Hold Poems - Poems about Hold

Sponsor: Joseph May Contest Name: The Double Swap 7/7/25 You're not there, there's no one to tell. Hurry home to tell you, tears swell. Life's so lonely, miss you my dear. There's no one to tell, you're not here. My world was all you, you only. Miss you my dear, life's so lonely. Trying to cope, still feeling...

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I hold them hostage Attempt to bend them to my will Dull the abrasiveness of now Cloak them in a past Devoid of presence Feelings False scents of marred moments Simmering memories Bubbling to the surface In a cauldron of chaos ...

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Life is beautiful but the journey is no less than a rollercoaster ride. Let's hold hands together and pass each high tide. Let's make it interesting and cherish it together. ...

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Exhaustion was a burden she would always have to carry A lingering shadow that gave her no peace Even haunting her in her sleep Her most notable feature Was her eye bags so heavy They begged to be heard Screamed to be released Hoping someone will save her from the abyss Of Exhaustion Tired from a life of always running Away...

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Hold the applause, I’m not dead yet she said, in deafening soft voice you wish to sing, to dance, rejoice; give me another cigarette....

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Hold the Applause – Pick a Title Vol. 52, 6-8-25, Sponsor Edward Ibeh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hold the Applause Hold the applause As the last note holds it’s breath Before the keynote Exhales Before the melody Takes a solitary journey Into a taciturn hush. Nascent Waits Like an incognito coda, A second ending, Rejecting the downbeat of resolution. A breathless Motif Expands Into the glorious, Unfolding Into fresh synonyms, Anointed arias, Unfolding like auroras In stanzas Pregnant with commas. ...

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spotlight breathes dances fist of faces flashing in a dingy bar where we all are the world corralled managing on a fiesta of pita chips with Everything Hummus plus pectin gummies since brunch these little guts dystopian-flavored but it's not the cause of touching hunger inspiring ulcers gunna flow Haterade later better call an ark when primal peers learn you...

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creative thoughts we seem to think vibrations borrowed from vast space our muse that appears in a blink what else is it but gift of grace hold the applause, we’re not the cause our consciousness is full of flaws all eyes on us when we walk in everything seems to go our way we don’t need to work hard to win the sun...

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As a young child of five, I found myself in dance school. It was a fun place to make new friends, as we learned about dancing. After a year of training, we were ready for our big dance recital. The exciting night finally came, we were dressed in hot pink outfits. Now it was our turn with music playing, we marched out onto...

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Inspired by The Beatles' song "I want to hold your hand" ....................... A lot still in my mind to say, For you to understand, I pray. See! Close to you I firmly stand, But first, "I want to hold your hand". As I pour out what’s in my mind, Please let our hearts become aligned. Let words flow with joy and with glee. Say it...

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I see the shadow in your eyes, The quiet war you try to hide. Still, I stay, still I wait-- Drawn to every twist of fate. On a bed of thorns, I close my eyes, And count the tears I can't disguise. What do I hold, when your hands let go? What do I keep, when I already know? I can't breathe in,...

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Yesterday a funeral blocked my streets They passed their silent tears to me On window glass reflecting them in rain So soon to sob roots outside the pain Of the last closing stone — Where memories are in flowers thrown Has a heart in heaven a new name? Or is beloved just beloved for beloved's sake? As ones grieving overcast by their...

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Life is short, a fleeting breeze you cannot hold in your hands for long, and the world is full of questions that remain suspended in the air, unanswered. I want to explore as much as possible, to learn about cultures that clothe the heart, to speak new languages that open doors to unknown universes, to try skills that ignite...

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Hold On Hold on to the truth. Through the sky he believes in you. Wehold old fashion values. Find the lost, they will follow. Abounding in joy, live freely. Sin divides us, but he still loves you and me. With knowledge give back your time. Like a plant, you are the vine. Weall have potential...

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Hold Me Up With conscious effort Getting older Forgetting, mind wasting Mind fading and aging We need a reminder Vacant thoughts Write down note Set your alarm clock Can’t remember Be with me when I grow older Sometimes I have writer's block Can’t recall Trying to stay sharp minded Whatever time we have left Your...

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