Best Wear Upon Poems
The traveler reeked of weariness,
His companion was Fatigue
Wear upon his clothes suggest
He'd come a million league.
Gaunt were eyes deep set and brown
Above his cheekbones high
His being was pure somnolence
And I heard his silent cry.
Hard roads had been his travel
The pains chiseled on his face
In lines of furrows on his brow
Permanently enlaced
Around I saw no motion there, then ...
His head began to rise
Finally he looked at me ...
Suffering in his eyes.
So quietly I attended
And with a heavy heart
I wanted so to speak to him ...
But knew not how to start
Within his labored breathing
He then began to speak
His words, when finally spoken
Were truthful and unique
His lips worked to form the words -
Then said; "My name is: Common Man,
I'm a father; I've worked hard;
' always done the best I can.
"The road's become uphill and steep with
Burdens I can't propel
I've tried to move on forward -
But, I stumbled here - and fell.
"There are others on me
Who so do depend
I must move on forward,
This mustn't be my end.
"Now I must reach out to you
'Cause before I've never failed
I'm turning now to you
'Fore on hardships I'm impaled".
A calloused hand then extended
Toward my outstretched hand
And I want to heed the call
For this Common Man.
But, Greed and Avarice have won
And assistance can't be lent -
Wall Street, you see, owns me now:
I'm Your Government.
Categories:
wear upon, america, conflict, corruption, discrimination,
Form:
Rhyme
I want to be a vegan
I want to give up meat
I want hemp DM's to wear upon my feet
No more burgers, sausages and no more lamb kebab
No more chicken drumsticks gotta fight the flab
Mushroom for me now, mushroom instead of steak
Instead of meat pie I'm gonna have a cake
A vegan cake mind, without milk or eggs
I won't be buying my cake from Cooplands or Gregg's
I think I might still do a little bit of fish
But I'll avoid putting offal on my dish
I want to be a vegan
I want to give up meat
I want to revolutionise the food that I eat
Fruit and veg is better for you than eating a cow
Sausage made from Quorn is healthier than a sow
let the little lamb live a much fuller life
Instead of carving it up young with a carving knife
I feel for the bird, I feel for the chicken
The way it's kept in cages, leaves me quite sicken
You get all the good stuff from nuts, berries and different types of seeds
You can even find it in flowers, nettles and other random weeds
I want to be a vegan I want to give up meat
Stop the polluting cattle grazing and grow more wheat!
Categories:
wear upon, animal, drink, fish, food,
Form:
Rhyme
Yesterday
Yesterday I felt that I
Could soar up high
Today I feel down
I really want to cry
Yesterday I thought the
World was in my hand
There is so much pain today
I really don’t understand
Waking up today from a
Restless night of sleep
Only to find that yesterday
Has fallen down on me
Yesterday I had peace
And a warm gentle smile
Today I wear a frown
And nothing seems worthwhile
Yesterday I thought that
I could win this race
Today I find that things are
Thrown back in my face
If I could take yesterday
And switch it for today
The frown I wear upon my face
Would be a smile today
Yesterday I visualize the
Perfect life for me
Today my vision is cloudy
And there’s nothing left to see
Why is there so much pain
Traveling through this world?
What part of my life
Can I rely on love?
I cannot bring back yesterday
Because today is gone
Why did it leave me, and
Left me here alone?
Today on my bed
A lonely person lay
But I will still be trying
To bring back yesterday
Categories:
wear upon, life, life, today,
Form:
Rhyme
You gave me a ring that I might wear upon a finger.
A commitment of the highest order, asking
that I pledge all my remaining years.
Seriously?
~TH~
Categories:
wear upon, funny, funny love, humor,
Form:
Epigram
I've learned bad people often wear upon them happy faces,
I've learned the darkest depths appear in unlikely places.
I've learned not always may they sew what they reap,
In fact, its cost me a lot of sleep.
I've learned you must take on the role of a lion-
while in the midst of sheep;
Some secrets you must forever keep.
I’ve learned the day is no more-
nor no less than you make it.
That its suicide if you continue to fake it-
And when opportunity arises, its foolish not to take it.
I've learned not to sway to their preference-
It makes no difference,
Truth will be told -
And it ends with indifference.
And believe me-
It was all deliberate.
So clearly to me,
quite easy to see-
your perception of me.
Wanting to be the good guy.
Guilt you into a big lie-
Act as if he's too shy,
Or just a 2ply;
As if he's the nice guy.
