*Poems about Nature*

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heyy, so this contest is for you to show off some nature poems! :)
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-Rules-

1. Must be your own work (lol, I had to write it)

2. No longer than 30 lines

3. No more than 2 poems per person

4. Number each poem

(so that I know how many have been written)

5. Must be about Nature
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-Prizes-

1st Place :: 10 Poems r/r/c'ed

2nd Place :: 8 Poems r/r/c'ed

3rd Place :: 6 Poems r/r/c'ed

Everyone else :: 2 poems r/r/c'ed
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This contest will be open until there are 20 poems only, so hurry up and get writing! :)

Well, I'm not very good at nature poems and I haven't attempted one in quite some time. But this seems to be a lonely post so far *sniff*. So I thought I'd come around anyway. One's about a tree, and one's about a rose (I'm sure you'll figure that out hehe)

#1 Growth:
Unbroken silence screams to loud
In the empty field where it stands proud

A single tree sprout from the ground
As fairies stare, they are spellbound

The leaves are enchanted with shimmer and glow
Twig upon branch, it grows and grows

The grass plains around it are nearly dead
But in the rise of the moon, shall come a new bed

One day before, this was the valley of grief
Hidden in the shadows were abondoned dreams

Now hope stands tall, strong as the tree
This hope brings faith to set us free
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(This one's sort of metaphorical for the shy quality of a person...Does it still count? - If not, no worries :) )

#2 Single Red Rose

Among a garden of beautiful blue,
Secretly hides a red rose's bloom.
Its petals lay folded from outside to in,
Making, invisible, the tears of its skin.
Too scared to bloom, too frightened to shine,
Didn't feel strong enough to stand like a shrine.
Light green leaves reach from a dark neck
Different from the others, ashamed of what it lacks.
Unknowing of its beauty, Undefined is its worth,
The flower slowly opens as nature stars its birth.
Revealing colour and the glow of morning's dew
Shone a beautiful red rose among a garden of blue.

# 5 Alright I did not read the 30 lines or less so I had a problem shortaning it up. It is exacly 30 lines :D

~A tail of a leaf from spring to fall~

It is hard being a leaf
I am always changing,
In spring I am green
Nice and strong.
I laze around
Swaying in the
Spring breeze
Not a care in the world
Just hanging around
Watching the kites fly by.

Summer is lovely although it can be hot
Children running under us for some shade,
While licking their ice cream pops.
Birds learn how to fly,
Squirrels come out
From the hollow holes
Summer is lovely
No one is ever bored.

Fall makes us pretty
We turn yellow and brown
We are always afraid of this season
Because it makes us fall to the ground.
The cold wind rips me from my home
I fall down to the earth
I am joined by all of my friends
While we get piled up by kids
And thrown into the air.

I will wither but come back soon
The cycle will go on and my tail
Will start again.

haha! :) those are really good guys! thnxx for making my post "unlonely" hehe.. but could you guys please number them? thnxx alot!

anyone else?

Oh I only had one...should I post another one? That is why I did not put a number on it, but I will if needed.

hehe.. yes please! cuz lik, ur poem is number five rite? and if everyone would number their poems, it will be easier to see how many poems there are rather than counting them all.. :P
jessy xox

# 6

*!*! Past, Present and now Future *!*!

What was earth like before bulldozers were around

why was it not preserved the way it was found

Now trees and plants brutally pulled from the ground

their noise of destruction , the deadliest sound

Horses and buggies once trudged through the snow

now a thing of the past but not so long ago

Back to the old days I wish we could go

time was a treasure for life moved so slow

Vegetable gardens once sown by hand

now replaced by nothing but unnourished sand

Trees growing freely , covering the land

once a place of beauty , where buildings now stand

The Grizzly bear once standing powerful and strong

now driven away from the place they belong

The Humpback whale leaping in the water to play

Hunted to near extinction only 2.500 exist today

The Jaguar the most beautiful cat

now easily hunted after the loss of it's habitat

The fierce Leopard always ready for an attack

hunted now for the beauty of the fur on their back

There was once many beautiful creatures that lived off the land

their species are now few , blamed solely on man

Beautiful streams and rivers that were clean and clear

now polluted and dirty , one of the worst things I fear

Smog fills the air that keeps us alive

destroying each day , what we need to survive

God created this beauty and we're tearing it down

unbelievable what I'm saying , just take a good look around

No longer live for the present , for it's the future we can't ignore

for this is only the beginning , the worst is in store

Oops double post ....sorry

#7

*!*!* Whispering Wind Carry Me Away*!*!*

The whispering wind
carries my thoughts away
to memories of many years ago
when I would run , laugh and play

Through fields of green grass
chasing butterflies in the sun
barefoot and carefree
oh , how I loved to run

Lay upon a bed of silky sand
warm water tickling my toes
a gentle breeze rides the waves
river's fresh fragrant rose

Twirl in delight within raindrops
skip and jump with glee
see reflections upon puddles
a happy child smiling back at me

Gaze at twinkling magic in the sky
make a wish upon a falling star
ask Grandma a silly question
is heaven really all that far

Wake with the rising sun
start a new wonderful day
the days of youth now numbered
that I can run , laugh and play

When I'm feeling cranky and blue
my childhood thoughts will carry me away
to the peace and beauty of my youth
a wonderful ending , to a grown-up day

Ohhhhh I see I thought you ment like number the two poems you write Like Poem ond and Poem two. Alright that makes sence. I put number 5 on mine. Good thinking, keep things more organized.

