to right ... Up and down the walls, There...Read the rest...

The island is rich In natural coal minerals A company begun mining it People come in to force labor For national copper They mined the sea under it The island turn to a fortress wall To house the industry and the...Read the rest...

He bought the barren island for $13,000 Together with a friend, they planted 16,000 trees For 40 years, the island turn into a sanctuary Of insects, flowers, birds and tortoises which became Famous and well known throughout the country He...Read the rest...