The Veranda Congregation
It is five o'clock somewhere
And the porch is still there
There are cocktails, and the a swing that still sways
With the wind and the whispers
We will all meet here
With our memories of those yesterdays
At the end of West Road
We watch fireworks explode
From the porch on the Fourth of July
Now our children are grown
We thank God for
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Categories:
veranda, age, family, time,
Form: Rhyme
My Veranda Views
Alone in this veranda
In this rocking chair I love
I see my world in many views
Right now, the field is in full green
Just in time the farmers
Planted after a month of rains
I see also the humdrum life
Besides this two-story house
A bustling street of queued jeepneys
Happen everyday that God has made
What is more exciting is beyond the
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Categories:
veranda, adventure, appreciation, engagement, life,
Form: Other
Categories:
veranda, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Veranda Moment
Watching the sunset
Small joy brings simple life
Banish my upset.
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Categories:
veranda, feelings, joy, life, sunset,
Form: Haiku
the veranda
on the veranda
sounds of raindrops, twirling leaves
scurrying squirrels
gunshots in the distance boom
- deer to decimate garden
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Categories:
veranda, animal, death,
Form: Tanka
The Strewn Flowers Upon the Veranda Blooms
Though like cats the hours stray,
The infinity of our love will never be far away,
The mist shall dance upon its ballerina heels,
As the love and garden of your lips seals,
The midnights shall sing with blossoms reborn,
From the gypsies and drifters lovelorn,
The strewn flowers upon the veranda blooms,
In moonlights sweet havens and rooms
Reynaldo Casison
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Categories:
veranda, art, beauty, moon, nature,
Form: Couplet
Out On the Veranda
Miss the quiet so go to the porch
Drawn into its pleasure.
Awesome way to start a day.
Viewing nature's measure
Water sprinklers imitate rain.
Man's poor substitute
Across the way God's gift breath takes
Fulfills not dilutes.
The ambiance surrounds all plants.
And the poet out on the porch'
A relaxation covers all.
Hold high nature's torch!
Sometimes nature does go astray.
From God's
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Categories:
veranda, summer,
Form: Rhyme
Veranda
After the thunder and lightning storm
Raindrops steadily fall
It washes the air clean for now
Veranda my name calls
Everything is pollen coated
Birds of the air seem fine
Doves coo to their love in phrases
Sparrows chirp to others their line
It is a musical chorus
Each species comes in on cue
The raindrops a soft cymbal
Crows caw the trumpet
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Categories:
veranda, age, memory,
Form: Rhyme
Breakfast On the Veranda
Dainty donuts dance on the dish.
Dawn's delectable desire...delish!
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Categories:
veranda, food, imagery,
Form: Alliteration
From the Veranda Window
Once I saw my sister out in the meadow
Picking wild daisies and black-eyed susans
She was happy then, I could easily tell,
I watched her from the veranda window
She tossed her lovely hair out of her eyes
And carefully arranging each flower
In a bouquet, she flitted like a bee from
Colorful stem to stem, I heard her sighs.
My
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Categories:
veranda, beauty, death, flower, memory,
Form: Sonnet
Come On the Veranda Amanda
Come out on the Veranda Amanda
For the sun is setting soon
We will speak of love with candour
As we stroll beneath the moon
I will strum upon my mando-
-lin, choose sweetest songs to croon
For you are my heart’s commander
And your nearness makes me swoon
As we let our steps meander
Through the twilight, petal strewn
Will you
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Categories:
veranda, parody,
Form: Rhyme
Rancor On the Veranda
I see nothing but pink plume and ink
In the lofty canopy above
The roof is raised with mist
And rust in my eyes
and the old wreck of souls
Shouting Jazz melodies like tricks
The way this porch was raised
by Summer Sweat-Backs
Anticipating the eager tide
Of the long lost labour
of Coast Mainline Harbour poles
Broken Nets untied and umkempt
My Masterpiece belongs
at
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Categories:
veranda, 10th grade, absence, allusion,
Form: Cinqku
On My Veranda---What I Experience
Oak trees, dark or sunny sky,
Neighbors waving, passing by,
Music of the buzzing bees,
Young ones playing as they please,
Varied colors seasons bring,
Ecstasy of birds that sing,
Roaming strays, both dogs and cats,
Active squirrels, dancing gnats,
Nature’s grand, diverse array,
Divers sights and sounds each day--
All
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Categories:
veranda, nature, seasons,
Form: Acrostic
The Veranda In Spring
Spring's veranda calls to me, come enjoy peace
Out on the porch I commune with sweet nature
A sacred place of quietude and release
Where seasons come then go with air sweet and pure
And the view causes my stress to slowly cease
Out on this portico, though a humble lure
Angels and the Holy Spirit reach down, touch
My soul mends
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Categories:
veranda, appreciation, spring,
Form: Rispetto
A Panda On My Veranda
There’s a panda on my veranda
It’s been there most of the night
I don’t think I would have believed it
But it’s there in black and white
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Categories:
veranda, animal, humor,
Form: Rhyme
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