Elusiveness Poems | Examples

lingers

i call his name, flowing silk that slips away.
a faceless voice whispers on the breeze.
i embrace the sound, wave its bouquet like a wine,
and touch it with my tongue.
i clutch it in my hands like running sands through my fingers.
and it lingers for a moment and is gone.

Idyllic

The majestic sense of a hidden place lies in its elusiveness 
where secrets and dreams are allowed to intertwine.  
                                                                    ~ by poet

On morning stroll, I sought a bit of shade
and wandered into an evergreen glade.
A hidden place and the perfect setting
where nothing would ever set me fretting.
I felt sheltered, content and unafraid.

A sanctuary off the well-worn trail
where my calm repose had quickly set sail.
My senses unfurled on a gentle breeze~
tendrils of my hair, it began to tease.
Idyllic the realm in this forest vale.

Impressions

IMPRESSIONS
singular
  radical
 &contemporary
startling
subtle
&intense

pensive
solitary
inner existence
pictured
slightly askance

a radiance
  blossoms
&appears
outstretched
between
 an extraordinary
atmosphere
&the
presence
of
something
perfect

elusiveness
  trembles
radiating
a wonderful
overlay
recognisable
  over time
absorbing
the
indeterminate

Satanology 6 Satan and Animals

Bias has for animals better named Beasts:
Creatures that could us shake in strong seats
They are the ones Satan ably schemes their use
In battles real rather than a ruse…

And he had been chiefly The Selective, 
Their offices never The Elective; 
A good distance keeps from one this hour 
And the next is back for just its power…
 
For a combat The Beast usable,
Mostly one to Man unthinkable; 
An increased tasking of The Reptilian, 
Time and again contacting Mammalian…
 
The scaly slipperiness of snakes 
Elusiveness matches that record breaks.
So, it had to be Snake at Eden
To help shape The Question he had asked then.
It was Christ who had Swine linked with him
In a sermon and a hostage to him 
But Satan would sooner he wasted one 
Than dispatched it to wars that must be won; 
Yes, after him, God began to use Snake,
With it dealing with Jews who’d dared rake!

For disgrace of Stoned Godly Naboth dogs: 
Nicer than further hitting corpse with logs;
For new slain Christians in fields vulture! 
Does trust The Vulture’s Carrion culture…

And A Dragon for Mother and Child
Fire-spitting, Huge Success from being wild.

Elves Elect Evasive Eva Eligible Electric Elk

eleven engrossed esteemed Eastern elves elected Evie, eligible electric elk. Embracing her enthusiastic, energetically evasive elusiveness, enabling enchantment to engage, enhance and excite extra enthusiastic electoralelk endorsement to electrify elfish election.

Golden Leaves

I've always loved Aspen's leaves of gold
Even though winter's what they foretold.
And maples' gold among the crisp red,
once fallen make the lovliest bed.

The green was nice and furnished us shade.
Beneath it, young lovers' vows were made.
It matched the green-swept, rolling hills.
holding its own, without golden frills.

Poets say golden leaves never last.
Trees try to capture, but gold flees fast.
We catch its glint for a moment or two,
before fairies steal with morning's dew.

There's something special about the gold.
Perhaps elusiveness is its control.
Its story told with a painter's brush,
poet's thoughts adding finishing touch.

Every Man Has a Dream

Every Man Has a Dream
by Michael R. Burch

for Beth

Every man has a dream that he cannot quite touch...
a dream of contentment, of soft, starlit rain,
of a breeze in the evening that, rising again,
reminds him of something that cannot have been,
and he calls this dream love.

And each man has a dream that he fears to let live,
for he knows that to hope is to throw away all,
so he curses, denies it and locks it within
the cells of his heart and he calls it a sin,
this madness, this love.

But each man in his living falls prey to his dreams,
and he struggles, but so he ensures that he falls,
and he finds in the end that he cannot deny
the hope that he feels or the tears that he cries
in the darkness of night for this light he calls love.

Keywords/Tags: Love, Dream, Vision, Fantasy, Crush, Desire, First Love, For Her, Aspiration, Real, Reality, Touch, Tangible, Contentment, Comfort, Consolation, Hope, Sin, Madness, Prey, Trapped, Snared, Cell, Prison, Prisoner, Captive, Hope, Fear, Fears, Tears, Elusive, Elusiveness

Seeking Black

I found myself wanting to be angry and vile,
seeking black, looking hard for him
in all the dark places, lingering a while.
Black has his own ways, unknown to mortals-
slinking out and in mysterious portals.
time be traveling, perching on a gloomy rim.

