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Just Being Here
... Tugboats glide up river towards their twilight rendezvous. The trees on the far bank are filling with birds gathering for their nightly roost. I have come here to take in the calm, to make ......
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Paul Willason
Categories:
tugboats,
peace, prayer, river, self,
Form:
Free verse
Tranquil Tomato Broth
...Easy spirit. Bones erased into dust. Much heavy man made nothing in seconds. Justice is meaningless before the mountains of death Harmony in silence Waking inside a spider web of my own creation......
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Patrick ORourke
Categories:
tugboats,
best friend, celebration, crazy,
Form:
Free verse
Strummaz Motiff
...The green leafed tree in the harbor. There the freights are advanced. Sailors with quality tools, while diners feast and play chess. The edge Of the merchants dine hall has a Blindspot where tu......
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Allan Terry
Categories:
tugboats,
boat, celebration, celebrity, dance,
Form:
Ballad
bunnies in the water
...distress alarm went out over the Dunkirk Sea french bunnies in the water, capsized, maybe three tugboats and rowboats raced to try and help argentine bunnies were pulled out wearing gooey kelp ......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
tugboats,
1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form:
Rhyme
Walking In the Dark
...It’s magic walking in the dark, The sidewalks empty, shadows stark And dogs have not begun to bark; There’s promise in the air. The birds are waking in the park, Each chirp a beak-to-beak rema......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
tugboats,
dark, morning,
Form:
Rhyme
Where Tugboats Turn Ships
...It happens mostly out of sight, under cover of the world, life ebbing away or is seized by a claw or fang, suffering in corners, enduring what fate cruelly inflicts. Each night, millions die,......
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Paul Willason
Categories:
tugboats,
bird, time,
Form:
Free verse
Sounds
...There were evenings when you could hear - way off - tugboats signaling to each other with short blasts from their horn as they pushed and nudged a ship into port. Or the rumble and clang of h......
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Paul Willason
Categories:
tugboats,
anxiety, sound,
Form:
Free verse
In Praise of Barge Workers
...Wind sweeps down the side of the mountain Crosses tracks and flings itself across the river, First slapping against the sides of the tugboats Causing the deckhands to shiver and curse ......
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L Milton Hankins
Categories:
tugboats,
boat, death, river, work,
Form:
Free verse
More Musings
...Seagulls squawk and pigeons coo; What they’re saying – I’ve no clue. They just do what they must do To make it in the city. Ferries float and tugboats tug; Friends meet up and give a hug. May......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
tugboats,
city, me,
Form:
Rhyme
Tugboats and the Moon
...Other places have their charms, Like oceans, mountains, forests, farms And I can visit and admire Why they match someone’s desire Yet no matter where I roam, The city is, for me, my home. Bac......
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©
Ilene Bauer
Categories:
tugboats,
appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme
A Black Tie of Course
...Yes, I do have a black tie he said He showed up with it stuck to his head His wife was not classy Her gown was quite trashy They were escorted to the flower bed The next couple was luckier tha......
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Caren Krutsinger
Categories:
tugboats,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Limerick
Blockage of the Suez Canal
... More than fifty ships go through the Suez Canal on any day. However, a very large freighter has blocked the passageway. The ship called the "Ever Given" comes from a company in Taiwan. U......
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©
Robert Pettit
Categories:
tugboats,
business, sea,
Form:
Rhyme
Maddened Tempest Slams
...Fierce tempest slams its maddened jeer while gush of flood crashes offshore ; then to our village…loud winds roar as piercing thunder grows severe: Upon tide's crest pale mollusk f......
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©
Nette Onclaud
Categories:
tugboats,
care, nature, storm,
Form:
Enclosed Rhyme
Sailing To America
...Leaving the dock, sounding the bells Captain at stern, strong water swells Winds give rise, full ahead call Clear blue sky, no noted squall. Boston harbor hosting, ships are notable Schooners ......
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Douglas Pederson
Categories:
tugboats,
celebration,
Form:
Rhyme
Sunday Scene
...The tugboats in the river chug While motorboats bounce by. The dogs on leashes sniff the ground And pigeons peck or fly. The children with their helmets on Give training wheels a whirl While ......
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Ilene Bauer
Categories:
tugboats,
day,
Form:
Rhyme
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