Best Slip By Poems
[Verse 1]
I grew my farm roots beneath your starry-eyed loam
In soils of silence where dreams slip by, lost and unknown
But you were the willowing wind pulling you far away
Took to the stars as if you never meant to stay.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m buried deep in the earth’s embrace
But you’ve spread your wings into the endless space
We were worlds apart from the very first start
One foot in the soil, one foot breaking my heart.
[Verse 2]
I watched you chase the meteor storm in your eyes
Like a red comet lost in the blackened velvet skies
I was the snow-capped mountain forever standing still
And you were the restless west wind chasing every thrill.
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m stone and soil, you’re wind and air
I reach for your touch but you’re never there
I’m anchored to the earth where the wild things doth roam
But you’re out there flying, with no place to call your home.
[Chorus]
You were my earth, I was your sky
I held you close, but you wanted to fly
I buried my soul, you touched the light
We danced in the dusk, but never in the dark of night.
(Repeat Chorus)
(2nd ending)
We’re just earth and sky
Two separate worlds that’ll never collide
Live or die.
[Bridge]
I let go of the stones beneath my hands
Tried to rise like you to understand
But the stars you sought burned much too bright
Leaving me cold and shivering, in shadows of the night.
Maybe I’ll grow or maybe I’ll fall
But we’re two halves of a broken call
Earth and sky, never quite whole
Two songs unsung, forever lost…
two restless souls.
[Chorus]
You were my earth, I was your sky
I held you close, but you wanted to fly
I buried my soul, you touched the light
We danced in the dusk but never in the dark of night.
(Repeat Chorus)
(2nd ending)
We’re just earth and sky
Two separate worlds that’ll never collide
Live or die.
[Outro]
You’ll be the stars, I’ll be the ground
We’ll spin through the night
(1st and 3rd Time)
going round and round
Earth and sky
Earth and sky
(Repeat)
(2nd and 4th Time)
but never be found
Earth and sky
Earth and sky
(Repeat)
“Together, ever and ever alone... in the cold dark of night.”
Categories:
slip by, guitar, longing, loss, love,
Form:
Lyric
In times where you feel,
that life is tangled in distress,
Remember, our richest lessons gained
are never aquired through success.
But through the trials that we bear,
Undesired dreams and lost battles fought,
The place our resilience lies raw and rare,
where our truest strengths are taught.
Seek comfort in the knowing,
no matter what we may face
Is growing who we are,
setting our views into place.
What's destined in our path,
won't slip by , or go a miss
So on days that feel most bleak,
Believe it won't always be like this.
Categories:
slip by, courage, hope, strength,
Form:
Rhyme
Restless nights and guarded days
chastise a heart that has strayed.
And you vow to mend your ways,
yet sins await penance paid.
Months quickly morph into years,
pressures build, and nerves get raw.
And laden with fears and tears,
fantasies and dreams withdraw.
Empty lies shadow your past,
cast by promises pending.
And the years slip by so fast,
you fear your time is ending.
Today is left to fate's whim;
forever friendships break.
And passion's flame grows so dim,
you can't see past the heartache.
O'er the years, even Hope frays,
for you can't postpone old age.
And you're running out of days
till you must exit life's stage.
Categories:
slip by, depression, emotions, feelings, heartbreak,
Form:
Quatrain
Whispering,
the glistening moon calls to me
Softly caressing my worn out soul
Sleepy in it's quest
to slip by
silently, unheard
Feeling my restless light,
enticing me
Hear the whispering night
softly alluring
lulling sweetly, it's gentle glow
Burdened thoughts surrender
calmly, silently go
Abyss of darkness, creeps
faintly drifting in
Hush my withered soul
soothe my being
A whisper
distantly touching my spirit
gently, peacefully taken.
The whispering moon
quietly embraces me
unheard, at peace
I am.
Silence.
