Short Perches Poems

snowy owl perches

on the back of bald eagle

a taxi with wings...

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Before beginning
She perches and breathes deep on
The edge of my bed...

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The lost tree of life
Perches proudly in the desert -
Surviving malice....

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a blue jay perches
cobalt feathers sprinkled white ~
snowy morning rest...

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It perches in tree
 gracing me with it's presence
 from heaven it's sent...

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high the eagle perches
feathers that gleam in sunlight
majestic wing span...

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bird perches on limb

   with softly ruffled feathers

    ....his music begins...

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perches low enough
and bides an early farewell~
the sun in winter...

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Spring breeze softly perches		
On the same branch in the tree		
Next to a little bird...

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blue jay perches on rose
looking at empty bird bath...
a very dry fall  ...

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A cerulean jay
perches
atop a papaya tree.
One goitered old woman
preens
a bright comb
in chartreuse hair....

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Hummer
perches 'pon pear
Scratches looks all around
Cat spies tiny feathered treat
Too small  ...

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In the frozen arms of the old oak tree
A rustic birdhouse perches
Snow covered, forsaken

2/3/13
For Rick Parise's Kimo contest....

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winter afternoon...
ebony crow perches, preens,
like it owns the place,
pecking into a bread crust...
unregal lord of its realm...

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A bird like a pigeon or dove
will always choose food over love
They poop from their perches
On people in churches
Excluding Nun of the Above...

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A whale perches
   next an isle
   teeming with humanity

   A little girl smiles and waves
   the whale submerges
   as the sun nods its approval...

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an empty park bench
 surrounded by fallen leaves ~
  bird perches on branch

 9-9-2022
 Autumn in Nature - Haiku Poetry Contest
 Sponsor: Tania Kitchin...

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                                 The masked Nuthatcher
                         Feeds from ample seed and suet..
                                   Perches upside down...

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FOG LIKE PHANTOM STREAMS
misty beauty, white ravines
make mornings meaningful

Acacia arboretum hold fast
At the breaking before breakfast
The new day, old friends, egrets...

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snow covered park bench
features spot of brilliant red
cardinal perches

January 18, 2021

January 13, 2022
entered in the Bite Size #32 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier...

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A TALL SHANGHAI ROOSTER
perches on top of a barn
on the farm


It watches the sky
as the sun rises
and wakes up everyone
by letting out a "Cock-a-doodle doo!"


6/26/19 The Rooster Edward Ibeh...

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With chinchilla glass
ocean waves lapping my toes
fancy flights take off.

Wren pecks at my thoughts
as it perches on tree stump
posing as prince toad.

Caveat flashing light
intrudes in my dreamy state
warns me to leave prince...

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"Hope is the thing with feathers—
That perches in my soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never stops—at all— "

Prayer is the thing with crosses
That, stationed in the heart,
Brings the Gospel, in few words
A contemplative start...

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The dragonfly
perches at the apex
of an amethyst foxglove,
tubular blooms
erect as trumpets.
A jeweled angel
pauses on an obelisk,
transparent
but for sun's shimmer
dancing on diaphanous wings,
until a feral gust
whisks it into porcelain air....

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The Cardinal perches 
low singing a beautiful 
melody to his mate 
serenading her while 
sharing sweet nectar 
these spiritual couples 
embrace heavenly bliss 
mating forever synchronized 
within lyrical trust between 
the rapture of poetic harmony 
...

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