Grounded Poems

You are grounded

You are grounded
Here on holy ground
The leaves of the trees
Are floating in the water
Because there are trees
Near the lake that my Father
Made with his holy hands
Many years ago
And also the birds are now resting on the trees
Branch
I spend the morning here on the lake
First thing in the morning
And there are nobody else
At this time of

Grounded

My name is Bearth Bentley and 
I know I’m not jumping off this planet 
Anytime soon, at least 
Not without a rocket ship 
Most likely 

Everything here is stuck 
In the muck from below 

magnetic poles         or          magnetic

Grounded In The Moment

I am seeing gray
Clouds outside window
Through the opened blinds
Bare oak tree swayed by
The brisk breeze, traffic

I feel a draft
Paper's surface
The round ink pen
My faint heartbeat

Husband's snores
Heat clicks off
Trucks' engines
 
Powder
Coffee

Grits

Coming Down to Earth Grounded

I see a clearing
It's big enough to land in
The grass is short
No rocks or bumps
It's all clear for landing

My heart beats in panic
Tears of sweat run down my face
Fear grips my body
In expectant embrace

The engine splutters and coughs
Bangs erupt from broken wings
I hear my own screams

The smoke is acrid in flared nostrils
My flesh burning, stinks

Ah!

Grounded

I wish you love that wraps
You up and carries you up above 
Your challenges and balances life
May your tears be filled with joy 
And your laughter paint your face 
That you brighten up every day 
And lighten up every night
May you create sweet memories 
To hold you tight when life gets loose
For we all need

Self Control

Self control, God knows, is difficult at best…
Especially when rebellious is the
 self possessed.
I've put myself in corners,
I'll be grounded till pigs have wings
I can't even tell myself what to do, it seems. 

Grounded by severe anxiety disorder

Grounded by severe anxiety disorder while the middle east desperately wants you to expose the yellow wires connected to your unborn child that wire is being monitored by the federal bureau of investigation watching your fetus tumble in utero sound waves are carried through hidden vessels and canals beneath the mountains of Kabul you tremble

- Stay Grounded -

                                       Mindfulness meditation
              

GROUNDED

GROUNDED

I think it’s going to rain dear,
Called Mrs. C from the door.
Ho ho ho, said Santa,
I’ve heard that joke before.

Tomorrow is my big day.
It’s Christmas Eve you know.
I’ve heard the weather forecast
And of course it’s going to snow.

I’m setting off a day early this time
Or I’ll get there late I fear.
The reindeer are getting past

Grounded

Writing a poem keeps me grounded;
It’s what I accomplish each day.
With stimuli I am surrounded,
Providing so much I can say.

Responding to Nature’s inspiring
As well as the news that that I read,
For what in the world is transpiring
Often gives me the push that I need.

My family and friends keep me going,
The grandkids a source of delight,
Supplying

Grounded

yet one word from you
and i know that i could fly



AP: 2nd place 2023

Grounded

As I filter through these items stored
Within my mind and heart

Am I to just pretend
You never held a part

Held so loosely in your hand
Without restraint or guile

Made my spirit take to flight
Uplifted by your smile

Why must I hit delete on
Memories held dear

A moot point at best,I simply can't
They always reappear

It is a fact you left

Grounded Even 2

We can't all be the same
Diplomacy fails us
Hunt us down
Cage us
Berate us endlessly;
It cannot be, It cannot be, it cannot be!
Impose, demand, declare
Where are the ultimatums?

You are the chain that binds
The world that judges
The everyone that rejects

We can't be completely free from you,
Is that why you shake us?
We we will always need you, 
Is that

Grounded Even 1

This is the rest of our lives
Yet they pin us down
Do it, they say
Be whatever, however
Be with whomever, however
Just to have a title
And not to be questioned
Because of these damned timelines

Don't rush us
We actually have nowhere to be 
We don't have to actually belong
There, at that corner there
Just a little space, we need it
So that

Grounded

You are the north star 
that guides me home when I have 
lost all direction

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