Texas Poems - Poems about Texas

TEXAS HEATWAVE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sun-kissed days unfold waves of warmth upon my skin sultry air descends scorching pavement cracks crisp, dry earth beneath my feet summer's fiery breath heatwaves shimmer bright mirages on dusty roads endless, burning days ...

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TEXAS PRAIRIE PARADISE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ here, where the horizon bends. the morning sun spills its warmth. the Texas prairie stretches~ a vast unbroken beauty where golden grasses sway. the air, thick with the scent of sage, wraps around me like a familiar embrace. dust motes dance in the light, tiny galaxies suspended in the quiet splendor of morning. cacti punctuate the landscape these sentinels of resilience, their spines reminding...

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NIGHTTIME IN TEXAS, THE LONE STAR STATE crimson skies ablaze cactus shadows stretch and yawn 'Lone Star' says ‘goodnight’ ...

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TEXAS SUMMER'S EMBRACE Poem written for Summer Sonnets Poetry Contest, XF Lacasse, sponsor Beneath Texas skies, wildflowers bend and sway. Soft zephyrs tease the hair around my face. There’s a hush at noon--a humid, lazy day. Cicadas hum their songs in summer’s embrace. The sky, a canvas painted azure bright, With cotton candy clouds drifting by, soft and slow. Evening’s glow, a...

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TEXAS FLOODING WARS (Apropos Of A Lesson Of Nature) The flood waters came, leaving lost lives washed away; eyes flooded with tears: Nature herself, warring with collateral disaster:- So many children won’t be thirsty anymore; flood waters drowned them:- Let us thirst for quenching peace: our human nature flooded:- ...

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My heart is broken for our dear Texan dears ...

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Early on a cold March morning a handful of men took a stand in the year of eighteen thirty six when a sabre drew a line in the sand it was victory or death for the valiant few outnumbered and out-gunned surrender and be spared an ultimatum they knew with a cannon shot by Travis it was shunned even as the day was...

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In Texas we have our heroes, And of them we’re mighty proud— There’s the Alamo in San Antone, Where our cannons spoke out loud. We’re proud to be called Texans, We’re proud to be called free; We’re the best state in the Union— On that we all agree. Texas is the Lone Star State, Together we shall stand, For it’s the folks of Texas That make...

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Shadows Whether they will be small, huge, tiny, big, Short, tall, round, large or giant from anything and everything in this world, Shadows always appear. They will become attached to you when the light rays, Casts when something blocks you in the dark and, Follow you like a noir copycat mime. The silhouette forms the basis of a 2 dimensional...

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Waves of pale blue wafted through the quilted Texas sky Highlighting the tangerines and lavenders of the evening Grandpa’s old windmill looked picturesque in the distance Sundown believes in imagination, adoration and fantasy I stared into the ribboned distance, wondering if the trees suspected They had an essential part in the mystique of the moment Birds were reverent, none of them...

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I had to discourage the love of Mary Lou My pals advised me what to do Just insult her the Texas way She'll set you free and go away. But Mary Lou heard on the grapevine of my plan, so decided down the road she could kick the can I told her that I'd rather cuddle a hornet than...

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long day wraps up the clouds roll in gilded by a retiring sun releasing a sigh of relief ultimately i'm thankful for my many blessings as i prepare to wind down to recharge and renew tomorrow will be upon us soon enough AP: 3rd place 2025 ...

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The American South sits in my throat like grief. Faded floral curtains on Either side of a square, stained window Brown flecks, sometimes red, like the one in My brother’s eye— Nobody knows where they come from. Do you think Eve and Lilith used to kiss? In the garden where no one could see? New Mexico coyotes, dug up from pond banks Smile at me...

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When Santa played poker with Grinch He knew that if he gave an inch The vile Grinch-like mind Thinks one of a kind A card hand that wins in a pinch Though Santa was quick on his feet None of his elves were deadbeat cheats Grinch yelled, “Sakes alive I win with a five.” So Santa got up from his seat And said, “Grinchy, though...

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I have got to wake up And I have got to get dressed, with eyeshadow With the intent of wings of a butterfly – my face, can it be beautiful A little while longer – while this aging body has not yet turned on me I need a face to match this body To feel good about myself Can I...

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