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 him
He may look frazzled
but he has guts
If he is careful
He will reach the stream
This stream
flows through the canyon
leaving small creatures in
its wake
The light from above
shines down on
the ravine
Careful, man careful
The dangers are real
The time is very short
You'll reach your goal
and see life from the
other side
If you move carefully
and do not falter
with your steps
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 and obligation have now been laid
"Do I think they'll make it?" Honestly, no
But that doesn't mean for them to pack up and go
Loves are funny and tricky things
Whoever knows what's on the other side when the doorbell rings
Caution is important and in great need
Love can be a really good or extremely bad deed
So this is what I say to my special friends
Don't be surprised if it isn't those perfect ends
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
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 Humerous Limerick
Sponsored by : Tania Kitchin
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 find but it’s always there
Don’t be afraid to look, it could be anywhere
Giving up on love is like not living
Don’t give up if you are willing
Love is serious and not a game
Love can never be taken the same
You must have respect for love every time
Love will never stop on a dime
So don’t rush in at anytime
Take love for granted
For what you have maybe all you get
So be smart and hold on to it
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 I’ll be cautious on what I write.
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 being cautious
Scared of putting in too much
Just to return and see nothing
Knowing that you cant wait, I try to debate
And hopefully come up with something
Though you are very different
It’s all the same I’m fearing
Accepting you and loving you
Then you disappearing
Wish I could believe what you say
But there are little value in words
And peoples action don’t match what they say
So it contradicts the things you’ve heard
Confused with all my thoughts
That interfere with what I feel
The past affects me so much
It seems hard to find the will
To open up a closed door
Not knowing what lies a wait
So I keep that same door shut
So that my feelings wont escape
Chopped up and butchered like before
Highly elevated off the ground
I refuse to get back up that high
Just to be let down
Though our feelings are mutual
And together we are bliss
I hate when things happen twice
So don’t know if I want to take that Cautious Risk
frogs and pupae dip
Into the filthy fathoms.
When birds sit on roofs
The cautious clown
hides his
crestfallen frown
behind his
Intricate crown
of color.
Never letting
his true self
fully seep through
the cracks of
vulnerability.
obviously i'm not myself ~
keep your distance
you've come too close
AP: 1st place 2020
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 sparkles.
My child now wiser
Thinks balanced wants more
My presence explores.
My child grows adult
Remembers related times
My love abounds.
September 18, 2020
For Piipar and Robert
i trust in you
as you peel back the layers
of my heart
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
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
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 own horn and that's nothing
but shameless vanity;
Or feign meekness and deprecate
yourself which is actually
false humility;
You keep friends, especially foes,
guessing by holding all your cards
close to your chest;
Bear in mind: Judicious silence
is where prudence takes refuge,
and is at its best!
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)