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Raptor Poems - Poems about Raptor


Premium Member Dancing Pequot River
Flying free in rooftop ecstasy Raptor's wings direct with feathered pins strong, erect swelling mountain chests then wings brought safely down protecting Earth's most sacred wounds. Standing Yang with wings wide spread Left then Right rebalancing Bent over filling in Yin's flow extending gratitude for out bold attitude brought back in for more sincere out wanting more more more sacred practice mindful praxis moving axis Practice outside Yang with Yin within happy together once again in this...

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Categories: raptor, dance, earth day, health,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Premium Member Raptor Collection
a howling dawn wind an owl screeched from the tree top ~ raptor rhapsody rough river water rapids tempt hungry eagles ~ dangerous prey dive grey falcon feathers hidden amongst forest pines ~ raven nesting raid 4/2/23...

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Categories: raptor, bird, nature, river, wind,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Raptor Hiku X 2
RAPTOR sparrow hawk alights- the chattering stops just one flap of wings- the raptor makes its kill pouncing down at will...

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Categories: raptor, bird,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Keen Eyed Raptor
winged raptor's high perch  moonlit field carefully scanned flight triggers panic...

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Categories: raptor, fear, imagery, nature,
Form: Haiku
Tremble
Tremble by Michael R. Burch Her predatory eye, the single feral iris, scans. Her raptor beak, all jagged sharp-edged thrust, juts. Her hard talon, clenched in pinched expectation, waits. Her clipped wings, preened against reality, tremble. Originally published by The Lyric...

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Categories: raptor, bird,
Form: Verse



Premium Member O Raven, Evil Raptor of My Death
“Raptor of death! Wherefore seek'st thou me?” Poe's Raven craves me during the hours of night, an omen of despair that brings no light; but instead gives birth to all my dark woes, tears, doom, and pain that only God well knows. At midnight, when...

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Categories: raptor, death, depression, faith, hope,
Form: Sonnet
Haiku
wildflowered meadows leverets play hide and seek keen-eyed raptors search...

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Categories: raptor, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Raptor
RAPTOR Forgive me….. as my silent shadow …..stalks …….your city streets. There is no malice ……no evil …….no hidden desire ….only hunger’s need screeching… in a swaying …..tree top …….aerie flapping wobbly wings ……imitating instinctual …..necessity. I cannot read …..the posters ….nor shed a tear ……nor...

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Categories: raptor, environment, irony,
Form: Free verse
Odd Raptor
Though a unique bird in the regular flock, I flew and fell at every block. Sky is the pinnacle of my juvenile dreams. The one I fear, will soon feint in flames. Watched as my bloods conquered the night. soaring to touch the pitch black sky. Hope is waning as I end the verse. ...

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Categories: raptor, bird, flying, hope,
Form: Quatrain
Flight of the Raptor
So swift, no sound Like death bearing down To carry the young one away We all gave chase At a desperate pace But the Raptor Was not brought to ground...

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Categories: raptor, loss,
Form: Light Verse
Raptor Dance
The sky screams, air is thick. Seconds like days, years 'tween each tick. Tit for tat the raptors dance. Each step wounds, talons like bayonets. Earth below quakes at each traded blow. Foundations shaken by spat of foes. Frosted, frozen, clad in ice. The world stands still, fear the vice. The center may boil, but winter-wrapped still She...

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Categories: raptor, emotions, home, metaphor, sad,
Form: Lyric
Raptor
capably balanced wing form swept from curling wave certain of heaven...

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Categories: raptor, life, nature, passion, sea,
Form: Haiku

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