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Rafters Poems - Poems about Rafters


In the Rafters- Teach Me a Lesson Contest
A beach ball stuck in the rafters Been there for seven long years Filled with air from the lungs of a stranger Reminiscing about their past peers Where now still lies some pieces of me Felt like wind passing by, but not seen A presence waits there yet I never came back Until returned by those with whom I'd been Something I've...

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Categories: rafters, memory,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Volleyball In the Rafters
Above the public pool a volleyball so cool stuck for years in the rafters Someone’s breath of life trapped in it’s bladder Evidence of their lingering presence, me wondering if they ever pondered the relevance of the essence they left behind? Singsong thoughts turn inward … What about me? In all the places I’ve been, pieces of me, residual traces of myself left behind, cast away! Small links, unforgotten, faithfully preserved by old friends— threads of connection reinforced by timeless bonds— who keep my words, moves...

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Categories: rafters, friendship, identity, life, meaningful,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member River Rafters
rafters run rapids raucous ribaldry resounds ~ rugged ridge raptors Written October 22, 2022...

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Categories: rafters, river, sports,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member The Rafters and the Watchers
Living is a carnival ride down a cataract on a raft made of wicker and bone, each gray boulder holding ripples of heartache - joy- togetherness and alone. Amidst the froth, like minded others join in navigating through concussion and confusion- Along the shore are watchers-never jumping in for a sip, never tasting sweet or sour on their lips walking in...

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Categories: rafters, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member House On a Mountain
Snake in the rafters Cat on a plank Broom handle Saves the day As I wrestle A cat’s life Run’s out the door Ahead of the snake And me I look at the cat And he at me We both knew...

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Categories: rafters, cat,
Form: Free verse



From the Rafters
Time to put our clocks back Means we lose an hours daylight So at 4 pm the sun goes down As daytime turns into our night Springing forward or falling back Whose crazy idea was it to do that In spring we lose an hours sleep In fall an hour’s sleep we keep The disadvantages of this Means precious daylight hours are missed On...

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Categories: rafters, light, spring, winter,
Form: Rhyme

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