Short Clapboards Poems
Short Clapboards Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Clapboards by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Clapboards by length and keyword.
Nest Eggs
that string
the one the nestlings thought a worm
blows listless on the wind
as clapboards rattle
on withered dreams
of forever
a silence calls
passing clouds
to mourn
a string
©11/7/2019
Last Years Nests Poetry Contest...
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Categories:
clapboards, family, time,
Form:
Free verse
When The Rolls Are Called Up Yonder
The clapboards of the church pews
are as loud Praise print on a hymnal
collection plate showerless blessing
bell rope dangle art on a dusty floor
prayers of silence hallow the rafters
sunset gifts bits of stained glass life...
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Categories:
clapboards, analogy, blessing,
Form:
Verse
Long Johns State of the Union
The clothesline hung, low, and limp.
Raucous, red, long johns
and worn, white, blue jeans
pinned like butterflies in a box;
dangled bodiless.
The neighbors all envied Mom’s skill.
Nobodies tidy whities were brighter.
The pulley wheel whined and clanked
against back porch clapboards
when a stiff wind blew through.
And, the state of your laundry
was like the state of the union jack;
you hung ‘um both high
and took ‘um down when the rain came....
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Categories:
clapboards, nostalgia
Form:
Free verse
Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever
Weathered clapboards count death’s cadence
bleached bones of faded lives
rusted bells hang limply – silenced
mourning beneath long tearless skies
sad emptiness when longing dies.
Once, bells pealed, come hither
bright sunshine kissed love’s tower
none felt the doubtful shiver
one heart condemned to cower
blood stained - within the bower.
©1/15/2018
submitted to – 10 Lines, 5 Words: Rhyme II – Poetry Contest
sponsor – Laura Loo...
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Categories:
clapboards, dark,
Form:
Rhyme