Category: Nature Poems
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A Short Bird Haiku Poem About Chickadees On Feeders
Do you love to watch birds on the feeder? What can we learn from these marvels of nature? In this post that includes a short haiku poem about black capped chickadees on feeders, you’ll discover some interesting facts about these birds as well as what we can learn from observing them.
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Bird Haiku About Spring and End of Hibernation 5 7 5
Spring’s almost here. Can you feel it? A post on the healing power of birdsong, the arrival of spring, and a 5 7 5 bird haiku about spring and the end of animals in hibernation.
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Short Haiku Poem About Kingfisher Bird 5 7 5
A post that includes a bird haiku about the belted kingfisher (5-7-5) and also highlights facts about the bird, a personal reflection, the symbolism of the kingfisher, and what we can learn from nature’s beautiful bird.
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Short Haiku Bird Poem about Red Tailed Hawks 5 7 5
A short bird haiku poem about red tailed hawks, 5 7 5. This modern haiku portrays the predatory nature of the hawk and the special features of this falcon. The post also contains some interesting facts about the bird.
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Haiku Poem About Winter Turning Into Spring 5 7 5
Experience this spring haiku about the end of winter: Step into the warmth of spring after a long, cold winter. The snow is melting and the ground is thawing. Mud covers the grounds of the forest.
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Haiku Poem About Barn Owls Birds 5-7-5
In the stillness of night, a ghost-like figure silently glides over an open field in the country. A screech fills the darkness.
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Owl Haiku Poem About Nature’s Wise Birds|Example 5-7-5
Explore the night forest and hear the magic of owls in this haiku poem about nature’s mystical bird and wisdom.
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A Collection of Hopeful Poems about Mental Health, Healing, and Spring
Blossoms of Hope A Mental Health Poetry Book About Healing and Nature Poems About Spring I’m excited to announce that my fifth poetry collection, Blossoms of Hope by Justin Farley, is now available on Amazon. The book is the second in my series of mental health and nature poems revolving around the seasons. Each book…
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Mental Health Poem About Depression and Spring
I’m grateful that spring does usually take away the seasonal depression that I get in the winter. But I was thinking about how people whose depression remains all year long must feel in spring and was inspired to write this poem. Maybe SpringMaybe spring will forgive meif I don’t rush to welcome her arrival,if I…
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A Sad Poetry Collection About Mental Illness and Winter
Frozen Rivers: A Poetry Book of Sad Poems About Mental Health and Nature During Winter I’ve been away from social media for awhile but am excited to announce I’ve released my latest collection of poetry, Frozen Rivers. As someone who has struggled with mental illness most of his life, I wanted to give voice to…
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Poem About the Problems with Social Media and Technology
A poem that contrasts the negative impacts of social media and technology with the peace of nature.
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New Collection of Poems “Nature’s Bounty” Now Available
I am excited to announce that my latest chapbook of poetry is now available on Amazon in both kindle and paperback formats. These poems have gone through many edits, and I’ve invested lots of time in them. They are centered around my love for nature and also the wisdom we can learn from it. While…
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Summertime Poem
SummertimeClementine nectar drips down the chin.Summertime angels swim through the air again.The crack of a bat under the lights.Kaleidoscope fire explodes in the night.Root beer floats, cotton candy dreams.Capture the flag on neighborhood teams.July heat brings sprinklers and hoses to cool;lounging on rafts, diving in pools.Wading in creek beds catching crawdads.Camping trips beneath the stars,…
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A Poem About Crows – Mysterious Birds of Intelligence and Wisdom
Crows have long been revered in Native American folklore, as well as in many other cultures throughout the world. These black-feathered birds carry a sense of mystery, melancholy, and have been seen as omens of death or messengers between worlds. As biology has progressed, we have discovered just how remarkably smart crows are. This poem…
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Metamorphosis A Poem About Butterflies and God’s Grace
Metamorphosis A Poem About Butterflies and God’s GraceInching along the earthcrunching, munching on misfortuneuntil pain wrapped itself like a cocoon -a castle outside the rooms of a hardened heart.Drowning, surely dying in the dark.Only to emerge from the wombreborn from a tomb of self-inflicted woundstransformed by the Divine spark.With wings of vibrant colorcarrying the evidence…
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Night Lights Poem About Beauty of Nature
Night LightsA Poem For Nature LoversLightning flashes across the prairiein rolling thunders of spontaneityon a crisp, clear summer night.Lights move in flight,flying from grass to grassas distracted hearts passunaware of the beautiful sight.Justin Farley
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Songs of Spring Nature Poem About Birds Singing
Songs of Spring A Nature Poem About Birds Singing The robins are back chirping. The cardinals have resumed singing out from the bushes they’ve used for shelter these past few months. They bring joy. They bring hope that spring is just ’round the corner, that I can cope, each day getting warmer, each day the…
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Seasons of Winter Poem About Spring
Seasons of WinterPoem About SpringThe ice is melting,thawing away from the land,flowing back into the handsof its maker.Nature’s enchantment shatterswith a single kiss from springclinging to the warmthof renewal, rebirth, reawakening.And in each pile of snowthat dissolves my heart beatswith a disposition towards hopesledding down slopes of solacetaking comfort in the possibility to copewith my…
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