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Sandhill Poems - Poems about Sandhill

Sacred Crane
..."This is our Cry, This is our Prayer, That there shall be Peace in the World" - Sadako Sasaki Statue, Hiroshima ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ......

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Categories: sandhill, bird,
Form: Shape
The Animals They Talk
...Venus Casts a tiny shadow Upon the ghostly snow From its candle held by an extended hand Of a cloaked man Who trips through the stripped trees Follows the fresh trail of reindeer To our seco......

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Categories: sandhill, animal, blessing, christmas, faith,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member redheads
...redheads crowding street rental car moves slowly by - long-legged sandhill cranes ......

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Categories: sandhill, america, bird, travel,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Song of The Sandhill Crane No 1: ABAB
...A descension of value bows night scenes, the purple canopy edges its hoist, spirits cool Platte River to lose its sheen, Nebraskans wake to clarion fields voiced. A loyal guest calls, it's the Sa......

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Categories: sandhill, allusion, analogy, animal, appreciation,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member Denizens of the Low Country
...Where the sandhill cranes gather, I stand and watch the swans preen In the morning sun near the bridge Alone, except for a circling vulture All denizens of the lowland culture, Passi......

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Categories: sandhill, bird, nature,
Form: Rhyme



And If We Care Not Anymore
...i'm afraid we might be making funerals of our our life's moon asking the night's darkness to become our medium of sight ask me— who sees this emptiness that the eyes speak of ask the saints of he......

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Categories: sandhill, allegory, allusion, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member September Sandhills
...September’s end descended swiftly on the island of Manitou, as dark clouds and strong winds vanquished yesterday’s sun, bringing gray skies and cold rain. In the fields, sandhill cranes gather,......

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Categories: sandhill, nature, september,
Form: Free verse
Sandhill Crane
...In wet dusk air we Watched as you stalked across Traffic to the pond......

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Categories: sandhill, animal, nature, seasons, sunset,
Form: Haiku
Where Dragonflies Alight
...It was a long hike before they reached the campsite, and sunlight was fading with the slight threat of rain. Mandy was weary and Jeff's mood was quite dreary. There was much yet to prepare before ......

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Categories: sandhill, nature,
Form: Rhyme
The Strange Tale of Turtle and Salt Woman
...Turtle heard that Salt Woman was on the road again, and he was wanting a taste of her. Some miles from Cochiti, he stopped for directions at a Speedway gas station. The dwarf who ran the garage ......

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Categories: sandhill, humanity,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Sandhill Cranes
...freeze you bitter sky skittish three trumpeting call- dark legs trail behind 11/21/2018......

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Categories: sandhill, bird, flying, food,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member A Day In the Hammocks
...Here is a time of anticipation, hammocks poised for the days afternoon rain. Glaring diamond sun, horizon ink black, breezes stir hot thick air, thunder clouds call. Sandhill Cranes graze in a ......

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Categories: sandhill, nature, poetry,
Form: Verse
A Georgian Bay Reflection
...June 11, 2016 I sit on the balcony of a research station in Georgian Bay, disconnected from the world. The vast waters open up before me, with the rocky beach expanding off to each side, A blue ......

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Categories: sandhill, nature, senses,
Form: Free verse
Look At Em Crawling
...LOOK AT EM CRAWLING... At the old Darreel pub out near Mungindi.... Trapper Joe he rode up, he come from Boggabri... The DTs were bad with this poor old bugger Jack... Look at em crawling he di......

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Categories: sandhill, funnyold, horse, old, cancer,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cathedral Spiritual
...Pink and grey walls rise like castle parapets Reflecting the sunrise in golden hues I ride along the canyon to the sound of leather Creaking softly in the tranquil mountain air Sweat and horse,......

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Categories: sandhill, natureblue, blue,
Form: Idyll (Idyl)

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