Best Shying Poems
Beware the morning tiger
Before his first coffee
Look out for the afternoon lizard:
Ectotherm on the sidewalk soaking in other people’s acknowledgement
On occasion I’m a hummingbird
Seeking life’s nectar while shying away from human contact
Sometimes I’m a dolphin
Smiling and dancing in the waves
Last week I felt like a beaver
Getupgotoworkdomyworkgotobedgetupgotoworkdomyworkgotobed
(do beavers even have beds?)
Whatever happened to the puppy
Who would romp exuberantly through the day
Eventually collapsing in utterly exhausted joy?
Be wary of the electric eel
Who will zap you if you get too close
Look at the proudly preening peacock
Hoping somebody will notice me
Occasionally I’m a jackrabbit
Always on my guard, ready to run away from conflict
At times I’m a giraffe
Able to rise above the dust of the day
This week I was a worker bee putting in a day’s work
Happy to let the Queen be in charge
Whatever else I may be, I feel like a White Rhino
Older, wiser, stronger, endangered
My spirit animal is a zoo
…or a puppy
I gaze on your absence
And listen to the rhythm of my heart
As my fantasy echoes its lyrics
In signs of uncompromising emotions
I daydream of your humorous presence
The hilarious sensation mingled with such a seriousness
A mellifluous meld of alphabets and sounds
And the coo anthem of "go jor"
I missed every fun we shared
And every care I gave
I reminisce every truth you told:
Anxious secrets spilled from shying lips
I yearn for the spark in your subtle eyes,
The easy of your gentle breath,
And the wet warmth company of your acrobatic tongue;
Conveyed quid pro quo exciting caresses
Though our paths set on reverse realities
And these may soon be buried in the dunes of time
Still I will behold you in the memories of our memorial night
For your love prints are unrivalled impressions
He stares at his liquor bottle, and remembers the time
he sacrificed his life to the ocean depths;
a dolphin steadily rushed him to the shallows,
then allowed the evening currents to carry him to the shores.
That night he erased the X he had put on his calendar;
the day he was to die.
A few weeks back, he had tied a noose round his neck;
he let go the chair, only for the rope to cut.
"Am I cursed?!" he shouted.
He wondered whether Fate kept him alive,
to let him chew on the memories of his Ex,
which hurt like hell.
One fortnight, he even ate a lot of peanuts,
forgetting that it’s only in his dreams he was seriously
allergic to them.
He’s really eager to die,
but death is always shying away from him;
existence is a riddle he isn’t in the mood to respond to….
Date of Entry: 25/08/2017
Wrapping your loving arms around
somebody whom you love with passion....
is an expression of affection,
and no one expects a reward!
Only God gives love freely...
to demonstrate how intense is kindness;
and we ought to give it kindly,
not shying away from mindfulness!
Giving more than you have to someone
who needs comforting words...
is surely an expression of affection,
and deeper understanding without recompense!
Our struggles may cause us to worry,
leaving behind unpleasant reminders...
that we never learn from errors
and continue to act improperly?
Smiling widely and honestly
is the truest expression of affection,
welcomed as the most genuine intention;
why can't we all love sincerely?
This life is none than a short jeourney,
fulfilling what's called destiny;
lives are glorified by their deeds,
but also destroyed by insidious influences!
Coming to the rescue of your closest friends,
who seem troubled by hardships or pain,
helps them find hope when they only had tears;
stand by them with that expression of affection!
