Best Cautious Poems

Steps leading 
down 
      to a steep ravine
        one path to 
take
The cautious walker
     moves slowly 
measuring every step
     Let's not laugh too 
hard at...

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A newly found passion, a newly found love
In there eyes the other was sent from above
An engagement after only four days
Does God work in mysterious ways?
No. I say its the foolishness of the young
Like unprepared lyrics badly sung
Don't they understand the commitment they've made?
Because responsibility...

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There once was a cautious weird man named Berm
He was mortally so afraid of germ 
No girl did he ever kiss
Saying I won’t get sick miss
Pressed her lips with fingers, thought there’s no harm. 

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May 14, 2023
Syllable count : 10/10/7/7/10 (HMS)
Contest : Funny, Bawdy Or...

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I write what I want to do, but I don’t. 
I write what I could do, but won’t. 
But you wouldn't know that. 
All you do is read, 
All I do is write. 
I entertain, 
You be entertained. 
Be cautious on what you read, 
And...

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Your perfect in almost every since
A demeanor that warms my heart
It would please me to end up with you
The problem is I just wont start

Wanting to let you in
But my feelings cause a blockage
Half of me says yes half of me says no
My hearts just...

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Love can be only what you want it to be
I just want it to be a part of me
Love to me is like a growing oak tree
It grows slow but it’s pure
Love can be hard but there’s always a cure
The cure can be hard to...

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frogs and pupae dip
Into the filthy fathoms.
When birds sit on roofs...

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Human foot-traffic is flowing along slightly faster than 2020,                                    ...

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CAUTIOUS

taking light
into the
darkness
of every 
heart
that touches 
me

there are
no
illegitimate
moments
we ride a
merry-go-round
waving to
somebody
who is
not

mirrored
in times
golden happiest
moments
cautiously
we make
the biggest
decisions 
of our
lives




© Kim van Breda...

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Cautious
Extreme hand washing since COVID-19 has exploded in our world
Some choose to ignore warnings as dirty hands touch their faces
Careless

4/11/2020

Contest: Let the Pens Flow - Antonym
Sponsor: Jenish Somadas
 
(Syllable counts checked on PS)...

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It's both risky and in bad taste
to be too open about yourself
to others;

     Showing poor judgment,  you'll
     be looked down on as a nuisance
     when secrecy matters;

For it's tempting to blow loud
your...

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I’m only human
known to have put
my foot in my mouth
more than a few times

it’s why I hesitate to speak up
I fear regretting things I might let out

funny thing ~ I don’t remember once
ever needing to apologize
for saying something nice



AP: 2nd place 2021

Posted on July 5,...

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obviously i'm not myself ~
keep your distance
you've come too close



AP: 1st place 2020

Posted on May 28, 2020...

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My child…

My child newborn
	Feels earthly warmth
	My joy abounds.

My child now young
	Hears yes, no, maybe
	My sky’s the limit.
	
My child gains stature
	Sees viewpoints, images, illusions
	My world surrounds.

My child still cautious
	Speaks mirrored words
	My heart swoons.

My child reaches wider
	Investigates with why
	My brain electrifies.

My child examines afar
	Investigates with why
	My being...

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i trust in you
as you peel back the layers
of my heart



Submitted on May 3, 2019 for contest DIAL IT BACK sponsored by MAUREEN McGREAVY...

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