Best Tread Poems

*Inspired by the famous line of William Butler Yeats
"Tread softly because you tread on my dreams" 


Tread softly because you tread on my dreams*
Tread slowly because on your shoulders I lean,
Tread lightly on those weightless moments,
because they carry my  heavy heart. 
Tread carefully on...

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Yet Pushed, Ever Onward, I Dare Tread

BEHOLD, I wade into darkening mists,
My journey, clarification of Fate
When I balked, black ghost said, I insist
Hurry destiny cries it is too late,
Strolling deep within, horrific the sounds
So strangely pungent the circling winds
In distant valleys, baying of the hounds-
I...

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Walk Slowly, Tread Lightly, Voice Kindly, Hold Tightly


Walk slowly, Life with its deep mysteries awaits;
 For within the moment Time breathes and dies
Spur gently, racing horses begging passion's gate
 To bring Love from those towering blue skies-
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Choose not the path down trodden trail, 
for broad the road that leads to hell. 
Nor dance the night in Devil's arms, 
fire that burns is also warm.

Trust not words that are spoken sweet, 
gift of lies wrapped in truth so neat. 
Don't wander far...

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There are many thoughts and opinions about our elections in the U.S.
Someone even called it a disgrace; you’re entitled to your opinion, I guess.
Some claim to know all of the answers, but an ego is not always correct.
There are those standing on a soapbox and...

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You can cuss and rant and rave, you can even burn Old Glory
Disrespecting those who gave throughout Her entire story
And You can put her down in trying to toss Her Spirit aside
Even publicly tarnish Her Crown, for all your lack of pride

You can tread upon...

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Were I, Born To Tread Upon A Cold, Sadden Earth

Were I, born to tread upon a cold, sadden earth
Walk naked upon barren and dark dusty plains
Strive only for wealth-never for my true self worth
Would I ever have anything but futile gains?
Were I, to yield to...

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(An Addingham poem)

‘There!  Where every curve
injects another memory.’

Analytic beauty that
nestled in verdant valley
allows the mind to review,
where archaic dry-stone walls
enhance the ancestral ghosts,
impeccable trees, nature’s
guardian to one’s heady days,
inscribed when lovers called.
Now historic brows lost
within the village face,
expressive meadows
from a bygone age did
grace now...

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Yet Pushed, Ever Onward, I Dare Tread

BEHOLD, I wade into darkening mists,
My journey, clarification of Fate
When I balked, black ghost said, I insist
Hurry destiny cries, it is too late,
Strolling deep within, horrific the sounds
So strangely pungent the circling winds
In distant valleys, baying of the hounds-
I...

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My green garden grows
Beautiful and bountiful;
Tread lightly friend slug....

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We hold these truths people secure above all                                     ...

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Where angels fear to tread; 
And cowards never go.
Is where I wish to head.
With those I wish to know.

Where children cry to themselves alone;
In war torn lands of enemies and fear;
With no food, no family, no home.
Where death lingers and is always near.

Where soldiers line...

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"Tread Softly because you tread on my dreams" (William Butler Yeats)

Allow me to shout in ancient ruins
Light up the abracadabra of existence
Let the pyramids heed my silent words
And unravel the tales of time

To uncover the hidden myth
How the lizards dance to the sacred drums
I want...

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This must be the princess, motionless in bed.—
She’s every bit as beautiful as they all said!—
But who could awaken her?  She looks quite dead!—
Fools rush in, where angels fear to tread.

This is the chamber where my dreams have led.—
She is the maiden I’ve longed...

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Dare tread


Narrow
Treacherous way
Up hill, easy to miss
Through thorn bushes and weeds, a trail
to risk.
Few dare
Hardly a trace
Upon precarious maze
Through a wilderness, virgin land
A place.
Unsafe
Upon ledges
Of rock hard surfaces
Steep climb, uneven, dangerous
Terrain. 
Leading
To high country
where trees are evergreen
And lakes mirror slopes, tapestry
Serene.

By CarolineCecile
Copyright © 07.24.11
 
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