Afraid to face reality
That it might prove unpleasant
Scared to be cheated
And hurt by deception
Hiding in seclusion
In my own private world
Plunging into a vast sea
Of pleasurable memories
Swimming with unfolding waves
Of fiction and dreams
Shying away from the
Ambiguity of the present
Living in a handsome yesterday
For a beautiful tomorrow
But when we’re left together
And there’s just you and I
I come out of my independent sea
I extend my hand
Hungry for the warmth of yours
Craving for the soft caress
Of your eyes and smiles
And along sandy beaches
We leisurely walk side by side
The comfort of your closeness
Has no need for words
Till once again you must depart
The sun falls
The waves clash madly against
The solid wall of rock below us
You look behind
I’m gone
The outline of the cliff is bare
All to be seen a silhouette
Diving into a roaring sea
AP: 3rd place 2020
Submitted to contest EARLY DECEMBER STANDARD sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - December 1, 2017
N – either one of his parents
E - nvisage the route he would take,
L - eaving behind the security of a place called home,
S - earching for that elusive freedom
O - nly a few had the joy to experience
N - ever shying away from a challenge
M - aking the decision to give up his “freedom”
A - lbeit with rudiments, pursuing a dream, many dreamt but
N - ever had the tenacity to turn into reality,
D - arkened days with years of imprisonment followed
E - arnestly trying to convince the world that,
L - isting people differently, because of skin color build
A - nimosity and negate the fruition of freedom…
*This young man will turn 92 on Sunday, 18 July 2010*
Nigeria,my country,
I remember you with mixed feelings
A great contraption
A mere geographical expression.
You have never been a nation!
A mere colonial creation
A time bomb awaiting explosion
You were marked for greatness
Epitome of God's kindness
But shying away from your destiny
You mask yourself in mediocrity.
You are a bundle of contradictions!
Steeped deep in corruption
Steeped deep in religion
Feeding your children with frustration.
You are the sleeping giant,
With the limbs of a Lilliput
Moving forward a task
Agonizing and slow.
You are the king
Whose princes and princesses
Like lazarus eat the crumbs
From the table.
Let these contradictions!
Let these frustrations!
Be catalysts to battle corruption to standstill
Thereby adding value to the national till!
Let there arise a leader in your midst!
With vision
With conviction
Ready to drop dead
To make of you a paradise!
If one could be a beautiful flower
How would they spend their day
Would they blossom in the adulation
That many others may send its way
Would its spirit nourish the hearts
Of those who are blessed to see
The color of its very lovely soul
And its wonderful endearing vibrancy
Or would it shun the light that comes
From the brilliance of a new Sun
Shying away from its special gift
To make a day better for someone
For though it may seem its true beauty
Quickly vanishes over a very short time
I find true value in its enchanting embrace
I'll forever admire in my heart and mind.
A Beautiful Flower
If one could be a beautiful flower
How would they spend their day
Would they blossom in the adulation
That many others may send its way
Would its spirit nourish the hearts
Of those who are blessed to see
The color of it's very lovely soul
And its wonderful endearing vibrancy
Or would it shun the light that comes
From the brilliance of a new Sun
Shying away from its special gift
To make a day better for someone
For though it may seem its true beauty
Quickly vanishes over a very short time
I find true value in its enchanting embrace
I'll forever admire in my heart and mind.
The children always part their ways when they grow. Not because they don't love parents but because they feel no body understands them. They can't get over their emotions, they can't see what they have yet not imagined.
A parent knows the behavior isn't a mistreat, it is just that s/he is drowning in emotions. May what happen a parent can't leave, coz this is the time when the child really needs them.
A promise that a parent always keeps:
When the pearl is floating upon salty water.
I shall be there before it dribbles down.
When ever a spark is triggering the axon.
I shall be there to stifle before destruction.
When faults come crawling to tremble.
I shall be there to clasp and embrace.
When the star of hope is conking out.
I shall be there to lay hold of.
When the forlorn creeper is longing for support.
I shall be there till the last drop of blood.
When walking through the mist in dense dark forest.
I shall be there to pave the way n make sure that nothing bothers.
When Shying away in the eclipse.
I shall be there to remove obstruction to see you gleaming like the Sun .
When the regret pours down like rain.
I shall be there to jump beside in puddle n make the sorrow faint.
WORD REFERENCE :
Dribbles : To move downwards in a thin flow
Axon: Nerve fibre that conducts electrical impulses
Stifle: To stop something happening
Faults : Cracks in the earth's crust along which there is movement.
Tremble: Shake in fear
Clasp: A firm hold with the hands or arms.
Lay hold off: To hold
Forlorn: Not cared for
Conk out: Completely lose functionality.
