Mjgranger1's Poems

Here's the list of poems submitted by mjgranger1  —  There are currently 7 poems total — keep up the great work!

June

June

June lets her hair down
Down, down, to the ground!
Long and lush, like the grass between my toes
Lovely, dark and deep, is how it grows!
June lets her hair down
And ivy climbs the trees
Along the ground and over the paths
Sweeping...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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May

May

May, hey, it’s May!

Cold as any day in November or March, windy, too!

The ground is cold, but mowing mother-in-law’s lawn must be done

Then fertilize, no natural growing to be had

Lime, water and seed is my way, but still not...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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She walked away

She walked away,

Not from my heart but from my hand,

She walked away,

Head held high, confident and grand,

She walked away,

Young and smart and brave,

She walked...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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added 2 years ago
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Fall

The sugar maples caught fire this week

Spewing leafy flame about the yard

Burning bushes are lit

Searing fence lines and fields

Crisper air has bit my nose

And colder winds through the forest blow

Evergreens are standing...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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The Medic

The Medic doesn’t heal you,

The Medic doesn’t stay with you.

He is like a comma or a semicolon

In the middle of a sentence;

He’s there just long enough to give you pause.

Down the road is healing, and he may take you...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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Blood and Sand

He lay there, awake, or asleep, or dead.
He did not know from whence the blast came,
but come it did.
“You never hear the one that gets you,”
the veteran had told him.
Only dust, rain and wind could touch him.
His thoughts and dreams dispersing,
As...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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Retreat

Retreat is the hardest sound a soldier hears.

The bugle calls and pierces a warrior’s heart.

Forward, ever forward! His courage calls!

Moving back is antithetical to everything he knows.

When he is called, however, he...

– by Montgomery J Granger

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