Best Settling Poems

Settling is a disease of the mind
It declares that it’s okay 
To remain on standby
Live life on rewind
Because we are so afraid to move forward,
Move on
From the idea of forever
Settling is a disease of the heart
Love so manipulated, uncontrolled, undefined
But we are blind
Settling is a...

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and you tap tap on my leaves
high tide descends shipshape as
wholesome as can be brought forth
from the gale force fete relief

oh the hamstring you do hug
taut grasp relieves danger from
belt strap as it leaves beach plank
so the treetop perch easing

soothing dry tides of the wind
cool-charm...

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My anger rises towards heights unknown,
Fury rages, fueled by contempt, a side that is rarely shown.
I strive to hold back but certain emotions I cannot contain,
Like a comic book character the face I see, to me is strange.

Jaws set tight, eyes drawn to a squint,
Fists...

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...They sent a copy of an old tin-type,
a picture of Milton and his bride,
one look at it and I knew the whole truth,
Small Doe in the fighting had not died.

A DNA test confirmed what I thought,
and I resolved to bring this all to an end,
Blue...

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She looks at herself 
in the mirror, 
and what looks back
is a sad woman.

Who is this person
that I don't know? 
where did that brave little girl go? 

All the big dreams
she had when she was small
now a grown up
she has lost it all
and what remains...

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Bittersweet memories are too hard to forget
It hurts too much to be happy
It feels too good to be sad
So we settle for less
We settle
Deep down in our seats
Sinking, bottomless, dark
Scared
Gripping the handlebars tightly
never letting go of the yearnings we felt
just a while ago

We settle for...

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This house belonged to grandfather Rudolph,
though its history goes much further back,
all the way to the eighteen seventies,
when to this vast land Herbert Blake did trek.

It had once been a grand ranch homestead,
centerpiece of sixteen thousand acres,
though now it was but six hundred or so,
sold...

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July 16 Scripture Meditations Based on Isaiah 13-18

Key Verse – Isaiah 14:24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand.

MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR SETTLING ME...

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Settling into love
for a person
for a sacred place
fertile 
organic 
rich growing space

Easy when felt
obviously
warmly
positively
copassionately
robustly returned

Difficult when mean
selfish
cruel
cold indifference
perpetuates competing
to not further communicate

Bilateral lose/lose 
zero-sum competitive rules

Less golden than intending win/win

Unlikely to age gracefully
cooperatively
happily
healthily
safely
steadfastly saving 
positive protagonist 
panentheistically felt sacred faced
fast-paced race
through insufficient reconnecting time

Settling into...

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Dusk
settles
once again
mind ready for
rest -
the 
soul too 
seeks zen to 
renew self each
day
...

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...“The bloodshed grew, the army was called in,
and sided with settlers as they often did,
Blue Hawk’s people were crushed, all rounded up,
put on the rez and told to stay within.

“Despite the peace both sides still held their hate,
cursing the other right up until they died,
it...

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Settling 

Is it you holding onto the one you love and can’t let go

Is it you turning your back on the things you see wrong in the relationship

Is it you pretending to be someone you are not to please the one you love

Is it you...

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there’s nothing in my head.
there’s nothing in my head.
why don’t i care about the right things,
and leave every word unsaid?
i wear rose tinted glasses,
carry petals in a basket.
looking to buy a tiny house,
but settling for a casket.
there’s nothing in my head.
there’s nothing in my head.
my...

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we are not perfect but we're perfect for each other



AP: 1st place 2022

Posted on July 30, 2022...

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you viewed my profile 
you have added me to favorites
 i ve responded to  this 
we spoke over the  phone
we met  
we drunk 
i was put of your vomiting all night you looked like skeleton so unatractive
i thought ok  he is...

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