Ravine Poems - Poems about Ravine

Here with walls green and bright My inn with fire’s warmth and light By a ravine low and steep An old man came in the night Hunched, disfigured, neither proud nor tall With a face shaped much like a wall Wishing to bridge the sides of the chasm deep A bridge builder was his call He asked for a place to stay Where in...

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Ravine: Oh road , you're on the straight and narrow Your path is so very shallow And the beings that pass by oh so mellow Everyone's a jolly good fellow Road: Dear ravine with your twists murky and deep The...

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It was gentle enough for a chasm or aperture, A vast hollow place where peace resonated. When we finished, the views were saturated. Its roar ruins us, wiping all sight of the reckoner. In a serene atmosphere, all noises are muted. Once again, our voices would be audible. Some question the level at which it is visible. We huddled on wooden benches...

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Looking down into a deep ravine The shadows cast dark shapes That hid the jagged rocks and empty spaces There were noises of movement from within And a sense of foreboding overtook him He decided to climb down using the ledges Feeling his way as he lowered himself The apprehension he felt deepened As the shadows lengthened Still the movement sounds continued Suddenly...

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Prevelli Ravine ( Crete 1992 ) Ghost song The ancient priest left in the monastery stone Long before my encounter Within the walls repeat their long labour Monument and missionary linger Hushing a wind into olive groves Searching for the nameless Minoan Outside of human mystery recollections Beyond my makeshift mask of intelligence The birds awaken Tropic songsters jungled forests of palm Star dusted dark a...

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