Caution Poems - Poems about Caution

Yellow Caution Watch out The leaf The leaf painted on my bag The stoplight says, "Proceed with caution." ...

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it broke and shattered one piece at a time it fell apart had come unglued little by little over time in the end there was no fixing it was beyond repair barely held together it was just for show i just got up one day and somehow was determined to get on with life trying to mend the pieces as well as could be expected AP: 3rd place 2025 Posted on April 26,...

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Hie thee now by warning taught The path ahead be peril fraught Each breath taken carried past Each step taken counted last To strive against such dangers rife Tis better chance the falling knife For what portends from grand emprise By hazards wroth may be surmised That loot awaits at ventures end For those whom Deaths hand doth forfend But take thee heed and be...

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Look again, my dear things are not as they appear while words deceive they slither and they weave your eyes can also lie lead you astray with just a sigh Look deep beyond the surface, dear and trust not everything you hear AP: Honorable Mention 2025 Posted on April 4, 2025...

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(Abbreviated Version) Riding the merciless waves of the past, Endless victories and defeats of History crash Upon the present surf-tormented shore, Where the voice of time stands amid the roar And entreats the future to recall and know— I told you so! ...

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I was five, crossed the road to climb a massive oak tree and fell flat on my back amazing I managed to get up again in comparison kids today are kept on a leash and rightly so AP: Honorable Mention 2025 Posted on March 8, 2025...

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more observant than closed-circuit televisions --- my little children ...

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When faced with unexpected opulence To wait long before using it makes sense...

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I call myself a hopeless romantic, I know I’m being delusional Falling into fleeting situationships, Only to watch them fall apart. I’m scared to open up, So I only show what’s on the surface. When I met you, you did the same Maybe we’re two peas in a pod. You told me you’d given up on love, Speaking as if you’re void of feelings. When...

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A man with dreams, so bright and grand, Sought capital from a bank's cold hand. He borrowed much, with hope so high, Bet his house, beneath the sky. The bank’s burden, a weight unseen, He turned to cheer in a bar’s dim sheen. With borrowed funds, he drank his fill, A fleeting joy, but fate’s cruel thrill. A girl beside, with eyes that...

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go without clothes yield to comfort but caution rules ...

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How do you silence your head when everything is too loud? The world is quiet for now but there’s all these radio stations going off in my mind, trying to sell me life advice And you can never turn them down You can only switch to a new station And I’ve never really liked what’s on the radio these days How...

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Caution Coal and violets strewn among your bone Frosted the night, icy glaze of patient fire Bending and breaking as a knead Stammer and as tremor, shallots sake We play in the billiard righteous in wavery Banner and bacon, in frivolous ache And she flies high as one seed rivaling A building stalking rancour The peddling of this small river fish Venturing in reference...

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i always walked a sidewalk on my way back from the park, and i always approached heel to foot, because that’s what my dad taught me that tuesday night i count my steps, and inhale the smell of weed, but most importantly, leap over the crack in the cement but i’d callus my feet because we couldn't afford shoes. the jumps...

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Time moves forward Breakfast ordered Sunrise reveals a new day People scurry anxious worry Obstacles get in the way Memories measured Guarded, treasured In the midst of the dawn's hopeful rays Seasons changing rearranging Minds in perpetual daze No time for caution too close to the auction Our lot numbers soon will display Our main distraction too close to the action "Going once! Going twice!" as they say ... We've arrived at the end of the day ... Time to finish our final melee ... Contemplating our Fabergé egg April 21, 2023...

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