Write more poems!!

hehe.. thank youu!

any more?

8. The four elements

The fire works as a warming place,
It lights up your soul and face.
Yet it Burns down houses and malls,
No more roof, no more walls.

The water is cold on a hot summer day,
What do you want? Water you say.
Yet it kills millions, with its great force of strength,
think how many people could have lived their life in length.

The air is one thing we can't live without,
It always hears you when you want to shout.
Yet it's great winds and awful storms,
Makes houses look horrible in all sort of forms.

The earth is the one thing our feet stand on,
It is always there, it will never be gone.
Yet its darkness and its horror, and terrifying rocks,
Its strength and power will knock off your socks.

So they all have their ups and downs,
But think fast, think quick,
if you could only have one,
who would you pick?

9. Moon
By: Poonam

The moon travels across the sky
in the middle of the night way up high
shining on leaves that the trees keep
watching as the world is asleep

grey clouds that no one may see
hide the glittering stars dear to me
theartening the moon as they creep
watching as the world is asleep

the water sprinkles down like tears
making pure the atmospheres
no one may see the sky weep
watching as the world is asleep

the moon travels across the sky
watching as the world is asleep

10. ~A mountain is my hero~

A mountain is my hero
You want to know why?
Does it ever bow
When the wind cries?
Does it ever crumble
When the earth shakes?
Does it ever weep
When the sky breaks?
A mountain is strong
It will face any danger.
And now you know why
A mountain is my hero

(I hope that I can post my second poem away from my first one :D)

*11*

The creek
by Silhouette, of something unimaginable

I'm sitting by the creek
the creek is a way they speak

they speak of nothing much
nothing much is worth while

while the trickling water flows
flows over the little pebbles

pebbles without an error
an error is like nothing

nothing is like everything
everything is wild

wild that speaks
speaks around the creek

the creek that I'm sitting by
I'm sitting by a resting animal

a resting animal has to breath
breath for life

life is the creek
the creek that I'm sitting by

12 THunderstorm
By: Poonam

In the dark of the night
the rain blurs all sight
in the dark of the night
teens smile in delight
the lightning lights the sky
the rain blurs all sight
making the senses lie
fearful the moon calls
the lightning lights the sky
all conversation stalls
to see the clouds war
fearful the moon calls
shaken to its very core
where ever are you now
to see the clouds war
do you in fear bow
in the dark of the night
where ever are you now
in the dark of the night

*edit*

Wait it says closed so is going to be judged soon?

13*
Garden of Eden

A garden so brilliant against other pallid flowers
Comes in view at this untimed hour
The Ideal performance of sparkling hues
Painted in white, yellow and blues

First comes the Dahlia, trembling from birth
Slowly rising from the comely Earth
Petals of white glisten in the fragrant light
Delicate to one's eye's delight

Next comes the rose, passionate and deep
The sun awaken the rose from sleep
Sometimes red, or pink and white
Each a tender, innocent sight

Ah, a tulip, filled with gentle grace
Leaving a smile upon one's face
Soft petals and leaves of rapture
Captures the true beauty of nature

Can't forget the lilacs, proud to rise above all
So strong the wind can't make it fall
It lingers on in various purple shades
And in that, a new sensation is made

Garden of Eden, so full of that pride
With rows and rows of blossoms on sides
The air around caresses my heart and soul
This is the Garden I'll always know

#14

Echos of Earth

Descend mighty angels
Let us hear stories of grace
Of how trees were born
Then gently wrapped in lace
And how rivers flowed
embracing rock and stones
Cutting mountain ways
In echos did they moan

How did colors burst in bloom
Scattering into the air
Painting every petal soft
Drenching it in care
How did the animals tremble
When thunder was first heard
Or the striking of lightning
When the dark of night burned

How is that a world like this
Filled with such elegant wings
Have such terror within it all
While a soft whimper sings
Is this nature's clemency
To embrace us in it's arms
Yet still have certain times
When it can't shield us from harm

sorry, forgot about this! lol.. will judge as soon as i have time :)

okayy, all done judging! :)

1st Place: Luanne with *!*! Past, Present and now Future *!*! [ great job! showed what will happen to our earth if we do not look after it! ]

2nd Place: ...Me... with Single Red Rose [ very, very sweet! i adored it! ]

3rd Place: Wings of an Angel with The four elements [ lots of thought put into this poem, good job! ]

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Great job everybody! will get to commenting asap! :)

Luanne- your all done!

..Me.. - yay! finished your poems! :)

YAY! all done! :D