Best Milestones Poems
It rained the first day
It rained the last
Tears fell each time
It’s moving too fast
So many days in between
Victories and regrets
A painfully beautiful time
Another giant step
Once again, I sit and reflect
As the crying sky mourns
I realize how helpless I’ve been
Starting the day they were born
If life is one long journey,
There are milestones on the way,
From birthdays and bar mitzvahs
To a graduation day.
A wedding and a baby’s birth
(Or two or three or four),
A moving day or brand-new job
Are other ways to score.
A prize, award or write-up
Of accomplishments will count
When milestones are considered;
There’s no average amount.
But when we look back on the lives
That we have lived or made,
The milestones are the memories
That somehow never fade.
Late repast
Mealtime message;
Food invigorates
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Joy spreads
Peanut butter bread;
Poignant taste
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Fish head curry
White rice paradise;
Earthly ambrosia
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Family meal
Celebratory moods;
Evening delights
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Premium durian feast
Pleasure primes palates;
Mangosteen topping
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Tuesday month-end
June succumbs;
July takeover
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By and by
Here and there;
Anxious punctuation
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Mystic mathematics
One upon zero;
Infinity presides
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Pineapple slices
Everyday desserts;
Meal aftermath
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Two hands full
Groceries in tow;
Bounty enroute
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Late morning siesta
Heavy constellations;
Dizzy meets heavy
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Evening descends
TV sitcom fares;
Fast food takeaway
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Pre-sleep sensations
1:55am writes;
Dreamtime foreclosure
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Leon Enriquez
01 July 2015
Singapore
You learn how to crawl before you can walk
Then pull up; let go; give a step a chance
Little by little you’ll learn how to talk
And you finally stop wetting your pants
You’ll be starting school in just a few years
Give Mom a big kiss; on the bus and go
I know it’s scary and you’re full of fears
All alone with kids you don’t even know
Enter puberty; hormones give a shove
Remember the day you shared a first kiss
Followed by those bouts of puppy love
Now you seek true love, one you can’t resist
You’re reached adulthood, physically true
Mentally you’re still got growing to do
Milestones in Life
By Franklin Price
11/13/2015
Milestones in life are passing
Time stops for none at all
From the day that we are born
Not so long before we crawl
Then unsteady steps we take
Next thing you know we run
Passing by the markers
Headed for the setting sun
The first day I went off to school
Mom shed a little tear.
Not long before I drove a car;
Then graduation year
A cornucopia of options;
So many things from which to choose.
A myriad of paths to take;
So much to win or lose
Off then to a higher school,
And in a uniform;
Wedding bells and family, working,
Moving through the storm
The book was getting thicker
As I moved from page to page.
Twenty-one was gone;
When I was young, the magic age.
Then through the thirties, forties,
The years went rushing by,
The fifties and the sixties,
Hardly time to blink an eye
Those will all be gone
Tomorrow's seven oh!
So many milestones passed 'til here
So many more to go
Along the way have made good friends
With my wife, on life, a grip
Know it's not the destination
But the milestones of the trip
For our son’s milestones, we rejoice
seeing his choice
for triumph gain
conquering pain.
Thanking the Lord* that he strives well
we let doubts quell
since hope persists
as heart insists.
Victory by faith we do claim
midst progress aim
for special child
notably styled.
*2Chronicles 5:13 …Make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; … For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever…
July 23, 2021
2nd place, "12 Lines In Rhyme" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Joseph May; judged on 7/26/2021.
To the epitome you desire,
The journey you undertake,
Is antonym in nature,
As compared to the pleasures,
You on reaching finally avail.
The path is gloomy,
Frustrating, depressing,
Tiring, misleading;
Enough to push you,
Out in the oblivion,
Where you become timid,
Where you decide to quit….
Start again, night is over,
It’s a new day, a new challenge;
But your target remains the same.
And now you see a new horizon;
You become more assertive,
While you grow your nose.
