Short Gophers Poems

Frenzied gophers holding tiny umbrellas
run pell mell amongst the splatter
of irregular raindrops along a prairie road.....

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writing of nature
is writing of life
sunsets sunrises
oceans and landscapes
the sight is endless

birds flying high
as gophers dig
drops from the sky
as tide comes in

a rainbow
in the sky
more than trout

all life
endless

see...

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A week of triple digits.
The birds stay low.
No sign of life, except
gophers scuttling across dry grass

making for the lower regions. 
Roots, tubers and bulbs. Gophers
turn down and inward, thrive
on lonely. 

Look, here’s one that feels
the vibration of our feet 
and scuttles off again.
Lowly, homely, alive....

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One spring morn

A boat set sail

Sailing away

On a sea of green

All the flowers

Were on board

Traveling forth

New sights to see

All the snails

Were too slow

Missed the boat

Didn’t sail

Gophers too

Left behind

Staying out

Of bright sunshine

Sail away

On a sea of green

Going forth

In the new day...

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A faerie village is a marvelous place to be.
If you ever find yourself petite and small.
Pure of heart travelers will discover an oak tree.
Beyond the west side of inspiration wall.

An ethereal faerie may soon dance to thee.
Let her read your fortune in her crystal ball.
Stay away gophers and birds that ‘chee’.
Simon LeGree is still out here, after all....

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I have a problem;
these animals keep digging
mammals moles, gophers

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hole digging tunnels
Oh! Burrowers where’s your den
you’re not our friend

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small animals holes
moles, voles, rats, chipmunks burrows
Complex tunnels scapes

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vermits such a pest
there’s gonna be a murder
Murder in tunnel





1/31/21
For Murder in the Tunnel Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Kai Michael Neuman . 2021©...

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The Lone Coyote Calls


Hearing the call of the lone coyote on hot desert night
 hot breeze effecting everything in it's swirling path
Eagle sailing lonely across still melting blue skies
 gophers scurrying in and out of tight little holes
Sun resting it's shining authority over desolate land
 every creature hot and battling in a survival fight
Rolling over in my steaming hot little tent
 wondering where the hell that damn coyote went!

Robert L. 05-28-2014...

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The secretion of a Lilly is often mistaken for the timbers of a concrete ball. Many a time is the goldfish singing for a curry. Golden gophers gluing glitter. A wolf dancing in a stew of peas is more happy than a porcupine on a rocket powered skateboard.ooooh grammar of framing a drugged frog is as indigestible as spinning around the earth twice after consuming large amounts of beer. Like a tidal wave then. Humming. Humorous isn't it. Turbulent tambourines turning tripe. Intoxication z....

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