by Caroline Street | May 28, 2021 | People Poetry, Tombstone, Tragedy Poetry, Woman
THE TOMBSTONE© I stumbled across a lonesome graveOn a hot, clammy day;Overspread with clutching weedAnd grass gone to seed.The neglected grave tore at my heart,And initiated speculation into the life and timesOf the occupant; an English lass,Who passed at the age of...
by Caroline Street | May 7, 2021 | Animal Poetry, Buffalo, Buffalo, Tragedy Poetry
THE LONELIEST BUFFALO© I revisited the river of time,And sat on my favourite bench with rhyme -An ode to someone who,Like myself, once loved the same spot I do. The year before I observed a pair of buffaloLanguishing in the long grassNext to the river’s gentle...
by Caroline Street | May 7, 2021 | Children, Children, People Poetry, Tragedy Poetry
DEATH OF A CHILD.©. A child is a remarkable blessing,Surpassing all the treasures on Earth,Who brings forth indescribable happinessFrom the moment of inception to incredible birth.The little being who adds significanceTo our existence on Earth. An astounding...
by Caroline Street | May 4, 2021 | Animal Poetry, Rhino, Rhino, Tragedy Poetry
A RHINO’S TALE. © I was born free on the African plains,Underneath the umbrella thorn tree.Whilst still wet from birth,I lay in the long sweet grass,As the gentle morning sun spread its warmthThroughout perfect little me.I welcomed the world cosseted and...
by Caroline Street | May 4, 2021 | Animal Poetry, Taiz Zoo, Taiz Zoo, Tragedy Poetry
A PLEA FROM THE INMATES OF TAIZ ZOO.© We are wildlife from sun-soaked lands;Look into our eyes -We cannot feign; see our pain!Our souls long for the wild habitatsFrom which we came.Here at Taiz, we are tetheredBy an invisible choking chain.In the darkness of dirty...
by Caroline Street | May 4, 2021 | Hope, Inspirational Poetry, Love Poetry, New Earth, New Earth, People Poetry, Revelations, Spiritual Poetry, Tragedy Poetry
THE NEW EARTH.© A fantasy has not been told,but truth which must be extolled. A true account of eternal life and deathas revealed by God in Heavento the apostle John in a vision,who committed the prophecy to parchment,known as the unquestionable Revelation. The day...
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