Short Northwest Poems

peak moss season
even the rolling stone
gathers it...

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The air is sticky
Clouds loom low in the grey sky
Seattle summer...

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northwest jewel thieves stalk.

waiting for the storm to still.

then lap up diamonds!...

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This weekend...in the northwest
.......is like october in july,
why do the other states
.......continue to burn and fry.........

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Warsaw, Moscow
       cities in Indiana

     Pekin, Paris
       towns in Illinois

     All four northwest
       of the Iroquois...

     Don't ask me why I wrote this
       Ask me instead for a kiss...

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Columbia, Willamette stream
Forth their gentle run,
As salmon glint beneath each beam 
Of a Northwest sun.

The rain-swelled rivers rise and roll
Back where they began,
Like ups and downs of someone’s soul:
Seasons of a man,...

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Comment on Blasphemus Bill   by  Robert Service

Old Billl had left the valleys green and gone away northwest,
to the snow and ice and the and freezing vice,
of a subtle winters chill,
survived,
till the ice his heart had filled,
deadly cold instilled, 
demise....

Don...

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Remember the sun those days
The smell of the sea
Don't forget the Northwest breeze

Then a thought flew right through me
Brought me back again
Closing my eyes is that you

Stumbling around the rocks
Thoughts of you I find
In my mind I hit rewind

At the beach where seagulls fly...

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The streetlight in the fog
Emits a spotlight
In this dark and cold and fresh northwest.
I sit beside the warm glow.
My body shivers.
It's an icy beauty.
In the mist of the streetlights my world goes by,
And then around, spinning.
Even in this silent freeze
You can find reason to be on your knees....

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This is a town so nice.
They had to name it twice.
Up here in the Pacific Northwest,
it is a place better than most of the rest.
Nearby grow apples and cherries.
There are also good blackberries and raspberries.
Living in this small city is fun.
It is known as WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON.
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Joined mountains and blankets of forests
Where the sun dances just above the breeze
Deep inside the past and positions of clouds
Following branches and roots to the inside of the earth
Meadows and crevices, climbing alpine heights
Freedom in the wildflowers and fields
Memories tangled up down long dusty roads...

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It's Spring in The Great Northwest,
And the weather can put you to test.
Those cold northern breezes,
Bring melts and then freezes,
And soon your health ain't the best.

We're tired of the snow and the ice.
Huddled down in a den just like mice.
With Christmas long passed,
If we could see some grass,
And a Robin or two would be nice....

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clouds shadow grounds and grasses
as cold winds deny spring

life pauses and passes
as I work along the side of a road

pavement must be sculpted
fields wait to become

trees waiting to bud
raise tangled arms

but a touch of sun
hints something more

a gust of wind carries birdsong
melody without words

a love of the land
little said...

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An Autumn Day
By: Miracle Man
1-1-2022

Autumn came slowly,
but had a short-lived stay.
Seasonal pendulum,
swung the other way.

Swirling at my feet,
fall’s remnants abound.
From the northwest comes,
the wind’s whistling sound

Now snow flakes arrive,
from a mottled sky.
I have scarcely time,
to notice Geese fly by.
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Follow me to the northwest winds 
where the corridors of  time 
never jumble mix or close  
Let the stars in your eyes my child 
be like lanterns to my heart 
Follow me to Neptune 
and hang your strawberry kisses 
on the rope of my swing 
I will push you up 
and take you to the highest place 
if you follow me 
past the moon and the sun 
so follow, me......

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Freshly mowed grass touched by silver dew
Golden sunshine sparkles
Wispy clouds revealed hugging skies blue
Morn unaware of hurdles

Sunrise knew not of a rainy day
Nor of a rainy night
Nor of a cold, sunless morn
Where there was no sunlight

Nor of a northwest chilly breeze
That chilled the birds so fair
Nor of the poet out on the porch
Shivering in the chair  ...

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Headed out early this morning walking
the dogs with a blue sky overhead but
a bank of cumulonimbus clouds building
to the northwest with a faint shard of a
rainbow base hanging on that horizon.
By the end of our walk, the clouds
had moved east and we returned
home in a light sun-shower.

He came to bed late, settled in next
to her and in the morning
left only his mortal remains...

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Patio Time
By: Miracle Man
December 6 2020

The dense fog scatters as sun rises,
Birds sing, and Fox Squirrels chatter.
Will today’s news bring dire surprises,
or additional fluff that doesn’t matter.

Patio wind chimes now start tinkling,
and northwest breeze causes coffee to cool.
what lies in store today, I’ve no inkling,
God holds the answers, I’m just His tool.
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through kitchen's glass pane
browning leaf tumbles, twirls down...
yellow butterfly

morning glories choke
fall's mexican petunias...
last green pear hangs high

cool crisp breezy air
high pressure from northwest holds...  
hurricane's low whirls   

Date written: 09/28/2022
Sponsor: Tania Kitchin
Contest: A Haiku Collection Of Three
SyllableCounter.Net
Grammarly...

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Segovia, historic city northwest of Madrid;
Wish to visit architectural legacy, I admit.
Especially Romanesque churches, a former royal
palace and a Gothic cathedral- a tour so joyful.
Read an article from Devour Spain, hope to go nearby
restaurant for two big dishes which I wanted to try:
the suckling pig roasted to soft and crunchy perfection
and also judiones de la granja in succession.

08/07/2019...

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Blissful
Introvert, Wanderer, Daydreamer, Caregiver
Daughter of Carolyn, Sister of Susan, Mr. Peabody's Mom
Lover of the sound of rain, comfy slippers, and my husband's smile
Who feels imperfect, inquisitive, and impulsive
Who fears icy roads, large bugs, and dentists
Who would like to see compassion, common sense, and gratitude
Resident of the verdant Northwest
Bookworm

1/27/19
For Writing Challenge 2, Bio Form
Sponsor: Dear Heart...

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Brrrrr! its cacaca Cold
Written: by Tom Wright
February 2015

This wintery night,
Showcases a snowy, horizontal curtain,
Impelled by a frigid northwest wind;

Trees long thought asleep,
Awaken under the snows weighting.

But by sunrise, hush has arrived,
Leaving the snow’s appearance soft,
Like delicate frosting on a cake;
But still ccccold!

A task is seldom too difficult
For a properly prepared mind;
Tom
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drifting, drifting with heavy eyelids 
in and out of our conversation.

 pilgrim to your words i wander.

circumventing around the room to 
follow strait edged symetries.

cloudy, foggy, i cannot rise through this vapor. 
so i settle in a cup of dark coffee. 

 then fogbell foreheaded stumbling 
into iceberg corners of desk and chaires.

 like roald amundson i drift narrowly down the isle
along the northwest passege of my cubicled sobriety....

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If you ask just about anyone in the know,
they will tell you the best potatoes come from Idaho.
That is a state located in the Pacific Northwest.
Their underground tubers are undoubtedly the best.
Whether you bake them, boil them, or fry,
they have that special flavor nobody can deny.
The state has potatoes that nobody else can grow.
Whether you go to Boise, Meridian, Twin Falls, or Pocatello,
you will find the best potatoes grow in Idaho.
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The malls are decorated
And happy voices sing.
It's Christmas in the Northwest,
Let all the churchbells ring.
We haul out our umbrellas
And put our slickers on.
We dash between the showers
To get our shopping done.
There are Santas on each corner
As perfect gifts we chase.
We sacrifice our coifed hairdos,
A smile on every face.
It's Christmas in the Northwest
From mountain top to vale.
The raindrops won't deter us
From one more Christmas sale.


won 4th place...

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