becoming food
...raven's wingspan was huge
her talons grabbed me right up
I became food...
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Categories:
wingspan, animal, bird,
Form: Free verse
Our Californian Marsh
...In the land of golden sunshine, where the waves do crash,
There lies a tranquil beauty, a Californian marsh.
Where waters shimmer softly, reflecting skies so blue,
A haven for the creatures, an...
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Categories:
wingspan, 7th grade, america,
Form: Rhyme
A Wish In Vain
...( An old poem, slightly modified)
How I wish my poems could,
soar higher and higher
like a bird of limitless wingspan,
dashing into horizons far!
But they skim like web footed wate...
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Categories:
wingspan, analogy, desire, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Unscaled Captivity
...Deep in the unfettered land of Rainbow Forest…sit of child of Never Known. A toddler boy, appeared in the realm to see what he saw with an origin unknown. A wail, a whimper, a cry to the untouched fl...
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Categories:
wingspan, child, fantasy, funny, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Genesis Ship
...Noah commissioned a wee dove as his ocean scout
It ventured out three times seeking sprigs of life
on the third try it brought back hope to mankind.
I would have chosen an albatross for the task...
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Categories:
wingspan, bible, bird,
Form: Free verse
we are one
...my hazel eyes follow the eagle
largest wingspan in the world
startling me with his shadow
does he have a message
he disappears in the clouds
taking my thoughts to heaven
red geranium gives me...
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Categories:
wingspan, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Sudden shadow
...Wingspan spread open
hiding sun's rays
as the hawk flies high
scoping out the area
looking for his next meal...
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Categories:
wingspan, animal,
Form: Free verse
Underneath A Spell
...A dark blue midnight awning has its portrait,
etched by a a starlit silver lustrous galaxy,
silhouette of black lace frilled clouds,
in somber quietude adrift beneath a vibrant pearl,
amber mo...
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Categories:
wingspan, beautiful, city, color, dream,
Form: Imagism
Underneath A Spell
...A dark blue midnight awning has its portrait,
etched by a starlit silver lustrous galaxy,
silhouette of black lace frilled clouds,
in somber quietude adrift beneath a vibrant pearl,
amber moon...
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Categories:
wingspan, beautiful, city, color, dream,
Form: Imagism
Song of The Butterfly Dragonfly No 3: AABB
...Most times people just see them as yucky,
or other times they might just have the key
to the Butterfly Dragonfly dressed blues
East Asia, the oriental choo choo's.
Mind you that this one pulls mo...
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Categories:
wingspan, allusion, analogy, appreciation, butterfly,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Iphones and Insights
...
At the dextrous flick of a pliant switch,
or some hue laden buoyant platform,
building sturdy grey grain bridges,
thin veil barren vacuum putative,
in a distant introverted wingspan,
yearnin...
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Categories:
wingspan, august, care, dedication, deep,
Form: Free verse
Awakened Muse
...my muse
springs awake
from slumber;
in overdrive
at the crack of dawn.
my mind's eye
wide open;
my imagination,
a bird spreading
it's elephantine wingspan,
taking dizzying flight.
poet...
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Categories:
wingspan, imagery, inspiration, morning, muse,
Form: Imagism
Albatross
...Written: September 08, 2023
Pleiades Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Joseph May
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Categories:
wingspan, analogy, appreciation, bird,
Form: Pleiades
Albatross
...lost in the freedom
~up there in the endless sky~
feathered giant flies
above the oceans
~his large wingspan allows him
to dance a l...
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Categories:
wingspan, beauty, bird, confidence, creation,
Form: Haiku
Yellow Butterfly
...yellow butterfly
wingspan dramatic in sun -
a flattened raccoon...
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Categories:
wingspan, animal, insect,
Form: Haiku
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