Short Pelicans Poems

Four Pelicans in formation
On bank of empty dam
Dust mites in restless wings...

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no tourist dolphins
pelicans of sacrifice
they die curing ills


07 October 2021...

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 four jets streak blue sky
directional opposites..
three pelicans soar...

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waving
to the
cardinals
jays and
juncos

waking
to terns
frigate
birds and
pelicans...

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ocean waters tossed...
very high waves white capping  
as Pelicans soar...

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high in the blue sky 

pelicans glide on thermals

aero dynamics 






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Pelicans
By Franklin Price
6/6/2015

Pelicans are prepped
Under beaks are quite a pouch
For their fishing catch...

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Sumac burns bluffside
                White Pelicans unfurl flight
                              River fog cloaks me...

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Three pelicans and a moose
Seated on a lowly blue beam
Each takin a can of cool cider
Trying to quench their thirst
Hoping to hide away the hurt...

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winter bears sharp fangs
white pelicans migrate south ~
they return in spring



Haiku Challenge Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Regina McIntosh
Date written: 08/03/2021...

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fall leaves age to brown

                    white pelicans migrate south 

                                     ghost of winter lurks



Date written and submitted: 11/06/2019...

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I Am Missing You


I am missing the seas rolling waves
And the light spray upon my face
Clear blue skies above my head
The pelicans quick plunge
Sand between my toes
Looking for shells
Sunrise walks
Sunsets’
Kiss...

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Pelicans crack me up, they waddle like Aunt Bea
But they're much more agile, they can also fly free
Aunt Bea jumps then crashes
On her multitude of fat asses
Methinks she's seen better days when she was three...

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Witless Willy

5 lines i'm told will fit alright
but words they fail to fit just right
slap under the ear2 spark the wit
but will witless Willy manage it
dodge pelicans tonight

Don Johnson

When things go white


5 lines down...

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These fallon pelicans, given pre-eminence amid this world it's moment in time
Deceptive, their worthless plumes; fixations weaving in and out, hellionistic hues
Led by the prince of what soon shall be, what was; your waning dreams ? Romulus....

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           hum 
         of wind 
    turns to growl 
     as November 
 closes out Autumn. 
     white pelicans 
     migrate south.
          winter 
           nigh

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Pelicans fly side by side
royal in their stately glide
waxing eloquent at sea 
drafting skies and feeling free.

Side of heaven here on earth
glide in glorious rebirth
sea of summertime, so fair
free from worry, without care. 






Written on 3/15/2019...

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It's an elaborate placid scene
Surfers are decorating the sea
As pelicans glide through the sky
The waves gently roll in and subside
The breeze is therapeutically inclined
To soothe the soul and the mind
This is the pleasure that one finds
In the fascination of his design...

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It was as if 
the veneer of a morning 
split open and six pelicans
flew out through the crack
carrying the light 
of another world, 
bright gold upon every wing
and passing overhead
had me bathed
in a moment until
they flew back
into their world,
leaving me to mine.


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A flock of pelicans gather around,
huddling on a treetop, bathed in moonlight,
hoping safety in numbers would be found,
as predators stalk prey throughout the night,
when weary wings hesitate to take flight.
Living in the now, these birds have no fear,
each heart trusting that sol will soon appear....

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Melancholy

The sky was blue today
And some pelicans were soaring above 
Some clouds skipped along on high
And the air was full of love

For we are here in this precious world
Made for us in all its worth
Please count your blessings each one
And remember those who who have left this earth.
	
© Paul Warren Poetry...

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Old pelican
Perched atop
A railing at the end
Of Sunny Isles pier

His wings spread
His body teetering
In a salty breeze
As if in mid-flight

Stationary
But with all the motion
Of the universe
Rushing about him

Like a propeller
Whirling
And steering
In the currents of the sea

Yet absent a ship to thrust....

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Autumn
Trees bare of leaves
Woods aflame with color
The spectre of winter draws near
Mother Earth steadily growing older
White pelicans migrating south
Flower petals start to wilt
Soothing cool breeze
Autumn



Date written and posted: 10/14/2018...

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I walk barefoot on the beach
Where the water greets the land.
Waves with their wet fingers reach,
Then retreat from where I stand.
White foam fizzles on the sand.

I pick up some rocks and shells,
Watch the shorebirds dive and fly
As the ocean ebbs and swells,
Plovers skitter, seagulls cry,
Soundless pelicans glide by.

8/3/2017...

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Through a bathroom mirror
a naked ape looks
at its reflection.

Waiting for coffee,
reading fridge magnets,
I'm surprised how interesting
the world is
when stamped into rubber decals.

Until now I've avoided
talking to myself.
I nod at a graphic depiction
of pelicans crap-bombing California.

"Yea," I say, rubbing my chin,
"go for it."...

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