He is illusive and not easy to find.
Hidden from me in recesses I cannot follow
Black outshone me, reading my unsophisticated mind.
He was the victor, reaping the spoils of war.
Knowing my truth he understood I could soar.
His elusiveness made me wither and wallow.

Written 12-28-2018    Contest: Rhyme Time 7 - Deep and Dark
                                Sponsor:  Lu Loo

The Treasure of Rhyme

With years of mind numbing digging
Persistence pays off with time
I would almost call it a living
This life long search for the treasure of rhyme

Harder to track than the abominable snowman
Slippery than that monster in Loch Ness
More cunning than Jack the Ripper trailing a stripper
Is the hidden rhymes elusiveness

I've been from one end of the lobe to the other
In the deep dark recesses of the mind
Hoping to finally discover
Where it has hidden the pockets of rhyme

When I discover it I'll come back victorious
I will then share with poetry my find
The words that I use will be various
As I open to all the treasure of rhyme

To Justice With Love

TO JUSTICE WITH LOVE…

Your deceitful tease
and elusiveness
are beyond compare;
your blind promise
has yet proven
that you really care.

How long
must my soul
lowly hang
like strange fruit
dripping trails
of its fallen red juice
behind its every pursuit?

They say
only death rivals 
your equanimity—
Fool I was—thinking 
such also included me.

I’m taught
to always love
and seek you
everywhere; but
in all my loving
and searching,
I can’t find you
Anywhere.

For me, the warmth
of your sweet bosom
has never been there.
Yet, I shall not wander in vain
nor without a strong belief—that  
from your aching judicial loins—
Unfailing faith will bring sweet relief.

Unclear

I had the chance to look into your eyes
In busy days, in busy nights
But all I know is uncertainty.
You got a smile that could mesmerize
You tell stories that are hard to believe
But all I know is touch and go!
You came around and looked at me
We told many jokes seriously
But all I know is elusiveness.
You could be holy and a bit naughty
Make things better or worse
But all I know is ambiguity.

Elusiveness of Love

What is this most elusive dream
Forever within my grasp, 
Yet too illusive to see.
Whenever I persue it, it runs away
But when I end the chase,
It chases after me.

Why is it such a mystery.
Just when I think I know the answer,
Another clue appears.
My God it's hard to face the fact
That I've been so wrong, by being so right
For oh so many years.

When will love shine its light on me?
I have't grown too cold 
To be warmed by its glow.
Will it hide from me forever
I might find out tomorrow, but then again
Perhaps I'll never know.

Lyrebird

I passed by Old Man Banksia, a wonderfully gnarled tree,
While trekking through the Jamison, a bushland pedigree,
I saw the broad leaf of the Geebung, with its yelow frill,
The distant sounds of Katoomba Falls with its water spill.

Suddenly excitement grew, new noise, a whipping sound,
Its shrilled call pierced the air, the unbelievable was found,
A lyrebird with all its beauty, elusiveness personified,
Stood before me tail flared,my mouth was open wide.

It was clawing in the leaf litter, with insects being found,
Its ornate, opaque tail swished on to the ground,
It hopped around in the mulch, paused then moved on,
I was waiting in anticipation for another whipping song.

My encounter was a brief one, for as soon as I got near,
It decided to fossick elsewhere without the risk of fear,
But I had seen this ancient animal with vocal chords unique,
The world's greatest mimic, its repertoire so complete.

Reflections On a Sublime Journey

REFLECTIONS ON A SUBLIME JOURNEY

Sailing on the ocean of a cosmic pilgrimage
Searching wholeness of the universe
I journeyed into 
The flowing river of my soul
And caught a glimpse of the light
Of celestial revelation:
Becoming like an autumn tree waiting
To be kissed by the sparkling lips of spring.

Sailing through cobwebs of mirrored elusiveness
 I arrived upon the shores of the waiting bride
Sitting on her throne in her flowery garden
Of enlightenment:
Indeed wisdom dwells in contemplation
And there I tasted the sap of her sagacious essence.

Monarchs

With trusting innocence we've played
with nets and jars amid a field
of muted rustling blooms that yield
Their subtle breaths of perfumed air
where milkweed monarch’s foraged there.
They were the prize and preference
of youth and trusting innocence.
Inexpertness with nets gave flight
elusiveness till next alight
on efflorescence’s afield
Sedulity kept our eyes peeled
on tawny-orange and black, large wings
in hopes we would be capturing
these lovely regal butterflies
with gauzy wings and very spry.

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