Best Perseveres Poems

O' Cenobite, Dar'est Thy Soul Await

Alas! By what right is such assailing
amidst uproar, then half-truths a'telling
Does not morn gift upon grass falling dew
yet truth perseveres...

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 In the manicured meadow 
of woeful weeds,
where hope sprouts amidst
forlorn fragrance of frozen seeds,
I dance to the hypnotic breeze,
hanging on saintly strings with
cosmic eyes,...

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Freedom of thought and expression could lead one astray.
Always there exists the temptation to tread on dangerous ground.
Ingrained ideas and habits become lax.
Therefore, ever careful...

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With shining eyes, the prettiest
advances leading all the rest.
She skips with glee beneath blue skies,
the prettiest with shining eyes.

The second, with a warming smile,
comes dressed...

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Neither puppy love nor lust, each insists
in its imperfect play. Their hearts resist
both by clinging in its barbaric way.
Youth forgiven. The wolf begs her to...

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Love is being humble and selfless, caring and kind to all
Love hopes and trusts; is protective but not possessive

Love perseveres, going the distance above and...

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How thin, the veil that wraps us, tenderly, in life -

Unseen filaments of energy, cognition and mass,

Made enduring by the weave of a hand, divine,

And...

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Battered and bruised and broken before
My courageous heart, comes back for more
It soldiers on but finds no peace
Losing time and again, the battles never cease
A...

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I am the forest trail
steep and dangerous
expansive and free
my rocks could be your bearings
or they could give away under your feet
I can offer water and...

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I said I would stop,
writing about love.
But now that I sit here,
I might say some words.

I don't remember, 
the last poem I wrote. 
But I...

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Strengthy comes in many forms
something that moves one within
to reach heights before unsurpassed
this if successful would make a spin

Strength I have known in my life
given...

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Written: March 09, 2024

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Written: November 20, 2023, For Joseph May Contest
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How pointless to fight for global friendship.
We scatter...

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Once again to my chagrin
     This nightmare perseveres
And through the glass it comes to pass
     To feed...

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Sunlight beams on streets so mean..' As Love reaches out.'

A lonely widow toils unending, till day it fades then shares a morsel with her pet..'

Love...

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