Short Across The Country Poems

very nice to me
lived far across the country
the perfect distance



Barbara Gorelick
for Dr Ram's "in-laws" contest...

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comical movie
had me laughing in stitches 
crazy versus crazier

kookie zany men
driving across the country
short on common sense

a bag of money
returning to the owner
brings total chaos...

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Black, white and gray smoke trail a mile long, working all the way
                The fireman shoveling more coal, heading for the next water stop
                 Across the country, "The Iron Horse", goes down the rails...

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Happy Solar Eclipse Day!

Today there will be a total solar eclipse across the country. Enjoy!


           moon will block the light
           as the sun will be hidden
               with eyes on the sky


Heidi Sands

4/8/24

(C)opyright...

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Flowing
Flowing softly, the wind blows mild
searching the mountains touching the sky
Breezing across the horizon reborn
Sending a message to all, goodbye
Up on the horizon grow the great peaks 
The hills grow hardy and strong
Across the country, doing no wrong


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Winter put on his white coat
Whispered  softly to the wind
Come and dance with me
We will whirl and twirl in delight
As we dance across this country wide
Wind gave a sigh in sweet refrain
She took the arm of his coat
Together they found a rhythm
And danced the night away.

26/01/16...

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Winter put on his coat of white
Whispered to the wind
Come and dance a dance with me
We will whirl and twirl
All across this country floor
Wind sighs in sweet refrain
Wraps her coat tight
Answered winter in delight
Come we curtsy and we bow
Now we dance merrily on new found snow.

26/01/16...

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Across the country, I’ve lost my sense; 
I sit and count the days. 
The days I have not perceived your say. 
I’m gone in a haze recollecting your mysterious gaze, 
am I crazy to say I keep falling in this passageway; 
your love is enchanting my insanity. 
I add up the days, when will our love go away?...

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JUNE

It was a strong wind
A swath across the country
May went out with a mighty    hot exhalation
Sitting here in a synthesis of senses
I welcome June    she of the powder-sweet presence
There will be a tarnish or two    I know
She is no bleating lamb    makes no apologies
    for her early fame
After a bitter winter     the torrent of spring
I welcome her like the soothing Goddess she is...

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Horses running in desperate flight
Across the country side In reckless flight
A rider looses their hat and falters
Slowing she falls behind
Another turns and rides back
Reaching her he calls out Stacy
My eyes open and it all slips away
Meaning is lost as it fades
Just a thought from somewhere
Leaves me wondering from where it came
Fearful running in my mind
Not understood meaningless and lost...

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Riding across the country with my best friend,
Off road trails then back on pavement again.
Always loving the wind blowing through our hair,
Doing as we wish without a worry or a care.

The sun comes up and then quickly goes down,
Rarely finding the time to even look around.
If we should blink our eyes for a tad too long,
Perhaps... tis a delightful case of directions gone wrong.


Contest~Kim Merryman~ROAD TRIP...

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Though swarms of bees try to make their way,
Across my country they cannot stay,
For a force that’s greater than their queen,
Shall wipe them out till they’re unseen,
Though plagues of snakes attempt to bite,
Constrict themselves with all their might
They cannot stand against my King
For he will annihilate them with his mighty wings,
No ruler is greater than my king.
Victory! Victory!  The angels sing.


By: Sabina Nicole...

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R ambling on down a road that leads to nowhere
O ther people passing on their way to dead-end jobs
A llways looking for that elusive road less travelled
D etours sending us past another mansion owned by snobs

T raveling across the country without a map nor destination
R elying on our whims to guide us each new day
I ndependence is a town and our behavioral objective
P lenty of room in our van if you want to join us along the way...

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I signed the best friend contract.
That meaning I have made an oath to my best friend.
I will worry when my best friend is going through hard times.

I will stand with them always.
Never behind,
Never in front.

I am there with them all the time.
Across the country,
and six feet away.

When they are sad
I'll try to make them laugh.
But happy, I laugh with them.

I don't like them,
I don't hate them,
I love them.
I signed the best friend contract....

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One month and two days ago
We met
Some fell in love
Others wept

I look back 
And I remember
How we were treated equal
All a member

Scattered across the country
We were united 
And one was angry, sad
We were there; strong and undivided

A cruise liner could
Not hold our emotion
We stood and looked at
Each other with strong devotion

One month and two days today
We all look back
And talk like we're still together
We are never seperated; never alone...

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Happiness never enjoys solid ground.
When it begins to grow tired, it moves
To another district, a new name, a bigger salary.

Happiness does not care about you.
You're simply along for the ride.

This is not the worst thing ever.
The "the worst thing ever" is the name of this poem.
The logic of this poem is embedded 
In babbling brooks all across this country.
To find it you must go to a brook, and sit.
An activity which just happens to be 
The best thing ever....

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29 july 2016 9:24 AM

Travel 

Wander lust is in my heart
Adventure begs my feet to start

A journey long and lasting years
To travel far away from here

Back and forth across the land
To see for myself and understand

To live and love and experience creation
Across our country while it is still a great nation

Deserts, mountains, rivers, lakes and oceans
Living my life in perpetual motion

So much to see so many places to go
Some day please come soon before I get to old...

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My heart is cold and feeling blue
A heart looking for a love a new
A heart thats never been untrue
That's what I feel I have for you
All the times I'm reminiscing
And true love is what I'm missing
If it's all over, we'll go seperate ways
But I'll still think back to these days
How I wait and how I long
For my true love to come along
Yes I'm still searching for my true love
Seems out of reach, like a flying dove
Across this country I seem to roam
Till true love pulls me to the place called home...

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At 3 p.m. in every state,
All buglers, young and old,
Will join to play a tune which
On this date has oft consoled.

The song is 24 notes long
And “Taps” is what it’s named.
Its poignant sound reminds us
Of the soldiers death has claimed.

Memorials ensure that those
Whom war of life’s deprived
Will live on in the hearts of 
Friends and family who’ve survived.

Across our country, where the flames
Of hatred are ignited,
The buglers playing “Taps” today
Give cause to be united....

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