When Fields Becomes Cities
...Once there stood a golden field,
Swaying crops, a farmer's yield.
Morning songs of birds took flight,
Beneath the sky so vast and bright.
The village paths, of dust and stone,
Where children l...
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Categories:
thatched roof, nature, nostalgia, social, urban,
Form: Quatrain
Late this night
...Late this night
the electric lamps flickered out,
I am sitting on the window sill
gazing through the window.
The calm moonlight
falling over the silent earth
making me remember
my distant past...
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Categories:
thatched roof, in memoriam, memorial,
Form: Free verse
Whispers of the Palm
...In the whisper of palms,I embark upon a celestial voyage.
My vessel, woven from the threads of ancestral dreams, glides through cosmic tides.
Each star above is a breadcrumb, and every constellat...
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Categories:
thatched roof, appreciation, courage, culture, heart,
Form: Narrative
Saint Patrick's Day Musings
...Saint Patrick's Day Musings
I feel lucky on this Saint Patrick's Day
Perhaps my muse has something to say
As I'm decked out in my holiday green
She's painting pictures of a cozy scene
A that...
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Categories:
thatched roof, ireland, muse,
Form: Rhyme
Like a Tourist
...As the morning comes
thoughts begin to wonder
how to live like a tourist could
walk the beach to see the sunrise
have fresh fruit and banana pancakes
for dinner, eat shrimp with a shot of tequil...
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Categories:
thatched roof, happiness, smile, vacation,
Form: Free verse
Parting Song
...The lone bird sang a parting song
over the country thatched roof houses,
the song so sweet and loving....
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Categories:
thatched roof, environment,
Form: Haiku
This Is No Fable
...I was relaxing in my sunroom, one very peaceful afternoon,
Enjoying the fables of Aesop, and all the flowers abloom.
The view from the many windows, was gold sunshiny delight,
With blossoms and ...
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Categories:
thatched roof, adventure, animal, fantasy, flower,
Form: Couplet
In the Wild Re Post
...IN THE WILD
( Re Post)
Early one morning, we begin our drive,
An awesome feeling as we arrive,
At our camp gate which, opens
At six o’clock,
Now we are in the African bush
Which, will unl...
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Categories:
thatched roof, animal,
Form: Free verse
Cookie Tin Lid Perfect
..."Bellows",
bellows the blacksmith
the thatched roof crofter's cottage
so beautiful
in the cottage garden
the wild pink heather evokes
fond memories of Victoria....
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Categories:
thatched roof, nature,
Form: Free verse
As We Speak
...As we speak,
My children and I are famished
Our fireplace is cold
Our pots are empty
It is may, but it feels like December
Our thatched roof is covered with mud
And our barns ravaged by corr...
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Categories:
thatched roof, africa, corruption, culture, evil,
Form: Prose Poetry
Rain
...Rainfall from a thatched roof
cloudbursts of water arriving wet
flooded streets and rivers
drench-pours and raincoats ;
sun showers and liquid sunshine
streams of water flowing through
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Categories:
thatched roof, rain,
Form: Free verse
The Spirit House
...In the woods, I stumbled upon
a thatched roof, spirit house.
Foolish was I for peering within
it became enraged; giant claws erupted
from underneath, as it leapt towards me!
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Categories:
thatched roof, horror, house, image, imagery,
Form: Free verse
In the Wild
...IN THE WILD
Early morning, we go for a drive,
An awesome feeling as we arrive,
At our camp gate which, opens
At 6 o’clock,
Now we are in the African bush
Which, will unlock,
Moments that w...
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Categories:
thatched roof, adventure, africa,
Form: Rhyme
That Banyan Tree
...The village where my father was born.
After many years
Still has not changed
Except that electricity has arrived ,
The road blacktopped has deteriorated,
And thatched-roof ...
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Categories:
thatched roof, nature, remember,
Form: Free verse
Erased
...Erstwhile his skin was beautiful as an obsidian, with great markings alongside his face, as was the likeness of the Benin people; an imagery so poignant and meaningful.
His shoulders were wide, his ...
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Categories:
thatched roof, death,
Form: Prose
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