Scuttling Poems - Poems about Scuttling

Delusions

...
 A thousand bees never settling down,
       buzzed within his head.
    Their confused drone, into a ruffled rumble grew, 
    lengthening into frenzied drum beats,
               taking t...

Seeds

...in soddening tempest
and billowing gale
i stand and plead with God
for drought

feet rooted in scuttling sand
wind-swept grains thrash at my face
i stand and plead with God
for typhoons 

o...

Rebellious nonestablishmentarian Pennsylvania Yankee

...Rebellious nonestablishmentarian Pennsylvania Yankee...
honored at freedom fête
of course in my dreams
where Tony the Tiger
roars Matthew Scott Harris 
ranks as one hip cat gr-r-eat
showcasing ...

October, You Amaze Me

...
 
God in all His majesty 
gives us now His tenth great gift 
of multifarious joys. 

Ghostwinds whistle lilting tunes, 
motivating dancing leaves 
to make their scuttling noise. 

Distant ...

In the Jungle

...Allow me to address you child.
You've been born into the wild.
Listen to this friendly fowl.
While, innocently, you dream,
wake up and bawl and scream,
creatures crawl and scheme -
says I, the ...

Harvest

...Hark, everyone, one and all,
like crabs on rocks, on earth we crawl,
minding tides that rise and fall,
I say unto you.

Vast, long-suffering, scuttling horde,
welcome our new leader and lord, 
...

THE MOUSE WITH THE HAT

...THE MOUSE WITH THE HAT

But wait, is that a mouse with a hat
Tilted sideways in a most casual way
I guess it must be going somewhere
Scuttling along with a purposeful air
Perhaps to meet anothe...

New Life

...Hermit crab human scuttling about
In my new life. Ill fitting suit.
Like wearing your mother's clothes -
Clip clopping around the kitchen...
High heals filled with little feet...
And dreams of a...

Graveyard Groupies

...Look out you might see them
scuttling down your street
patting the neighbour’s dog 
nodding to people they meet

They lurk on hospital corridors
wearing their black shiny shoes
then scour obit...

Dark Side of Night

...The clouds scuttled across the night sky
obscuring from sight the silvery moon.
Which managed sometimes to peep out 
covering the land with shadowed light.
In the shadows appeared mystical shapes...

Night Bewitches

...NIGHT BEWITCHES

Night offers that welcome darkness
With only the pale moon to observe
When undefined things will emerge
And those rare emotions can surge
Strangest sounds that touch a nerve
A...

Lorca Translations I

...Lorca Translations I

Gacela of the Dark Death
by Federico Garcia Lorca
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

I want to sleep the dreamless sleep of apples
far from the bustle of cemeteries.
...

A Dialogue With God

...God, how do you feel watching your people?
Do you chuckle when you see them,
Scuttling beneath the weight of their own shadows?
Do you find amusement in the plot of this world,
With its comic cha...

In America June 14th Equals Flag Day

...In America June 14th equals flag day
and in Pennsylvania a federal holiday.

"...I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to the republic for which it stands. One natio...

Pirates

...Their ships must ride
a rolling sky,
masts too high to sail into view.

They appear, board the land,
they buccaneer.

The clamoring mob
fall upon a scuttling prey
pluck the weakest
into hun...

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