But among many who had heard-
Because of course, he spread thy word.
And now upon thyself is shame,
For I now perceived as the master mind of this stupid game,
New players but trust me its all the same.
Their charm got you in a tough spot-
And now left alone to shelter the blame
While he still lives out his good name;
I swear this worlds insane.
Categories:
wear upon, character, how i feel,
Form:
Rhyme
He waits for lover there down by the shore
The promise in his heart says she’ll be there
And they will share what were but dreams before
He feels her breath the magic in the air
Within her eyes the sparkle of the sea
The song he hears it whispers to his soul
Forever will caresses set us free
To have you by my side will make me whole
But voices from the town would come around
Reminding lover of the passing days
And still his dream is nowhere to be found
So why not cast aside these silly ways
Their days of doubt did wear upon his hope
But faith in her somehow this lover saves
Perhaps some welcome rest will help him cope
And as he slept a shadow swept the waves
Categories:
wear upon, fantasy, imagination, love, romance,
Form:
Sonnet
How can one compose words
to express how we feel about your loss.
We blindly write little things like
"sorry for your loss"
or
"thinking of you during this difficult time"
I cannot make myself put those words to paper.
I JUST CAN'T!
I sit looking at a blank space and think...
What would I want to read?
I can't perceive what it would be.
I try to put myself in their shoes,
I'm glad they don't fit.
Some have such eloquent words,
that you know come from the heart
they wear upon their sleeve
and share with others.
Not me! I'm devoid.
So sadly, I write...
You are on my mind
and I'm here always.
God gave me these broad shoulders
so I would have plenty of room
for your tears.
We'll meet, cry, laugh, and cry some more.
And in time, we'll both feel better.
We will heal together.
Categories:
wear upon, death, friendship
Form:
Free verse
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Tonight, I stand out on a frozen lake
and feel I dream, but cannot come awake
As I have been commissioned for this fight,
I stand out on a frozen lake, tonight
Upon my chest, the iron plate I wear
rings out like chappel bells through frigid air
when hammered by the sword I draw to test
the iron plate I wear upon my chest
Beside me on the ice, a mighty horse,
rears back in an impressive show of force
I'd choose, if given only one device -
a mighty horse beside me on the ice
There's still no proof that there be monsters here
and ceasing to believe, I'm cavalier
So... as they'd leave no saddle, hand or hoof,
that there be monsters here, there's STILL no proof!
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Date: 06/20/2020
Contest(s):
Swap Quatrain/Emile Pinet
Swap the Verse/Joseph May
Categories:
wear upon, war,
Form:
Quatrain
No flowers in the field
Sadness today
I wear upon my heart a shield
For in this field love grows
No harvest
Why? Only God knows
Each season bears the same
Unharvested love
So you wonder why they came
Could it be that soulmates are for a season?
Don't go
What for, love the reason?
This question to my heart do I ask
When will love stay?
Where from, the love that lasts?
Is it our blindness?
A guard of our heart?
To let love go...it should never part
Dori
Categories:
wear upon, love, heart, heart, love,
Form:
Couplet
With shaking legs and trembling hands
I hesitant to know if for me my time will soon be at hand
Yes, the news is bad as I choke back a sob to bashful and silent
I hear myself whisper "Why Me?"
With needles that prick and poke and bags of poison that force my viens to retract
in the chair I sit looking at others with faces of dispaire and eyes of hope
The only colors we see are of our many scarfs we wear upon our heads
in hiding the shame for the loss of our once beautiful hair
At times we chat about our family and friends
but to never speak of why we are there being the cancer we all share
The effects of the treatment are so harsh and severe
you now know death has made an introduction for your soul
You continue to fight through the pain and sickness while crying in silence
do I give up or should I continue to fight and hope
For some the hope has ended with a bitter fight the battle now lost
For others we still hope to win this fight and I continue to
pray each and every night
Categories:
wear upon, cancer, death, depression, grief,
Form:
Free verse
The picture's edge's begun to fray,
the colors fade away to grey
A tear appears, a wrinkle follows,
the cheeks begin to sink and hollow
The visage seems to glow no longer,
a sense of dread grows ever stronger
That once the portrait's begun to pale
that all's desires the next to fail
That pride once felt will leave the heart
though beauty's but one small, small part
Don't fear time's wear upon that face
true love lives in a higher place
Categories:
wear upon, age, beauty, fear, identity,
Form:
Rhyme
I often smile between life’s lines
A place where peace and love combines
Into so many different lanes
Some call to me, yet none explains
Why when the candles burn down low
And when there is nowhere to go,
I still remember Summer days
In oh so many different ways.
