20 Poems by Tom Crider

Selected Poems by Tom Crider

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  • November Mentor

    I don’t know much about gods,but I think the oak tree on our hill might be one. It’s stood for yearswith outstretched arms, sheltering birds, scattering nuts to those in need,and offering shade from the sun to everyone. For longer than we’ve been alive, this treehas been wrestling life from earth and stone, losing limbs Read more

  • Playing god

    First, I gave all living speciesthe ability to speak with each other. You may have already noticedthat now even a routineHow’s your day going ?with a squirrel makesboth of you feel amazing. Now, all of nature’s squeaks,growls, and murmurs, areneighborly complaints about the weather,comments on last night’s moon,or maybe a little gossip. I hope you’ve Read more

  • I Had a God Once

    I had a god once, long agoIt seemed the thing to do and so I told myself this was the wayuntil my troubled mind said hey this guy doesn’t make much senseand so I sat upon the fence suns came up, clouds went bythe sky above was just the sky I heard the songs, was Read more