Categories:
slip by, dream, fantasy, peace, silence,
Form:
Free verse
The more we focus on what shines inside
That has us taking this amazing ride
Living life's highest high's
To the stars, so we can mystify
About our love, we won't let slip by
In a place, we can both occupy
Where we see the beauty eye to eye
Baby, it will never be about saying goodbye
You sure know how to make my spirit fly
The good lord would testify
How you taught my heart to reach for the sky
You have to know how hard I try
To give you my love supply
Energising what grows so deep inside
Knowing we have concord love far and wide
How wonderful it feels living without having to hide
Opening up a world that we can justify
Where our life is so electrified
Love that brings on life's most rewarding high
With a woman, who magnifies
All the love that reflects from your eyes
Categories:
slip by, desire, firework, god, heart,
Form:
Rhyme
Wrestling Verses
Spilling ink onto paper,
reading tea-leaves,
fragments of mirth,
shards of anguish,
remain,
trapped in rolled-up sleeves.
Turning up my collar,
as blue as these days that slip by,
scattered verses plunge into,
the fathoms of unknown waters.
My ink runs, slips, treading lightly,
penning odes to love on bare skin,
your skin,
your bare back my canvas,
my fingers tracing, caressing, scribbling,
homages to our laughter, our tears.
Wrestling verses,
lie spent, exhausted,
famished and parched from saying too much,
still,
my fingers tickle your soft skin,
my ink would run dry,
were it not for your gentle touch
Categories:
slip by, beautiful, beauty, change, emotions,
Form:
As age catches on us
Would we be found enjoying the swings
No, never out of shame
As age catches on us
Would we be found playing marbles or flying kites
No, never out of shame
As age catches on us
Would we be foun d jumping in the puddles
No , never out of shame
As age catches on us
Would we be found chasing girls or teasing them
No never out of shame
As age catches on us
Would we be found flirting away
No, never out of shame
As age catches on us
We go to temples and let life slip by
Yes , all do it there's no shame
As age catches on us
We would be found talking and praying for our end
Yes , all do it , there's no shame
As age catches on us
We stop going places, meeting people n having fun
Yez , its a done thing n there's no shame.
Categories:
slip by, appreciation, bangla, baseball, beach,
Form:
Blank verse
All regrets, in every backward flashback
leave bitter tastes like remorseful morsels
left drowning in your tear welled eyes
each day was longer and lower
lower and loathing
exposed naked in clothing
open and empty without your
....trusting
All regrets, in every backward flashback
chisel names on tombstone with unforgivable clarity
leaving unbearable burials beneath these wretched feet
reincarnated daily sleighing me repeatedly with growing fervor
fervor and hate
filthy face washed over in angst
closed off from safety and salvation without your
....understanding
All regrets, in every backward flashback
grimacing sneers returned in mirrors like evil staring contests
every showdown lost in landslide fashion, reflection laughing
devoured each hour as they slip by consuming
consuming and draining
worlds worth of words and deeds beyond explaining
I'm only half as good and partially whole without your
....forgiveness
Inspired by Mr. Michael Jordan's "Untwisted" contest
Categories:
slip by, angst, forgiveness, introspection
Form:
Free verse
Memories slip by
like a breeze
The heart
Aches
For in the far distance
of the soul
There’s a face haunting
it's core
A moment of warmth
A simple gesture
Unforgettable
A lifetime of devotion
To one heart
Upon reflection
Unregrettable
By Zyrool
Categories:
slip by, devotion, feelings, love,
Form:
Other
As days get shorter
in the spool of a life
we need to accept
all...that life brings
So live your worth
laugh much, smile
share your feelings
but most of all love
As the hours slip by
each second counts
when days get short
in the spool of a life,
Say thankyou to God
for giving you, L I F E
Categories:
slip by, appreciation,
Form:
Free verse
I may not be perfect but I'm still here.
Maybe I wasn't there for you.
Maybe I didn't fight hard enough or you,
for your rights.
I didn't fight the way you thought I should have.
I may not be perfect but I'm still here.
You didn't know how hard I tried, or
the many nights I cried.
I may not be perfect but I'm still here.
Does my admission of guilt give me a license to mess up?
To fall from grace, your good graces.
