July first two thousand and twenty five
...July first two thousand and twenty five...
signals the eighth year we lived
at our present location,
where fringe benefits (a plug) for perks
living at 2 highland manor drive.
Expanse of green...
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Categories:
whitetail, adventure, america, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Spring
...When i remember spring
I shall dance beneath
the weeping willow trees
I shall sing loudly
capturing the breeze
gazing into the warm sunset
why I'd remember laughing till dawn
the fondn...
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Categories:
whitetail, beauty, memory, remember, seasons,
Form: Ballade
Fringe Benefits a Plug For Perks Yo Man Living At 2 Highland Manor Drive
...Fringe benefits (a plug) for perks (yo man) living at 2 highland manor drive
Expanse of green acres draped
like a petticoat when ye arrive
birds of a feather flock together
and bees gather coll...
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Categories:
whitetail, adventure, age, america, animal,
Form: Rhyme
Whitetail Deer
...Walking along a woodland trail
Startled by the leap of a whitetail
Deer, now gone in a flash
Grace in the blink of an eyelash...
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Categories:
whitetail, animal, appreciation,
Form: Couplet
Mother and Fawn
...I stopped beside the wooded glen and saw
With early fawn beside a bubbling brook
A whitetail I had seen before the thaw
In my backyard foraging for food
Heavy with her unborn child.
She glanced ...
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Categories:
whitetail, animal, environment, nature,
Form: Blank verse
The Rolling Greens
...The rolling Greens seem so serene,
forests pristine in sunlight’s sheen,
tall, rounded peak, a rocky creek,
a red-tail’s beak, rodents he seeks,
an aged elm, rare in this realm,
stands at th...
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Categories:
whitetail, america, appreciation, community, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Johnny and the Wenidgo, Part I
...Have I ever told you about my friend,
a mechanic by the name of John?
Oh, the countless stories that he can tell
of the hunting trips that he’s been on.
He’s taken down many a whitetail,
but m...
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Categories:
whitetail, character, horror, humorous, lost,
Form: Narrative
A Doe and Her Fawn
...A Doe and Her Fawn
On wobbly legs, the fawn staggers behind the doe,
Who pauses to let the newborn catch up.
The fawn appears to be just a few hours old,
As revealed by its arduous locom...
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Categories:
whitetail, animal, birth, nature, spring,
Form: Verse
I Smelled Autumn Today
...I smelled Autumn today, on the leaves that swiftly blew away.
On this partly-cloudy sunny day.
On this blooming wild flower day.
On the rain-moist dirt roads, on cloud-reflecting puddles.
On the ...
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Categories:
whitetail, adventure, august, earth, happy,
Form: Free verse
Sweetness and Smoke
...He remembered the Ohio of his youth.
Winters of pure, glistening snow. His parents
taking him on wagon rides over hidden,
winding trails through naked woodlands.
Swooping great horned owl. Fog-br...
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Categories:
whitetail, adventure, family, remember, winter,
Form: Free verse
Whitetail Burglar
...I only shoot to kill my food
Not for pride or pleasure
I hunt the meat we all can eat
Not for a mantlepiece treasure
But late one night I was lying in bed
And someone was at my door
I jumped ...
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Categories:
whitetail, funnyme, wife, me,
Form: Rhyme
The Part We Play
...As the wind rustles through the sycamore trees,
It brings such a peaceful spirit that hovers over me.
It’s like the words spoken from a million foreign tongues,
Hypnotizing and luring ...
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Categories:
whitetail, education, imagination, life, mystery,
Form: Narrative
Canyon Symphony
...I awaken in the dawn
to the canyon's morning song
I hear the hawks good morning cry
High in the trees, ancient voices sigh
Sister owl settles in for a rest
A whitetail fawn gives her legs a te...
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Categories:
whitetail, animals, cowboy-western, life, nature,
Form: Cowboy Poetry