Best Cane Poems

He walked down Goverment Road West
With a white cane, in shaking hand
Wearing Stevie wonder glasses
People called him the pop bottle man

With a white cane, in shaking hand
At the time he seemed old to me
People called him the pop bottle man
Searching the alleys for his treasures

At...

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Love's Like Sugar Cane

Tender tendrils
of the same vine, 
we entwine
with hearts a fluttering, 
beating ecstatically as one, 
floating on wings
of iridescent butterflies, 
satisfyingly satiated by
love juices squeezed from an  
orange, bright summer day. 
Cherry blossom kisses 
from pink juicy lips, 
sprouting silky petals 
that...

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Dark Chocolate Rivers sinfully twist

...through marshmallow trees in May

Cotton candy webs clenched in my fist

Music-box songs lightly play 

Cupcake Merry-Go-Round safely sings

As I watch the Cherry-bombs rain

Lolly Pop Lights in colorful rings

All aboard my candy cane train~



*inspired by my seven yr old daughter....Brooke...

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Trustworthy cane, beside me rests so near,
A steadfast friend, in every weather clear.
Through rain or shine, it lights my way,
A loyal guide, night and day.

In corners sometimes it may reside,
Forgotten when life's tides collide.
Yet, with a stare, its help it extends,
A true reminder of a...

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Down On Candy Cane Lane

Several Elves Burst Into Flame

Rudolph Was Sad

But, Santa Was Mad

Knowing Spiked Eggnog Was To Blame.



Santa Put The Drink On A Shelf

Too High Up For Any Elf.

But, The Elves Formed A Plan

And Hired A Man

Who Took And Drank It Himself....

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CANDY CANE STICKS

bent little crooks
red and white 
stripes
help us swallow
Christmascrass
hype 

succor sugar comforts
stuffed stocking taboo

peppermint sticks
disabling treats
bow to licking
lips

spry little hooks that
stoop to bingecringe
stick sickly sweet 
decaying teeth 

succor sugar comforts
stuffed stocking taboo

tastebuds tingle 
sleighbells jingle 
cell-o-feigns 
freed
Candy Cane 
Christmascrass
creed
	


© Kim van Breda—1 December 2015...

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Red and white stripes round
and round the long shepherd's crook
sweet and refreshing
the first one of the season
most certainly not the last....

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stripe of red and white
a sweet twist of mint flavor
a cane for christmas...

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happy stranger knows
little boy wants candy canes
he makes them right there...

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two McWhirtles

My cane has gone missing,
Hoveround showed up
of whom I sing praise for
supporting my girth.

I rise to stand strong on
two legs that are weakened,
and feel a bit useless, 
retired sense of worth.

~~~

Not poppin' a wheelie,
not riding a coffin,
on legs somewhat worn out
my mind feels no...

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Going for a jog in the park today
Who am I kidding, what a silly thing to say
Walking is a chore
And furthermore
Broke my cane last week during a drunken soiree...

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I was just a kid back then
Just a skinny boy of ten
Walkin’ barefoot
With my ol’ cane pole

A covered bridge provided shade
As sounds the ripplin’ water made
Helped me think about
That summer’s goals

And I’d watch the ripplin’ water flow
Thinkin’ ‘bout things I didn’t know.

Years went by and...

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Clucking in the barnyard awaits the dawn
With the smooth raucous of morning.
Sheep dogs rise, stretch and yawn
While expecting the morning meal.
The horses lazily doze in the stables.

As the sun slowly breaks over the maples
Life begins to stir within the farm house.
Eggs begin grazing in bacon...

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RAISIN CANE

There was a dried-up grape who became uncaring and overbearing
So one might say he became one brazen raisin
                          ...

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Hey my brave poetry sis from across the pond,
We don’t comment too often but we have a,
Common bond,
Our Greek blood is what makes us fighters,
We will forever be avid poetry writers,
You are in my thoughts every single day,
And I do stay still sometimes so that...

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