I often walk in speckled shade
Before its silver highlights fade
Into a sort of parchment white
Diffused within night’s dusk drawn light,
And sometimes by the riverside
So many prayers try hard to hide
For prayers and dreams go hand in hand
Even when I misunderstand.
I often sing in written words
Of dancing streams and singing birds
And myriads of sparkling things
The imagery of life still brings,
Yet even when my words are clear
A part of me still draws you near,
Just whispers through a leafy glade
Bring me a world that you have made.
I often seem to pray much more
When light shines through your open door
And cascades through my heart and soul
Until at last it makes me whole,
And when my poem is written down
I dedicate it like a crown
That you can wear upon your throne
Illuminating how I’ve grown…
Keith Robson
01/06/2014
Categories:
wear upon, life,
Form:
Rhyme
It doesn't seem to make a difference how many bottles I drained
What I smoked
The medication I now take
The mask I wear upon my face
Nothing changes inside
Fast paced breathing
Clutching on to something
Never quite sure what I am trying to hold on to
Too scared of what I might find
If I go searching for myself
I'm too ashamed
I'm not ashamed
I crossed so many lines
I feel so sick, I feel just fine
I'm not quite sure what the hell I am anymore
Insults dried on my tongue
Bruises don't hurt anymore
Just another mark to fade away, I always want to fade away
Everyone just pretend I don't exist for an hour
And I promise to return from my own mind
With nothing short of a masterpiece you will never admire
A side of me you will never see
A promise you will swear I could never keep
One million more apologies
That mean nothing to you
But destroy me
Merely of which to speak
Categories:
wear upon, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
Crystalline teardrops formulate into sorrow
It emerges into delicate exquisiteness before the sunrise of tomorrow
Sparkle my lovely darkness and captivate me with delightful, dainty dissonance
Feed me your radiance and bring me to evanescence pastures from a distance
Play my fearful, frivolous spirits like a violin with missing strings and other things
Prey upon me like a preying mantis, metamorphosing with unbroken wings…
Erupting turmoil…toiling into madness
Festering in unbearable sadness gladness
Swallow my fear with your mouth of mesmerizing melodies…relieve my anxieties
I wallow into the miserable, abyssal black hole of minus a thousand thirty seven degrees
Gracious apprehension is sprouting and shameless tension is growing tremendously
Until I uproot it…until I believe that I can go through the weeds of tribulation, although abrupt doubt drowns me
Please, please ease my mindset,
Blossoming avarice and utter regret
You gave me a new reason to believe in the light once more…I surely soar…
You save me from being enslaved by wretched negativity to the core
More and more soreness and painful laughter fills our wise days and thrills our childish ways to be exact
The dream I dreamt long ago is the vision of woe I can’t let go of
Drifting above and lifting below…someday, our opposites will attract
I scream in the silent chamber of my mind’s eye, my darling love
My poetry doesn’t matter to you anymore that I have been writing for too many years
I’m sure I suppressed you by my stressful weight of my emotional baggage
I fought away your fears and tranquilized your taunting tears…pleasant sanity heals us with cheers
I held your hand and adored your touch upon my own, giving me a relief package
I fear I will never let go if you let me know how you feel towards me deep down…I lived to like you in this town
I hope I don’t chase you away by my unforgivable, ugly frown
I hope I don’t freak you out or discourage you with my many problems that I wear upon my head like a crown
Your lovely, clever and precious name is my favorite proper noun
Your rather fearless, heartfelt name
I never want to put to shame,
But I became undone
The moment you were gone
Categories:
wear upon, beauty, desire, emotions, encouraging,
Form:
Rhyme
I'm sorry for the tears that miserably crawled down your
face,I would have loved to taken you to a better place.I
really think you enjoyed the pain,if given the chance
you'd put the sun out with the rain.you were like a
tornado sucking up everthing in your path,even the ones
who truly loved you got swept up in your wrath.now your
gone for you won't worry about tomorrow,you didn't care
who you left behind no room for sorrow.my tears for you
were more out of anger because I was a friend and you
was a stranger.I think that even if you were brought back
from the grave,you'd still be one of those people that you
just can't save.now I have another scar to wear upon my
heart,you only had two ends of madness you were never
given a start.maybe now the angels will wipe the tears
from your face,I'm sorry hope your in a better place
Categories:
wear upon, deathsorry,
Form:
ABC