Best Hold Your Head Up High Poems
IF
If you can help others fulfill their dreams
And your heart ever seeks far greater Light
If you hold true, evade life tempting schemes
And with honor, you sleep in peace at night;
If better Life and true Love are your goals
And every day you give your very best
If you reject dark lusts, their heavy tolls
And try to give others their needed rest:
If your family, its love is your rock
Your spirit will dance with dearest of hope
If you do not wither from life's hard knocks
And you endeavor to expand mind's scope;
If kindness, is steady shield you embrace
And in its warmth, your soul chooses to bask
If you find courage's truth, is no disgrace
And ever seek to learn more when you ask:
If you embrace Nature, its awesome gifts
Seek sanctuary in its sweet abode
If gentleness is your key that uplifts
And you reject evil you have been sold;
If in this life, you hold your head up high
And wake each new morn with thankful delight
If heart's sincere love you do not deny
You will find its blessings forever right!
If in times of sorrow you dare not fold
And with brave heart face darkest of sorrows
If years flow, you find you are very old
And you can face shortness of tomorrows;
If your past brings with it a certain pride
And your memories hold that Life was sweet
If from Light's shining truths you do not hide
Heaven's gate, your loved ones you will greet!
10-23- 2018
SilentOne's, 'In response to IF....' contest
First place awarded....
As last surviving acorn,
I hang about all day.
My skin is smooth and swarthy
Beneath a chic beret.
Horse chestnuts call me puny
But I don’t really care
For Mother shared a secret
Of which they’re unaware.
She said ‘Son just be patient
And hold your head up high
For one day you’ll have branches
That reach up to the sky.
The birds will serenade you
Throughout your lifelong days
And you’ll provide a shelter
For squirrels in their dreys.
Though wintry winds may batter,
We oaks will stand our ground
And one day, little acorn
Your splendour will astound.’
So now if others mock me
And label me a joke,
I chuckle, knowing some day
I’ll be that mighty oak.
18.04.20
The Last Acorn Poetry Contest -sponsored by John Lawless
If you can make it through each day
Unconcerned with what others say.
If you can take the time to play
But get your work done, come what may.
If you win, having never fought
And mend the bridges that time tore;
Or be content with what you've got,
And very rarely ask for more;
If you can make a house a home
And happily raise children too;
If you can stay and never roam
And do it cause it's what you do.
If you can speak ill of no one
For gossip's not worth repeating.
Or stick to a task till it's done,
And never think of retreating;
If you can bank your life savings
And not risk it on a gamble,
And avoid expensive cravings
And allow your friends to ramble.
If you can force yourself to cope
And do what it takes to survive,
And live on little more than hope
And the will which keeps you alive;
If you can hold your head up high
Or stoop to help the poor and such.
If you seek truth and not a lie
If you can heal with a mere touch,
If you can be Mother and wife;
And still find time for God above.
Yours is the Earth and a good life,
And what is more, you will know love!
Remember to smile
Even if you are dying inside
Remember to hold your head up high
Even if your knees feel like they want to yield
Remember to cry on the inside
Where the Lord knows your heart
Even when you feel like giving up
Remember the scars on His hands
He never gave up on you
He is still cheering for you
His unfailing love,
Has been present even when you could not love yourself
People will love you today,
Tomorrow you will be a distant memory
They will hurt you today,
Tomorrow they will act like nothing has changed
Remember to smile; it will move your soul
Remember to smile;
Tomorrow you try again…
SISTER IN LAW
MY ONE AND ONLY SISTER IN LAW.
MY BROTHERS LOVE,MYBROTHERS WIFE.
TOGETHER YOU ARE GOOD AND RAW .
STUCK LIKE ONE IN YOUR LIFE
AT TIMES LIFE WILL PITCH YOU A HARDBALL
STICK YOU IN THE BACK WITH A KNIFE
AND STILL YOU DON'T LET YOUR SELF FALL
LIFE AT TIMES COMES REAL HARD.
STILL YOU HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH
AND YOU ALSO STAND REAL TALL
MY BROTHER LOVES YOU HE CAN'T DENY
YOUR THE ONLY ONE I WILL CALL.
MY ONE AND ONLY SISTER IN LAW
WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU NOW.
WILL ONLY MAKE YOU LAUGH LATER.
DON'T LET NO ONE MAKE YOU HAVE A COW
REMEMBER YOU ARE A LOVER NOT A HATER
DON'T EVER THROW IN THE TOWEL.
YOU ARE YOUR OWN FRIEND,AND A CREATOR
I AM SO GLAD HE PICKED YOU.
WE BOTH ARE PICKY, WE HAVE OUR PRIDE.
SO ONCE AGAIN I'M GLAD HE PICKED YOU.
TO BE THE ONE BY HIS SIDE.
MY ONE AND ONLY SISTER AND LAW.
I.T.
