Best In The Mind Poems


Premium Member Dreamscapes An Education In the Mind

Dream schemes play across the screen
And third eye examines them,
Ever so closely; tonight,
Another etheric flight;
Will show me new horizons
And the beings that dwell there;
The archetypes and images.

Scenes play out in colors,
Shadows weave their magic;
I am inundated.
Visiting spirits came,
Just to bid me adieu;
My guides know what I need.

Somewhere the light starts,
To glow; a pinpoint,
Growing as it moves
Toward each scene, shines;
Revealing wisdom.

A dream is an
Education;
Dream and wisdom
Will come to you.

Dreaming mind,
Subconscious,
Library.

Dream long
And deep;

Dream.

Premium Member Treasure In the Mind

I saw your blue eyes, so gentle and kind
Some things we see, leave imprints in memory
Like a treasure, forever, in your mind

A gentle touch, lasts forever freely
Unexpected hugs can highlight a day
Some things we see, leave imprints in memory

We may bashfully not know what to say
So many things touch our soul and heart
Unexpected hugs can highlight a day

Distance stirs emptiness deeply, apart
Cherish all genuine, that you may share
So many things touch our soul and heart

Cast as far as you can to show you care
It’s a smile, that moment strikes, you’ll see
Cherish all genuine that you may share

Surprises are found in simplicity
I saw your blue eyes, so gentle and kind
It’s a smile, that moment strikes, you’ll see
Like a treasure, forever, in your mind


Heidi Sands  

2/26/22

Premium Member Flowering In the Mind

magnifica
      noblis
       so insigne&variegated
a mosaic 
           simplified
pleasing&lovely
compacta with everlasting
sweetness
     of heart shaped love

glowing flugens red umbels
of agape
before
   withering away
    in a forgotten
              wreath
in a sky
     out of reach
barren&unfertile
yet
  unfading
           a tricoleur
to brighten the eyes

ornamental foliage
drifts
    upon the breeze
a briza of beauty
a catalyst
       for pleasure
so pungent
 so delicious
  so exquisite
      flowering in the mind
a collage

      insights of electricity
                       lively
                         novel
imaginations
in radical rhythms
           embracing
           the minimalist
to illuminate
to highlight
     the golden threads
of the whole
               cosmos
in a celebration
of darkness&light
glistening
  with sensitivity
bringing
             clarity

a sense of purpose
nimbly
        dancing
through
the intricacies
 of creativity


Premium Member Life's In the Mind

The Life of the Mind is extolled by Professors   
   Though when they think, they just guess or 
      perhaps idly chatter

There are some who won't use their brawn
   And 'brainiacs' who won't mow the lawn

Others say 'they'll work with their Hands'
   as if hands are not directed by the Mind of Man

All this, so far's neither here nor there
   Here's what I assure you
   Presuming you care
      Reality is WHAT you perceive it to be
      Perception's HOW you see it, subjectively 

               Life's In the Mind
               'Tis the Mind makes it live
                 That is the Truth
                 Which Experience Gives

The Poem In the Mind-2

The poem in the mind

There is  only  enough space in my mind
For just a poem and there you I find
Can’t think of another thing
My mind singing what you sing
To all else except you I’m rather blind.

I know you are an involved mom of six
And what toll it takes bringing up those chicks
On your spirit and body
Your life was never gaudy
But the essence of such a  gracious mix.

Adorable are your traits which are rare
Attributes, six, are your  children so fair
They are love, care and beauty
Passion, power and frailty
Here’s  the perfect woman beyond compare.


@ 23 feb 13

S.Jagathsimhan Nair

Entry for PD's contest on 5 mar 13

Premium Member It's All In the Mind

It's all in the mind to be remembered,
Layers in time to be rediscovered.
Memories are vivid colours, either
Good or bad, like shiny specks spread through time,
Permeating and embossing a life.
Pause and consider, it's all in the mind.

Hidden deep and quiet, you can fall 
Through a hole in your own reality,
Seeking to rescue tenuous treasures
From the deep pockets of experience.
These live on in the darkness, though pockets
Age into holes, but it's all in the mind.

The mind is a dark, untidy cupboard
To be sorted out on a rainy day,
Just very gently. Its recesses hold
The memories of a lifetime in trust,
Carefully interleaved with the days 
From the beginning. It's all in the mind.


In the Mind of Mental Illness

Crying Loudly but its all in my head,
The expression you see is a smile instead,
But if you look deep in my eyes they will tell you a tale
About how my appearance became so frail.

For the people around me I put on an act,
To hide the truth of control my life lacked.
Inside I am weak, Helpless and cold,
I feel Ive no-one to comfort me,no-one to hold.

I pace up, down and around my bed,
Trying to clear my head,
But inside my mind where the voices hide
I listened to what they said.

The noises I hear are the voices I fear,
I cannot drown out the sound.
Palms sweating and my heart is racing,
Collapsing to the ground.

Chest tightening...I cannot breathe, My visions turning black,
Here again on my own suffering another Panic Attack!

It's All In the Mind

Hot chillies with false pork cooked in fat,
Deserved a second serving of that;
As he put down the dish,
The waiter stated “I wish
more Aussies like you would eat rat.”