Does that give me the right to let moments
slip by? Not taking advantage of the opportunities
to set things right?
If my admission can keep others from falling,
I gladly accept responsibility for my failures.
So no one else has to miss out or
fall through the cracks of life.
I carry my imperfection with me, every day.
Do all my pretty words excuse my actions?
Just because I decorate the truth does that let me off?
Truth be told I did let us slip through the cracks.
But does my acknowledgment of the truth give me
any peace, how about you?
Admission of guilt isn't enough, is it?
I really don't know anymore,
But I know this I'm not perfect but I'm here
The battle scars of life are written not in blood,
but in tears.
Only God knows the depths of my sorrow,
only God knows the tears I've cried over this.
Yes, I may not be perfect but I'm still here,
Awaiting the day your forgiveness reaches your ears.
Categories:
slip by, allegory, appreciation, blessing, christian,
Form:
Free verse
He sure takes care
of me and you
Choice is ours..
Now is the time
to choose...
or lose..
Come to Jesus
Victory is yours
for He gave his life
for you and me
to be Eternally Reborn...
Jesus Blood was shed
His life he gave
Redeemed a pathway
for us all to be saved
Sets us free... for all Eternity..
Now is the time
to make up your mind
before it is too.. late
and you find yourself
at the pearly gates...
wanting to get in..
Come to Jesus
This is not pretend
As some I seen..
I not understand
How could they turn away
From God's Glorious Love
Life without End....
some pretend... not know a thing
some even surprising choose
to let time slip by..
are you like that too???
Don't hesitate..
For your life is at stake..
For where are you going to live???
When life here is gone...
Come to Jesus
His Unconditional Loving arms
God has His Reasons
For you to read my write.. tonight
God has Great plans for you..
Faith... Love is real in sight..
Victory is in Jesus...
He is ours for ever...
Choice is yours...
Categories:
slip by, inspirational, life, love,
Form:
has a two story part,
a one story part,
a new part,
an old part
and an antique part.
Gables and pediments facing all directions of the compass
Tie all the parts together.
There are some concave outside walls;
There are some convex Inside walls.
The house breathes.
It sees with its many large window lights;
Knowing where the kids are,
Watching the horses kick up their heels,
Catching glimpses of new spring kittens
scurrying out from under the porch,
Seeing with watchful eyes
as the kids ski behind flying horses,
Keeping an eye on the dog
herding the grand-baby away from the corrals.
Seeing the skunks, racoons, foxes and coyotes
slip by as we sleep,
They brace against the winds
as they turn from south to north.
The glass in the antique part ripples
keeping the view in constant motion –
never resting.
The grand antique porch has hosted birthdays; graduations; weddings;
rendezvous and funerals.
Giving sanctuary to many a friend
needing a place to come and sit in quiet for a while
The house takes comfort from the music of a whistle
coming from the workshop.
Then watching the kids go, one at a time.
Then the whistler was gone –
Yet it still holds out its arms and wings and peaks
securely protecting its remaining occupant.
The house suits me,
it is my eye candy,
it holds my heart.
I will live my last in this house
surrounded by my life.
Categories:
slip by, happiness, history, introspectionhouse, house,
Form:
Sonnet
Days slip by like shadows,
Yet, I feel no sorrow.
I think back on happy times.
Childhood ,meant wonder.
Storms, meant there'd be thunder
and Christmas bells sang sweet chimes.
Then I had to mature
and find that I'm not sure,
if those shadows are still mine?
For the contest; Balassi Stanza
Sponsored by Dr. Ram Mehta
Categories:
slip by, life,
Form:
Rhyme
Shorelines toss her sweet sensation
with saucy flair, sealing fresh soil
of a season’s shape, so divine;
where songs submit to a bird notes' smiles.
My, show stopper swerving a gait
To slowly slip by…secretly.
For Brian Strand: Contest 205 , any form,
max 10 lines
~ Alliteration ~
Reposted 9/18/2016
Categories:
slip by, sensual, spring,
Form:
Alliteration