And absorb the trail with bounty.
Come on o player,
You know your instincts,
With all the distractions around,
They guide you, instead.
So if you have reached there,
You know it what the game is,
To the epitome you desire,
Now is more distant, is more compelling,
Now is more horrid, is more blissing.
maidens of error
missteps, mistakes, mishaps ...
milestones to wisdom
11/6/2022
Accepting responsibility and learning from your mistakes are milestones to wisdom.
Our life is made up of milestones, we learn to walk, we graduate, we get a job, we get married, we have babies, we retire.
Our life is made up of moments, the moments we always will remember. The moments are what we hold on to, the moments will always rest in our mind until we die.
Date Written 2/21/2020
Honorable Mention STRAND SELECT X, any form, any theme Contest Judged: 2/22/2020 Sponsored by: Brian Strand
I passed my driving test when I was seventeen,
then I could vote at eighteen, didn't know what it would mean;
my first blow-job was a cause for celebration,
but when I was limp, turned out to be a deflation.
Fashion lured me to a pair of pointed shoes,
making love was okay, I had nothing left to lose,
although I had to wear a raincoat as everyone should,
commendable behavior was surely worthy of a 'knighthood.'
When I got married, I gave my freedom right away,
but when in love, you're still thinking of a roll in the hay,
the children kept me young, told me not to be 'yesterday,'
I was playing more games than I could buy on e-bay.
Tell us 'the facts of life,' suddenly came from Dan and his brother,
I said that I think it's best if you speak to your mother.
A thousand adventures
A hundred love stories
Stimulating emotions
Milestones met in time
Words igniting the imagination
Changing their faces
Distorting the lines of reality
Merging minds as one
Style and rhythm
Rhyme and reason
Time is racing forward
To relive a thousand dreams
bedroom posters down
moving van pulls away slow-
childhood fades from view
When one cycle comes to its close
A new one of hope begins!
Let us thank the Lord in prayer
For the blessing of life's milestones!
Let us speak words of life and grace
For this is the season of
Divine recovery and transition!
Darkness can no longer conceal.
Let there be a light in all that we see
In His perfect and timely plan
A brightness all around; so heavenly
Let us view the land through His eyes
A covenant of promises we can trust
Signed by the Lord; made by the Lord
Let life burst out: resurrection life
Be a beacon of strength so strong
Be a powerhouse so powerful
Life-giving power you carry!
The Kingdom inside; the Great I AM within!
God has faith; you are a kingdom
Surely goodness and mercy shall
Follow you all life long!
Life's first milestone
For everyone the same
Brought forth from the womb
And given a name
Vast ranges of childhood
From first words to first date
Next comes Graduation
Then choosing a mate
The milestones of life
One by one, we pass them by
Marking off our journey
Looking forward, not behind
The milestones of life
Some bring laughter, some bring tears
Let Jesus lead your way
Travel's lighter without fear
Many milestones, passed by
Several more yet to come
Race to the hospital
Labor has begun
Now a family of five
Busy days, how they've flown
Before we know it
Children are grown
The milestones of life
One by one, we pass them by
Marking off our journey
Looking forward, not behind
The milestones of life
What lies beyond the next bend?
Ask Jesus to go with you
Travel's safer with a friend
Grandchildren, such blessings
Our rewards of old age
The body grows weaker
Life's book turns a page
Just one milestone left
It's so hard to believe
Say farewell to loved ones
Time now to leave.
The milestones of life
One by one, we pass them by
Marking off our journey
Looking forward, not behind
The milestones of life
One day their trail will cease
If Jesus is your guide
You'll arrive in perfect peace
MILESTONES
Small stone posts stuck in the ground,
mark life’s fleeting journey.
From birth to death these small posts,
remind us of our odyssey.
Some people have stones aplenty,
while others not so many.
These small stones tell the tales,
of all our triumphs and tragedies.
A stone is etched,
with our first cry.
With our last breath,
the last stone marks our death.