S.K.A.T. POETRY
LIFE'S END
So they think you are old and shouldn't live alone,
maybe you're too frail to be left on your own
Can't manage your own money or live in your own home,
apprehensive you give up and take up the tossed bone
So many years spent taking care of them,
it's your turn they'll tell you and move you right in
Deep inside you hope to turn back the time,
your life's work was them sure it will be just fine
Your full of anticipation life is going to be easier now
Soon feeling like a relic lifted up and knocked down
You have so many stories memories of days passed,
feel like every story told could soon be your last
They have no time to listen they heard it all before,
tell you they'll talk later as they rush through the door
Feeling like a burden wondering what to do,
no one seems to care about the trials you've been through
To them, you're just repeating things already heard,
but if they'd stop to listen your words are not absurd
Everyone keeps talking about the day you will die,
and who gets what & how your property will divide
Not wanting to wait they reach out with dirty hands,
to take what's in reach they can't wait for the end
You start to feel decrepit and feel your life's a sin,
its a bad situation that no one wins in the end
You find yourself weaker something isn't right,
don't talk to old friends feeling like a fright
Every day grows longer you can't wait for the night,
no one even gets it it's such a dismal plight
You sleep and sleep and sleep to escape reality,
your youth is long faded along with vitality
Closing your mind eye reaching for your partner's hand,
but alone in your bed, this was not the master plan
The dream realm is all you see through the haze,
you lift your eyes up & meet your lost love's gaze
But please don't go too soon to that alternate reality,
there are those that still need to hear the words you speak
Stop dwelling on real or perceived infirmities
or without warning, it will drain your remaining vitality
When you think of death or of the dying that they speak,
hold your head up high and breathe life into the scene
Change your attitude don't die it's not a dream
the younger generation you still need to lead
Hold onto your life and sow a precious seed,
life is worth living don't lose it in a dream
Remember me when I am gone,
no need to shed those tears.
For I am in a better place,
where I have no more fears.
With Gods embrace I'm happy now
it's a lovely place to be.
There is no more sorrow,
it's as pretty as the sea.
Remember me my lovely child,
for I'll remember you.
Just pick up all the pieces,
and try not to be so blue.
The time has come for me to go,
so hold your head up high.
I know your feeling lonely,
I'm right here by your side.
Tell all your kids I love them,
and not to be so sad.
For I love you all so much,
I was proud to be your Dad.
I Love You!
Presence of the Abnormal
Is a sign to save your life
Presence of the normal
Keeps you out of trouble and strife
It’s a sign to your inner soul
That protects you from being hurt
You just have but one goal
Keep your head out of the dirt
This happens in every life
It’s something that can be beat
Believe in your senses and strive
Then you can walk along the street
Hold your head up high
If it doesn’t feel right
It’s not time to fly
It is the time to stand and fight
For you can get out of this place
Your senses have got you this far
Laugh in adversities silly face
You really don’t need to go in that bar
As a child you had no fear
This is a way of life
As an adult these instincts disappear
You have troubles and plenty of strife
So, trust your mind and stay strong
The bad thoughts will diminish
On this world is where you belong
Your life is not ready to finish
Today is precious, and you’re so special predestined from
The foundation of the earth. Wise men with their wisdom
Designated to say, happy mother’s day to all the fine women
Of worth.
Good mothers are those who care and understand
And you are among the few. Lay your hair down
Hold your head up high, enjoy today brand new.
You’re so very special, and great at what you do,
You have trained me well, the right path I should take
Without your love and care my life could be at stake.
I truly honor, and respect my mother every day,
From January to December, and back around again.
So mother’s day for me is every day because she’s my
Dearest friend.
Thoughts swirling in my head
Remembering we all bleed red
Life is a tapestry
True happiness a dream
Such a confusing world
Paradise yet to be seen
A country with a dark past
Some hauntings still last
Unwilling to change, planted in lead
Feel it with your heart and head
No crystal ball
No room to fall
Deeper into our subconscious
Life is far too precious
A bitter pill
Such a large hill
Let freedom ring
Let children sing
Saying hell no
Not in our name
This is a political game
Most looking for fame
Dig a grave
Hell, it's a road you paved
Here to make waves
Those who are adverse
Stuck with the curse
Burden on the young
Who is truly free
It will never be you or me
We mourn over the dead
A nation so divided
We are tainted
From birth we are painted
Who are the real heros
We all have blood on our hands
Invisible to most
Only the true can see
Even on our homeland
We have a roll to play
History is witten in stone
Learn from it instead of beating it to the bone
Our futute is only written in clay
Still malleable
All life is valuable
Old school. . New school
It is what's in our hearts
Time to stop tearing one another apart
Just take a stand
Even if you walk alone
Hold your head up high
What is life if you are to afraid to fly?
We all bleed red
Time for a transformation
Get ready to shed
Change doesn't come easy
Fear those with nothing to lose
We all deserve to live as we choose
Get ready because we all have a voice
Step up and make a choice
We condemn those we don't know
Some of us even for show
Confusion runs through me
Unsure of how things should be
My constant idealistic views
Desperately grasping not to become jaded
Dreaming of a utopia
Generations before us
Marching through the gas
Fighting for peace and love
Is the joke on me?
