Short Sidling Poems

DEFEAT

Out of the waves they come.
Helmeted army of crabs
Trundle over the perfect pools 
Of starfish and periwinkle,
Murking up the sandy bottom
Of their foxholes, 
Armoured claws testing each mollusk for food,
Sidling up to my toes
In marauding hunger.
I retreat  inland,
Allowing them their beachhead....

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(A Children's Poem)

I see you
          little star
sidling up to the moon
          to steal a kiss
from off his brow.

I see you
          little star
twinkling in the sky
          winking at me
as you pass by.

I see you
          little star
gliding past milky whey
          on your way
down to where we are....

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WATCHING    FISH

We pause  at the glass and look in
They come sidling down to look  at us
Solemn peaceful beauties
Gliding graceful in their thick liquid world
Big-eyed innocence, bubbles,
Children of the deep
Crowd  down at the end to see us
They wave their fins and hover
Looking  out with rapture of a lover
Staring  unselfconsciously with 
Mouths miming murmered mumbles...

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The heat is rising up,  up,  up 
and I feel like a wilting pup 
The breeze seems to be hiding 
and summer is happily sidling
down the lane it's just insane!

I meet the day with trepidation 
every hour of sun is on probation 
can I take it ..thats my one refrain 
I like it but, I wish it would rain  
common rain... this is insane ! 

Wish it would rain, wish it would rain
rain, rain, rain,...

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