Being In the Mind of a Savage

Being in the mind of a savage.

All I know is how to act ferociously.
Manipulating the minds of the weak, fearful, and the victims.
Beating them into submissive.
Emasculating the strongest, just to see him break.
Dismiss him of his role, and never to see his family again.

Being in the mind of a savage.

I destroy, divide, and conquer. 
tearing families apart.
Over yonder, as they scream,
begging to be saved
but nobody hears them.
Breaking the spirits of the koons, mannu, aunty, sambo, 
and the uncle toms, as they all have a common factor. 
They're all nostalgia.
The animal within me is untamed, uncontrollable, and inhumane.
I'm superior by nature, at least what I see.

Being in the mind of a savage.

What you call crimes are white privileges to me,
justification, rationalisation, & beliefs 
set me free each time.
All I know is to kill, steal, destroy, & reverse the cycle of genetics.
I changed their culture,
to fear, tough love, attitude, punishment, violence & a career. 
Sabotage the mind, break em' down, then bob the builder em'.
When you stop em' for believing in themselves,
oppression appears.

Being in the mind of a savage.

Other savages, keep em' isolated, uneducated, impoverished and oppressed. There's a few who escapes but we own them too.
We love to be entertained, as we mock, advertise, and stereotype em'. Less sensation and lacking sensitiveness 
in the terminal fibers, keeps me acting viciously.
Unintelligent, laziness, frightfulness, ignorance, backwardness, violent, inarticulate, sexual frustrated, hunger, inattentive, unable to control themselves, & in care of, are all the signs of a n****. 
Created a cultural matrix of positive 
and negative feelings for me, 
and each time, I justify my actions by logical reasoning with em'.
Ohhh, forgiving are they. Just to do it once more, and that once more became many more. 

Being in the mind of a savage.

If any shall become bold, intimidating or become a threat, we shall lynch you.
Propaganda, genocide, & economics are all profits for the savages.
Paternalism plays a major role as
terrorizing and restrain are easily justified.
Keep em' from achieving social equality 
as they become more bumptious on the streets.

Being in the mind of a savage.
© K. Parker  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Fire In the Mind

I couldn't help but notice

that the dead wood

in society when gathered

could make quite a bonfire

if only one could collect it

but my kindling

had been eaten

by the termites

and so the rot

gets hold of more

and more

until we all rot
© Uwe Stroh  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member No Graveyards In the Mind

Yes, yes, his siblings are long deceased
  though there are no graveyards in the mind

He relives their quarrels each night in dreams
  struggling, in vain, to flee nightmares unkind

By day, his two sisters whimper, one in each ear
  by night, their fury they roar, magnifying his fears...

No, no, there aren't any graveyards in the mind
  just brows deeply furrowed, faces etched with lines

It's All In the Mind

It's All In The Mind

The darkest corners of my room are
Trembling from rumblings past, as usual
As if they shook the shelves, dropped
The clutter; it broke the spell
Below the bed is a monstrosity
He doesn't come out, afraid much
Only peeks his head out
During the thunderstorms
He's bewildered about

Lightning strikes the roof above, and I wonder-
was there ever a day with snow; sun and dark collide eternal
Screwing up the clock internal
Making night a hell infernal
Pushing through the sun immobile
Parting dawn in halves eternal

So let us have our snow
Let us imprint angels on the white
Or play with snowballs in the light
Keep us on the ice
Far removed from
The darkest corners of my room
© Dylan Wong  Create an image from this poem.

Puttering In the Mind

Today I thought of thought itself,
of all its joys and failings
to be sure, but mostly of the
wonder that they take me to,
the countless things that open
to my sight in ways that I had
never seen before.

I need not die before I see them
thunder in before me, even though
I know that death itself will not
presume to shut them down. That is
the glory of it; everyone may share.
Saints and kings will prosper
and will fall. Perhaps.  But I
am just a dilettante. My putterings
are little miracles and always there
to take me through.

Oh yes, there is one caveat
and that is consciousness
but that too is a miracle
and floats upon us as a lagniappe,
totally gratuitous...hmmm
just like all the rest.
        ~

Estranged In the Mind

And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, 
yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present 
you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— (?Colossians? ?1?:?21-
22? NKJV)


Estranged in the mind
By wicked works
That secure the constant lie
That even though married
We live in separate houses
God and me.

The mind lies
The mind numbs 
The mind screams 
The mind alienates.

But God has not moved
The covenant of promise is the reality 
That overides the mind voice 
Like a lighthouse sword 
Fighting the constant crushing waves
But always wins
Ready for the next tide
The next wave

The mind now one with truth
Married 
Lives in the same house
God and me.
© Peter Hall  Create an image from this poem.

Travels In the Mind

I’ve seen some places in my time
So many more to see
No longer can I travel there
If only it could be...

The heathered lochs of Ireland
How could I resist
Emerald green grasses shinning 
In the morning mist…

The jungles in the Amazon
Where hidden treasures lay
In leaves ’n mosses to be found
To cure all men, they say…

Great glaciers thick with icy caps
Fresh water they contain
They’re melting fast, soon to be gone
No water to remain!

For now, the photos of our world
Give pleasure to my mind
But let them stay in nature yet 
To see for all mankind.

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