Is there something I can't see?
Scared for our youth
Where are the leaders?
Put personal pride aside
Stand tall
Take risks
Look in the mirror
It's time to live without fear
Everyone hates me, I can feel it
I can see the look of despise in their eyes.
The way they snicker when I walk by
Gives an eerie feeling of shame to my inner self.
Hold your head up high little one
A look of despise is a look of jealousy
No need to feel so helpless
Feel proud to be who you are
A push into the depths of hatred
Reveals a cut to add to this shameful life
A giggle to my name
Reveals a heart being destroyed.
Hold your head up high little one
Don’t let them take you to the depths of hatred
No need to feel so helpless
Feel proud to be who you are.
Nasty rumors take flight through the air
Making a tear of loneliness slither down my face.
Slander written through pieces of literature
Creates a stabbing sensation through my already shattered heart.
Hold your head up high little one
Rumors are from those whom wish they were like you
No need to feel so helpless
Feel proud to be who you are.
My shattered heart can’t take anymore
I feel so still and lonely
My tears of hurt and anger fall no more
Because I have dried away the shame and despise.
Hold your head up high little one
Your shattered heart will soon start to heal.
No need to feel so helpless
Feel proud to be who you are.
I am holding my head high now
The jealousy now all makes sense
My heart is rebuilt and my inner self is starting to glow
I am PROUD to be who I am.
Hold your head high little one
I told you that time would heal the pain
No need to feel so helpless
Feel proud to be who you are.
Don’t give in to adversity
Don’t accept defeat
Put your best foot forward
In any challenge that you meet.
Stick to your convictions
Hold your head up high
Know your limitations
Then you’ll be able to get by.
You can weather any storm
No matter how severe
It takes intestinal fortitude
Let me make that clear.
If at times you feel inept
And things have gone askew
Don’t wallow in self-pity
There’s plenty you can do.
Don’t give in to adversity
Don’t accept defeat
Put your best foot forward
In any challenge that you meet.
You are an African Queen.
Let your roots be the glow over your brazen soul.
You are peculiar to the soil.
Peculiar to a continent that holds history worth abiding.
A history that tell tales of hope.Hope unfathomable.
You are an African Queen.
Hold your head up high towards the horizon.
See where wisdom meets knowledge.Wisdom unfathomable.
You are an African Queen.
Swing your hips as you dance to a song unsung.
Move to the rhythm of pain,
As you break into a dance of Potency.A dance unfathomable.
You are an African Queen.
Just like the Livingstone Lourie,
Wear your crown with pride.
Wear your color without remorse.
Show it off to inspire.
Wear it high and might to appease the subdued.
You are an African Queen.
So do what we do best;
And dance towards an indistinct pulse.
Dance towards the drums of doom.
Dance towards the mountain’s reefs.
Dance towards the troubled waters.
Dance African Queen.
Dance for the power of the soil,
The power of the crown,
The power of many words unspoken.
Dance African Queen, Dance.
DANCE TO THE RHYTHM OF LIFE.
entered in the one of your best contest.
Life is fast sometimes slow on path marked for chains with a soul with nothing to gain.the pain hurts and it burns deep.Trying to find my path on the streets.in this life filled with up's and downs trying to find gold in this forsaken town
If my family new the things I due they would probably turn there back on me.Its too late for crying now.Its time to turn this smile to a frown.And make a way for me to live now.
The get down is real.The game is fast.No slowing down.Its time to turn this city up side down.
No mercy no disrespect no clowns and definitely no sintchs no broken rules.hold your head up high and get ready to go on a dangerous ride.all gas no breaks control my fate.Im a animal it's time to sit at the table and make my plate killed are be killed are get ate.
Where the concert jungle test your fate.what a life perading around with a knife and a gun.dressed to kill just for fun
In Black with a hoodie on looking for someone I can come up on quick cash rules the streets thugs and thievs.Hoodlums and crips push a hard line trying to devour the empire before my life exspires.
Dark streets filled with love and hate.what a place for me to stay.locked in a maze with no openings.lost souls bound for hell In every way.
My spirt slips away farther from God everyday.A sinner I am but I'm A child Of God.Trying to beat the odds so I'm on my nees now asking God to forgive me for my sins.A mortel man asking God to hold my hand so I can a blessed man...
Active Minds
Freeman Bolden
Brother, you who holds the candle
Like an easy task to handle
Never look for any credit
So you are an unsung hero
Stoic you show no pain, zero.
As the eldest you just do it.
Brother, you who holds the candle
Like an easy task to handle.
You always hold your head up high
Sacrifice without sound or sigh
Never look for any credit
As the eldest you just do it.
Brother, you who holds the candle
Like an easy task to handle.
24~10~2014
Sponsor: Dr.Ram Mehta
Contest Name: Sonnetina Rispetto