Best Relying Poems

My training at Starfleet was over, they were now deploying me
I was over the moon when they called; I was full of glee
I entered the...

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Tribulations of testing times,
when a result of human crimes,
bring only melancholic rhymes.

You just desire to be understood,
when overwhelmed tears begin to flood.
Where there is not...

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Dewdrops cling onto blades of grass
like sparkling drops of liquid glass.
And as the songbirds sweetly sing
onto blades of grass, dewdrops cling.

With wondrous wings, butterflies fly,
like...

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Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness in
Opulent hues that color our lives as we age and
Journey through changing circumstances with 
Obstacles that crop up unforseen,...

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Now Santa is getting eccentric 
His sleigh is now fully electric
He made Rudolph retire
Pressed the red button - ‘Fire’
His world then went totally hectic

He searched...

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Line of inquiry:

"discarding narrow thought flow crutch
we learn directly by soft touch
and what we garner we relay
to the vast void in childlike play
entwined thus with...

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We are all broken
into separate pieces
Brothers uncles
mothers and nieces
Fractured ways of thinking
Cool-aide drinking
Caught between 
real and false
Can you feel we’re all sinking

False prophets
We have become...

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relying on chance 
trying to find a needle 
   inside a haystack

a well-balanced choice
  a winner or a loser
   you...

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Leaves

See the leaf caught in the gale
On freedoms wind away does sail
Departed now, from the twigs
How brief, their existence is

Some are trapped within a rut
Some...

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I am a rock; earth, air, fire and water;
a child of the elements.
I grow and erode; 
my greatest strength is stillness; 
my voice, the silence.

I...

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You offer your smile when you see me cry 
Lending your air when I need to breathe
Becoming my heart when I need to feel
Being there...

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Tears may trickle down my face
whenever encumbered by life’s trials.
Comfort comes from a friend who can’t be replaced.
Even though we’re separated by many miles,
Sandra has...

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Faith
Trust, conviction
Believing, assuring, relying
Confidence in the Lord and constant prayer
Devoting, adoring, appreciating
Reverence, exalt
Worship


Diamante - Poetry Contest
Janis Thompson
October 15, 2016...

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“That’s just the way you’re wired”
Sure some settings are predetermined out of the box 
But most adapt over time to the environment 

Growing up we...

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Welcome to the mind of the poetical Michael Myers who doesn't have instructions 
you're about to witness a pen cause a horrific Halloween and mass...

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