Best Surprising Poems
I came upon an old man,
A homeless, wretched soul.
He looked so sad and helpless,
In his hands, he held a bowl.
He was propped against the building,
So, his weakness would not show.
He saw the world through glasses,
With hair as white as snow.
I heard my father whisper,
As my eyes filled with tears,
“One need much more than money,
One needs his loved ones near.”
My father loved his family,
Does this old one feel the same?
With my father’s soul beside me
I asked the old one’s name.
His name, he said with feeling,
Was lost with all he owned.
A thief assumed his identity,
Then, all he had was blown.
His wife died in December,
The vulture, then closed in,
Pounced while he was grieving,
Then, his life changed again.
I gathered the frail body to me,
Spoke kindly, acknowledged his need,
A home and a heart full of loving,
My family would plant the seeds.
Love is the first to be planted,
Followed by trust in their care.
My father’s spirit surrounds us,
His example taught us to share.
The old one lost all his pallor,
With love and trust he gained
More than he ever hoped for,
Another family, who gave him a name.
Grandpa, we decided to dub him
As we fought for all he had lost.
As he won the last legal battle,
His life was the price that it cost.
The old one wanted cremation.
My mother did not and she prayed.
Next thing we knew came a lawyer,
And the Last Will and Testament played.
My mother, for once, became speechless,
And I drew in no better air.
Grandpa was there in the picture,
Leaving us undisputed heirs.
Temperature is going up and the sun is out
Fluffy clouds move slowly across the sky
Thinking it is winter what could this be about
Buds are on the trees and I am wondering why
Dandelions in full bloom as spring has arrived oh my
3rd Place Winner
Short Verse Contest of Brian Strand
02/28/2012
I got out off the cab to say goodby
uncertain of the surprise waiting me byy
she jumped on me and tightly she hugged
like spider she was and i felt like a bug
her fragrance was mild and yet it was firm
tht maroon coat warm and body beneath stubborn
weather was cold but my breath so hot
her arms across my back were holding me on
that grip was so tite it was hard for me to breath
that moment was so emotional my heart forgot to beat
she was so close to me as she could ever be
for those 10 seconds my whole world was at freez
that time was precious i couldnot let her go
we were onto each other like body and sole
her hairs brushed against my lips tickling my nose
making me laugh and all the sadness was gone
i love you she said breathing the same air
her lips touching my cheek she said take care
i love you too and a kiss my lips guided to her ear
i wished to look in her eyes and see if there were tears
i stood there watching her as she walked away
leaving me behind i felt my sole was about to decay
she didn,t looked back it made me so sad
but till now it was the best hugg i ever had
graceful tiptoeing
swim through life's troubled waters
bob along with pride
It’s truly surprising
given their feelings
that climate activists
have not sent us all reeling
with words that convey
the dire straits we are in
like ‘Climate Pandemic’
~ then the battle they’d win
Snow White’s vain and wicked stepmother
And her weakling of a father
Forced her with seven dwarfs to live
Whom all her love and attention she’d give
She’d love to get the jewels they’d bring
And wore them round her neck on the string
But when the prince kissed her and woke
She agreed to ride away with the bloke
But soon she started terribly to miss
The seven dwarfs who were such bliss
She remembered the days she would lie around
While the dwarfs would clean up without a sound
She longed for the love of seven men
Who’d keep her well fed in their den
So back she came with a lot of joy
With a promise to soon return for her baby boy
Inspiried by the fairy tale-Snow White and the seven Dwarfs.
There are some mornings I have the feeling you are staring right at me.
A meaningful look is giving me notice I'm always there in your sight.
Even if its from the distance, I know your always right there for me.
You take a look just to see if I am okay.
Just in case I haven't told you.
Each morning I think of you.
It's a beautiful feeling knowing you're my reason to be passionate.
You inspire me to move forward in life. If I got with the program
I couldn't do it without your guidance.
Guidance from a wise man full of knowledge and experience.
I come towards you for your guidence and advice.
Your successful outcomes have shown me the how to manuever myself with
Strategies in which I will pass on
You seek for my wellbeing and honey I appreciate everything you do for me. Each moment your not present I feel as If life was giving me a physical beat down. Those are the moment where my vulnerabilities come to play. You've shown me how to improve my flaws and switch them into strengthening skills. I only wish I were as brave as you are.
