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Best Poems Written by Phoebe Eckler

Below are the all-time best Phoebe Eckler poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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White Picket Fence

I don’t want the white picket fence
I’ll take the one that’s weathered by time
Bent in a way that gives it character
Bordered by tall grass and wild thistle
You might rest your elbows on it after a long day
And smile at the sunflowers I planted
Because you know that when their yellow heads grow too heavy
They’ll have something to lean on

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Mud Creek

The tip of my nose is cold
I always sleep in a t-shirt with my arms bare
Because I like to curl up beneath my blankets
And create my own warmth
I wish I was doing that right now
Instead of selling overpriced Christmas trees
In an unheated greenhouse
The sky is white and the roof is white,
Dusted with a fine layer of snow
I know the temperature will rise to 63° on Saturday
And it will rain
And the water will run into the creek
Which will turn brown with mud 
Strong and swift
Until it freezes over, and sleeps again