Best Heartstring Poems

In here I can be anything
that you desire,
your lonely soul, your heartstring
even become your ring your locket,
I can evolve to become
your strange universe
one to mould...

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When we met, I surely knew the yearning
Breathlessness erasing my weariness
Feelings, dreams, soothing every discerning
You silence doubts, discourage dreariness
Deep inside, I long for your spirit’s...

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clew
a thread
unraveled
it pulls me back
away from the scene
where I had done battle
other heroes are god-touched
their fathers' powers aiding them
sore and wounded ... I retrace my...

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Await the zenith of the sun,
cross clay courtyard a beckoning
barefoot walked, heartstring undone,
Oh Lord, there’s love, no reckoning.

Soundless clarion of tears fall
toward absolution’s bright blessing,
within...

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It feels like a baseball to the face
Or like alcohol on a bad scrape
Shocking and completely out of place
Making way for a hurried escape

Death does...

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Catie Lindsey poetry contest: Let it Be

Cross Stitch

Years do not heal words
stitched into the mind with a needle,
a sharp needle making its point
over and over,
'til...

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THE GALLERY


Another day goes by, outside influence on the outcome
Tearing the heartstring in two
And in my mind, strange topics pop up again
Without your love in...

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One way to celebrate as a family
begins with everyone’s availability;
a reality to fulfill, a joy to keep
that enables one to take part
and be present with...

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The Quiet Heart   

Life with all of its storms
Keeps my heart always in reform 
The sadness of a loss
Fills my aching heart with...

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You never see his name anymore, but believe me he's still here.
He open's the soups' door, making it possible for me to write beyond this...

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They come uninvited with no gifts in hand
the strangest assortment of guests in the land.

First is the stray kitty, who won’t let me pet him.
He...

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A brief moment 
You were
That sliver of hope
Surprising my heart
No matter my plan
His was for You
And although brief
A promise became 
My heartstring to God
That now tugs hard
At...

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I’ll be your forgotten lure, spun on ice and left to dry
Holding you light, to life’s complexion
Fair as a rose and faithful as the moon

Let...

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How people across the globe travel in droves
like in springtime, a wonderful time for everyone;
as this year holds so many promises to fulfill
with countless chances...

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Bashful boyish laughter 
Vibrates through the house
Changing mindset after
Thing wee as a mouse

Playful daring darling
Boundless energy
Eager fearless heartstring
Trumping apogee

Pumpkin eating cupcake
Charming as can be
Promise future...

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