They say ure young and weak
U showed me how strong u were
When u wrapped ur arms around me
Pulled me closer as u tugged
U took someone that was cold inside
U made my heart melt that night we hugged
This was no accident, definitely a surprise
There may be a lot of people against us
Some people may even despise
I plan to fight through our tough times
Cuz we’ve been on the underside, where it stings
If I could just let u know right now
I’m up to handling all of those things
Still Surprising
Was brilliant, beautiful yet still surprising
When in your life you will have a horizon
So elegant eagerly meeting you each day
Determined to remove darkness and dismay.
Colors each one can be distinguished
My honor and glory to it relinquished
Knowing next morning would return
And into my mind a memory did burn.
Will finish later
To feel this warmth, now
overwhelming me, is
Joy
That giving these gifts
brings such gratitude, was
Surprising
Yet, as much my gift to me
Are you coming back?
Perhaps
If you see me with glistening face
my insides swelling, know
Tears
It is only my soul
touching new places inside,now
Spilling
Into this life too long barren of you
awakening possibilities, is
Hope
Amazing visit
anonymous butterfly
lands on my shoulder
Oh what I would long to see
and breathe
and free
This polypathic wisdom
of a root and branched
systemic tree
Nurturing
Yintegral root systems
breeding Me
while YangSun branches
reach up and out
nutritionally feeding We
Polyphonic remembering
systematic Theology
of naturally spiritual experiences,
humanity experiments
in win/win Ecology
Both non-verbally felt internally
as healthy win/win
despite unwealthy respite
lost in lose/lose metaphysicality
Thought through verbal reflections
on fraught externality,
Positive/Negative
ego/eco-organic organizationality,
bilateral dipolar integrity
NonZero Souls Summarily
Whole ego/eco-systemic bicamerality
Emergently left-brain verbal dominantly
Yang solidifying v Yin flowing plasticity
Resisting overpowering generations
of straight white patriarching
capitalist win/lose competitions
rabidly degenerating
Into a lose/lose DeathCuture, ecopolitical
Rabidly pursuing viral apocalyptic climates
unraveling a global pandemic
anti-ecological
Autocratic
automatic military devolutionary industrializing
colonizing
predative post-millennial disaster mongering
kleptocratic
And,
the opposite
of Making Nationalistic
Idolatrous
Supremely white racists Great Again
Against Liberal Lovers
of healthy eco-messiah feminists,
non-violent communicating bodhisattvists
YangChrist/YinBuddhists
exploiting only Ego/Eco-DoubleBoundary Originalists
within win/win 1/0 REMEMEological
ultra-nonviolet spiraling ReVolutionary
20/20 eco-political
empowering/enlightening consciousness.
Oh what I would long to see
and breathe
and free
This polypathic wisdom
of a root and branched
surprisingly simpler
bilaterally integral
systemic co-operative
branch/root regenerative organic tree.
From twenty feet I saw him
when he first looked at me
I really took his breath away.
He looked at me as if he had
seen me in his dreams a thousand times.
We exchanged 'Hellos.'
He remains a mystery.
Still
it was a nice
pleasant surprise
and I saw it
with my own eyes.
It was November first, Hedgehog Grandpa’s birthday.
"We’ve got to be going!" Mom was yelling that day.
The one that was keeping us back was brother Gay.
A slow poke again, on that cool Saturday.
"I am leaving now." The voice was loud, from Dad.
"I am right behind you!" I yelled. My name is Thad.
My mother was holding a gift, so that is rad.
Because it is the birthday of H.G., our granddad.
As we headed down to Gramp’s tree, Gay caught up.
He had six excuses, most of them about having to sup.
He was still carrying a bit of toast and a coffee cup.
"When we get there," Dad said “You had better shape up!”
Grandpa came to the door and yelled “I’ll be!”
If anyone acted surprised ever, it was certainly he.
We do this every year, but still this pleased thee.
“Happy birthday!” I yelled to Grandpa. He said "You surprised me!"
She wore her spirit
it was flowing
in the drift the atmosphere was sweet
when she was present
her soul the brights of her eyes
did shine ever so
her heart was beating
~
Nurtured her surroundings
Embracing
The water for sweat drenching her body
When she is present she shines as silk
Skins golden shines glistering
O' did she so shine so
Her soul blossoms
Lady visually surprising
2/11/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2022