Handholds Poems - Poems about Handholds

Ladder Sways in So Many Ways

...
I linger, to pause for a while,
between the ladder rungs of what's been done below,
and what is yet to become above.
Below me stretches a dizzying array of tiers.
Each step is a relic of a deci...

separation and handholds dissolved

...no separation

not explained

not explainable

can be obvious

dissolving absent

handholds

...

no explanation for any of this

...no separation

not explained

not explainable

can be obvious

dissolving absent

handholds



being

not being that

not being this

but expressing

that and this



findin...

A Change of Pace

...He staggers,
where once he counted steps
he now counts unsteady footfalls.
Life has become a minor earthquake
an aftershock still trembling
at the core of a wincing mind.

Many years ago, aunt...

Bad Dreams

...Downward spiral
I'm sinking ever deeper
Trying to climb out
But the walls are getting steeper
Stuck in this rut
In my mind's eye created
Should've gotten out sooner
But I just procrastinated
...

For Now We See Through a Glass Darkly

...The sun has risen bright and cold.
December shines. The roads glisten with frost.
A bright sky flares, makes all stare into sheets of light,
Now opaque, now a glaring dazzle.,
the light steals ou...

Escapade

...I never cared to do the dangerous things, and liked to play it safe,
But the strict bonds of ordinariness, can oftentimes start to chafe.

I always preferred to cover my bets, for I hated the idea...

Dream Climber

...All night he climbs his spinal cord,
up and down he goes
a worker ant
gathering globules of memory.
The bony spine itself
offers handholds for his ghosts.

At each spinal notch 
he enters the...

Life Bridge

...Life at times is fun, but not always
live it as it comes, can't be choosy
a wonderful dream, it doesn't stay
go, drown your woes in the jacuzzi.

Mask the face with calm demeanor
Be courteous, ...

Free Verse Fever

...2. Aria

Twain kindred souls start slow and reunite,
Same as lovers who split and then made up,
Though, twas a mere slow dance, a Pavane,
Taming a dance floor with their passive feet,
As Faure'...

The Irish Love a Bit of Craic On Saint Patrick's Day

...Cian careen into Quigley's Pub
for a little Irish whiskey and sub
before long dancing
an Irish jig romancing 
the wee fawning lassies lap club

lassies hooting and flapping being bold
with bla...

Once Upon a Desert

...Have you seen the desert?
My first steps are remembered by her sands.

I was raised on her mirages,
Bartered off when I first shed blood.
My wedding journey was etched on her visage,
Rows of ca...

To a Ring

...In you I trust. You symbolize a promise.
If self-reliance fails and footholds crumble
You’ll keep us safe from harm. You will protect us
If handholds break, if we lose grip, or stumble.

With yo...

Endangered Trailblazing

...Endangered Trailblazing
                                  by Odin Roark

Astride his father’s shoulders,
Like a double decker bus,
There was always what his father saw,
And the child’s gaze bey...

A Moment In Time

...A moment in time..

I saw you across the room the other day,
Much like another time when you held my gaze,
Pulling me in with one passing glance
Our longing eyes betraying thoughts, that this mi...

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