Half Step Poems - Poems about Half Step

Not There Yet

...I’m not there yet and that’s ok
Two steps forward one and half step backward

The war is won by inches not feet
I’ve been here and my vision is blurred

That’s ok because I know the fog isn’t f...

To Mary Grace at Twenty-Eight

...Your steps so measured, soft and slow,
Through Irish streets where neon glows,
While I match pace, half-step behind,
Your gentle rhythm fills my mind.

Tomorrow brings your twenty-eight,
As New...

ReCentering Domestic NonViolence

...This brisk, sunny March morning, I return from delivering my son to his adult daycare van.  

Upon opening The Norwich Times, I delight to read the new Center for Safe Futures "will be taking a hug...

The Will of Heaven

...All creatures are the will of HEAVEN.
It started from the ancient time to elongate till now.
How much can the earthling gain or lose?
HEAVEN commands it all.
Does HEAVEN truly understand all kind...

Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 31

...They had only been practicing for a few days but DynDoeth was not surprised when he was made aware that elves were on their way to escort him to Rian.  He had his spies as well.  In fact, he figured ...

Landings

...A bird has landed 
On my porch.
Say it a thousand times,
You may be one- half step 
Closer to the Miracle.
We look for pain 
And find it
We look for joy 
And find it
We learn 
We can find a...

Existential Garden

...I know I'm not familiar with your flowers, but may I be welcome in your garden, now days every individual have interests; unconditional love is something that you can't bargain, far in, my mind, Im h...

The Dance of the Prism

...I have tried everything
to get rid of loneliness,
and with pen in hand I write my notes
on the five-line-staff without a rest;
I spend hours composing,
not imitating other composers:
the dance ...

Making the Music

...I hear a chord
It resounds so deep in my ears 
It feels like the secrete chord
That David played to please the lord

This chord resounds ding dong in my head like slow-bells
A harmony more reso...

The Eulogizer

...He’s called the Eulogizer
He reluctantly accepts this moniker as our elder
A name for which he feels disdain 
Since it conjures memories of unspeakable pain
 
He's lost a father, mother, sister ...

She Was Nine

...She was nine,
her sister
older.
He was a big 
thirty-five 
mean drunk 
coming down 
from Saturday night,
slicked-back 
black hair, 
Hawaiian shirt, 
dark
wolverine 
eyes. 
He hit her arm
hard,
uttere...

The Long Horned Milk Producing Patio Steer

...Hello and welcome to “The Plains of the Serengeti Show”,
I’m your host Bwana Bob come on let’s get ready and go.
 
Right outside of this window, just a short half step away,
You can see all kinds of ...

Acciaccatura

...Acciaccatura

And filled with stars and the land
A pale gentle hand turned the hourglass 
Of my soul

Stalking the alabaster moon 
I rejoined once more
Those who follow the dream

Cutting t...

The Christmas Keyboard

...For Christmas I got a Keyboard to play
I was thrilled to get this gift on this day
As a child, I studied the piano for fun.
My last piece was Bach and I was done.

Now that I am wiser and an eld...

Cyber-Heartbreak

...I wonder...
If climbing Love's
rope to the moon,
On a fall's day,
When it shines at noon...
Could be of help to me.

I'd ask him to please impart,
A way to heal my cratered heart,
As a bevy ...

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