I was feeling this restlessness since past few days and it seemed, all the strings in my heart were tangled just like my shoe lace.
I couldn’t figure out how to get them apart. I guess, I think I was more occupied thinking about the smile, on her face.
What a phase. Lying on the bed or doing my own thing, the stills playing in my mind were like the words in her text trying to talk to me.
My heart was knocking on my mind’s door shouting it repeatedly that look saif love is around and it’s waiting for you to grab it, if not now then you can never have it.
She is beautiful, honest and childish in nature but most importantly she has a pure soul with love, flowing through her behaviour. I was having this feeling that I couldn’t describe it, it was sweet like a rhyme, but I knew it was only mine.
I was shying away in admitting that I have fallen for her in the first place but now I accept it with my heart and full faith.
How do I tell you, was the question on my mind, have not thought so much even in my bad times.
Making you laugh was becoming a day job,
Making you smile was becoming a habit,
I couldn’t stop it.
Didn’t want a day or two love, but a forever one
And I promise you, its gonna be way more fun.
But the actual plan is to make you say I do or kubool hai with the rise of the sun.
To be honest I was hopeless over the edge and I’m breathless I’d never thought that I catch this lovebug again.
We are explosive
I am breathless here
I am sick with this
He knows
There's a distance in his eyes
This uncompromising situation
As she is awakening
He will soon be wondering
For how long I will still love him
There was never love from the beginning
He knows
There's an erratic rhythm to my breathing
Cracks have started showing
From the nape of my back
Curling up my spine
Trailing towards the opening
Just a root at the beginning
A leaf for every man
Reminding me to stop
Acting so hastily
I am sick with this
I never wanted this
The coolest soul
The incredible fondness
I was only passing through
I'd said
Then the wanton intensity started to exist
I am sick with this
He knows
Shying away from me
Making himself ready
To me
He was just another
Another lover
Someone to bide my time
Until again I felt the usual feeling
Of me falling into the abyss
Me getting locked away
As she escapes
The only way if stopping memories awakening is to
Let her escape this
With her comes itchy feet
As its too exhausting keeping her asleep
I'll leave when he's asleep
Pride swelled watching
stumbling first steps
tentative footfall led
to running carpet manuvers
Growing ever faster
Little imaginary world
He wants me to join the fun
returning pretend laser fire
I twitch on the ground
direct hit! He giggles and runs for cover
Always shying hearing Grownups
'Gosh you look like Dad'!
Walking away he looks to me and smiles
Cons me into icecream
asking why the sun goes away at night
Fear of the future,
And Faces by fates,
Ends in a failure.
Thoughts of her,
And You a diehard,
A sweetheart you get.
Me gusta you be,
And ask out,
A date it be.
Keep fantasizing,
Away from her smiling,
Then be waiting,
A question coming.
Why off-hook,
Why shying you look,
Say, Timid she makes you be,
And lie, your thoughts she can't see.
I have love in the wild,
Long lost, unable to find,
A question then ask.
You have what it takes,
To go wild without the fakes,
Ask, willing to help me make,
Through life, through hardships?
A no would be obvious,
Carefree she will say,
Or taken she will lie.
Don't you give up,
Rather along stay up,
And care, and stand up,
She might give in,
And in love, fall in.
You are mine, say often,
Your words, try soften,
In your life she will remain.
Success in sorries,
Silent love in phases,
Be the formula for future.
Lately a person begins to read between the lines
how a network of human beings devalue another's worth
battered and bruised internally exhausted at times
they make you invisible shying away from the truth
To hurt someone that only wishes to speak and correct wrong
a violent nature lacks any respect to honour Justice correctly
certain groups have become hostile to straight talkers even violent
Charity cases crying over sin and vices to be accepted as normal
to carve the hammer into words etched on stone cold laid facts face
The bully is enslaved by their desire to overturn God
burning hate pretends to be polite sticking the dagger in
lacking innocence it poisons the purity in defence
You can be a murderer butchering defenceless beings
but you can't be seen to pray without being insulted