Ten Poems - Poems about Ten

...He followed this path for half a mile, found himself high up on a cold platform. The trail split, one went across the mesa, the other went right, winding down below. On the left he could see cl......Read More

...Dalton lived in the north Texas plain, working a ranch he owned for five years, a small spread, but it brought some money in, some solace after all of the past tears. His wife had died giving b......Read More

...Like water I was the river You were the sea I dissolved into you And thought I was free. Out of the cage I flew But landed on my knees As I tried to flee The heavy clouds And storms, of r......Read More

...I dream the dream of yesterday of how we used to dance and play and how the music in the street brought the whole nation to its feet; the sun has come and gone and find you sitting on the lawn, waiti......Read More

...My New Year's resolution For twenty twenty-four Is the same old resolution That I made ten times before I vowed to stop eating junk food Like candy and all kinds of chips So, that I c......Read More

...'Twas the night before Christmas and outside was blizzardly Mrs Claus was busy hanging baubles on the Christmas tree Santa felt cold and shivery and was succumbing to the flu And told Mrs Claus "I......Read More

...Bright eyed red nosed reindeer, Raring frantically to go, Waiting for that iconic signal, A belting “ho ho ho”. Flying gifts down children’s chimneys, One house two house three house four, Wi......Read More

...King Duncan wouldn't allow it Chin sweat and air conditioning Sending me into a linguistic shaming spiral Flavoursome mints and sparkling water Won't fix this wet nightmare Telling the steps ......Read More

...I lie - what wife mine’d been saying (our solidarity betraying) Was in fact much more dismaying: “Why have you not come before? From our lives you’ve been absented – with your coming, I’m contented......Read More

...My Valley Tucked away in the north-central part of the state, about ten miles or so from where the clear and slow-moving water of the Grand River mixes with the quickly rolling mud of the Missouri......Read More

...Dear Santa I’m writing early this year Especially after the debacle of last year You delivered the sexy underwear and the two-day hotel break to my wife What the hell were you thinking Does my......Read More

... I have a blinded man from birth as a brother Spent time with him first ten years. We sat in the kitchen floor playing bongos And congas on mom’s pots and pans Every time my parents woul......Read More

...Ten minutes to ten On top of a mountain Looking up high Towards the starry sky The night is peaceful And the sky is full Of bright lights twinkling Like a light - filled ceiling Dec......Read More

... In the ten years since I officially retired Had trouble keeping my old brain active A major activity that's filled the void It's poetry, which has kept my brain captive Owe my well ......Read More

...How do I praise your influence, oh Rumi? For you are the essence of my poetry. Poet's quote. I was lost in mournful melodies of birds, until death brought me back to l......Read More