Either I've Seen You Or I Want To, How Could I Be Mad At That?The horizon is a blade—
it glints whether I run toward it
or watch it withdraw.
Each dawn splits me open,
spilling a slow trickle of salt,
as if the sea is feeding me to itself,
one grain at a time.
I know the undertow’s handwriting—
it pulls not to drown,
but to measure how far my lungs will stretch.
Even in absence,
the shore presses...
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Categories:
care, desire, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
MY ROCHDALE MEMOIRI moved into Rochdale in 1964
My Grandparents and I moved in together
We will not be discussing our ages
Just Rochdale and its amazes
History with a continued stride
As a start off, I who can forget the ROCHDALE MOVIE THEATER
On any given Saturday, it would be a sit down and watch movie flicks
James Bond 007 and Ten Little...
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Categories:
adventure, america, care, city,
Form: Free verse
The Ones Not ForgottenSo many names on the page today, so many more gone— vanished into silence.
Does the world still care? I know they do.
I hope they do.
Children stolen, ripped from the arms that once held lullabies.
Teens slipping through dusk, running from homes that never saw them, or saw too much.
The ones who cared are left holding echoes....
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Categories:
care, 10th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
BandaidHis face is pressed into my chest
"You need to get a bandaid"
I say. He has a cut on his finger.
"This is a bandaid
For a different wound"
He breathes warmly...
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Categories:
care, love,
Form: I do not know?
SUMMER STORMAs the warmer temperatures rise
Suddenly storms comprise
Sun faded
Winds blew mightier
Cluster of Clouds gathered
Darkened skies got darker
Lightning bolts after lightning bolts were streaking here and there
Rain poured unmeasurable
Thunder spoke
Humility came to a brief end in cool
Refreshing soak
Storm passed
Brief and swift
Damp ground
Quickly dried
Summer storm
Many more to follow
Summer fun
Never outdone
...
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Categories:
care, appreciation, art, beauty, body,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
angst, anxiety, care, environment,
Form: Free verse
My Admiration For A Hand-Woven TapestryEach thread hums —
drawn by patient hands,
dyed in storms and thaw.
The base is pale as morning frost,
fibers holding winter’s quiet breath.
Across it, ribbons of shifting hues
wind like rivers —
green bending to blue,
violet bruised into pink.
At the center, twin knots gleam —
changing under every flicker of light,
tidal glass or meadowstone,
never the same twice.
Edges fray softly,
not from...
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Categories:
angel, care, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Nuance in the ShadowIt’s not always the big things that break us—
it’s the shimmer we miss
on the ordinary day.
When grief doesn’t arrive with a wail,
but as a subtle ache,
a missed beat,
a song that plays when no one’s listening.
I remember being happy once—
but I don’t trust the memory.
Too many mirrors,
too much static.
I learned to smile in sepia.
And when the...
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Categories:
angst, beauty, care, conflict,
Form: Free verse
POET MURDER WROTEEssence of wealth
Inheritance health
Jealousy divine
Life changes
Rearrange of financial eyes
Hidden and full of surprises
Murder on the mind
Thought of inheritance
Wealthy promise
The rage
Death will come to one
Elegant party
Drinks and dancing all around
Conversations flow
Suddenly a fall then death
Pronounced Dead
Poison found in the drink
That sip
Situation now a circumstance
Mystery Murderer
The outcome will turn into clues
The murderer wants to redirect and bring...
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Categories:
betrayal, care, character, city,
Form: Free verse
My life storiesDo not get carried away with a man testifying about you
The fleeting and lying world will dump you soon and leave you cold
Hard to explain your loyalty when your eyes are closed
Folly game they play, holding to unconfessed sins to do
Well, a judgment day will end them anyway
One thing is for sure, evil has...
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Categories:
anger, baby, care, christian,
Form: Free verse
CROSS COUNTRY BUS JOURNEYToday’s thought
Tomorrow’s venture
Bags packed
Wheels ready to spin
A Greyhound bus open road ready to begin
The journey through state to state
Stopping at towns being no mistake
Four days travel
Freeway wind
Various interstate routes
Distance far
Bus comfort than a car
Recline and relax
America’s acquaintance
Passerby wave
High Mountains up look
Heart of hope
The sense of cope
A friendly hand
Goodness in the land
Major cities after major cities...
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Categories:
adventure, america, appreciation, care,
Form: Free verse
Too much is enough
Too much of your love is enough,
For my soul to breathe pure and clear.
Let your kiss not fall on my cuff,
But on my cheeks to dry each tear.
Give me your heart beyond measure,
And drown me deep in its vastness.
Let me swim in its true treasure,
For my limbs are weak in fastness.
Too much of your care...
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Categories:
care, cute love, friendship
Form: Rhyme
LoveLooking for love may not succeed
Learning to love may help indeed
Letting love flow, may be the seed
Lift another by doing a loving deed
Love others first, take the lead
Lady or gent, please do not plead
Lasting love is drawn to a need
...
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Categories:
blessing, care, caregiving, giving,
Form: Pleiades
Perhaps
Perhaps there is a God?
Perhaps we should kneel and pray?
Perhaps we’ve had our turn?
Perhaps it’s just too late?
Perhaps we needed more than we could achieve?
Perhaps the help came first before it learned to feed?
Perhaps it did some good and made many a wealthy man?
Perhaps it looks at us like the sea looks at the...
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Categories:
abuse, care, computer, creation,
Form: Free verse
We never fallFor many times we've been down,
Are we not still standing now?
At dawn we petition the divine,
Hoping for renascence into the sempiternal.
Be it luminous sun or caliginous night, neither is optional,
Then the sun kisses the mountains goodbye,
Reminding us how swiftly time flies.
If we sleep,
Will we see tomorrow?
The rising sun is never promised.
Yet with hope, we close...
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Categories:
care, africa, appreciation, beautiful, blessing,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Care Poems
Read wonderful care poetry on the following sub-topics:
about you, assistant, bear, concern, creation, elderly, foster, girlfriend, her, him, home, foster, i do not, i still, love, take care, worker
and more.
Definition | What is Care in Poetry?
Poems Related to Care
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