Hopefuls Poems | Examples

Blood Moon captivates sky-gazers around the world

I timed my departure to coincide with the
lunar eclipse, but the
eastern horizon wasn't apparent,
in the park, or at the top of the road
my local high points

I scanned the firmament along with
other rando hopefuls but there was
no show to see so
onwards and upwards we went
as wine of a deep red hue
wasn't going to
buy or drink itself

HOPEFULS

Three hopeful receivers of treats
Went roaming the neighbourhood streets.
And, though not really scared,
All the neighbours prepared,
So they went home weighed down with sweets

La Ballade Pour Adeline

Note:  In 1976, Richard Clayderman (real name Philippe Pagès) received a telephone call from a well-known French record producer, who was looking for a pianist to record a gentle piano ballad. Paul had composed this ballad as a tribute to his newborn second daughter “Adeline”.  The 23-year-old Philippe Pagès was auditioned along with 20 other hopefuls and, to his amazement, he got the job.

O sweet Adeline, born eyes open
And a smile on her small lips.
O delicious child I heard her gurgle
As if she had heeded a joke.
A tune raced in his mind and
He knew it was urgent to put it on paper.
The babe made noises of joy
And the music echoed its tune,
At times it was repetitive 
At times it sounded soft and sweet.
But soon the babe raised her voice
A repetitive mellifluous melody
Lulling the babe to sleep.
Dream little child, dream on
Would that you have pleasant dreams,
And may the Good God bless you forever.

Heaven -

Holy place above stars 
Heals all wounds and all scars 
Happy winds gently blow 
Hearts do love with full glow 
Hopefuls dwell joyfully 
Heroes live peacefully
Heaven is harmony 

H or R Pleiades Poetry Contest 
1st place

Veil of Youth

The veil of youth obscures the truth,
in minds susceptible to lies.
For they are newly exposed to
reality's underbelly. 

A duck-blind for opportunists;
the veil of youth obscures the truth.
And fledgling dreamers fall in line; 
wanting every lie to be true.

The foolish and naive get groomed
as enthusiastic hopefuls. 
The veil of youth obscures the truth;
yet the hands of time will lift it.

Mature minds recognize deceit
when their wishes fail to come true.
And a wizened heart understands;
the veil of youth obscures the truth.

Debatable

In one straight line across the stage,
Of varied temperament and age,
The Democratic hopefuls spoke
To rouse supporters or provoke.

They disagreed in certain ways
And rarely gave each other praise 
But tried to prove, to all who heard,
That they could get the country stirred.

By turns dynamic and laid-back 
Each other's views they did attack 
While all who watched were left to wonder
Who would rise and who would blunder.

Still, one or two will hit the stump
With just one goal - defeating Trump.

Continuous Teachings

our life vest expired

yet, young and hopefuls declare

wisdom eternal

The Hand of Neptune

The hand of Neptune
sprouted from the sea,
megalith,
fortress of stone
and inside were sailors
who’d died at sea;
lonely souls
lost to a watery abyss.

The hand of Neptune
has raised them from
a watery grave;
one last wave
to the bygone hopefuls,
left behind...
remember...

Winter Olympics

Dancing, whizzing, whirling,
  Skaters swooping by;
Starlets busy twiriling,
  Pointing to the sky.

Judges tracing outlines,
  Fancy figure eights;
Hopefuls' unread headlines,
  Sealed in starry fates.

Breathless finish flowing
  From dazzling routine;
Nervous, never knowing,
  Verdict yet unseen.

Women's Figure Skating--
  TV's stellar ore:
Winter's Watchers Waiting
  Heroine's Encores.  



  February 11, 2018    
       88 Syllables

Sadness

Sadness

turns into madness 
people explode in 
Movie Theaters;
People explode on roads; 
People have road rage 
on this road called life."
Say it soft shhh hush 
CAN you say
"Zoloft "

Resentments

In churches, where 
black-folk congregate.
Under the protection of the 
Lord.
Were killed in his presence 
by programmed youth under
mind control; Parishioners,
Praying baptist, 
killed by terrorist. 
Can you say 
"Prozac"

People 
Agitated
in altered states 
don't know what to think
no pure water to drink.
Foods that confuse 
instead of regulate.
Can you say 
"Chlorine / fluoride"

Hate

backfiring like an old shotgun
toxic people making promises
to toxic hopefuls; Who gets sadder
and madder as they realize…
That in America;
They eat bad foods and... 
Their lives Also "do not matter” 
CAN you say ( Mon Saint O's )
or "GMO'S"

Help

Can you say...
"Follow the wealth ".
can you say 
"Pharmaceutical"
over "medicinal" 
can you say "Americans
are a victim of "Stealth" 
Stolen minds and bad health.

Can you say 
Exodus...?

Casting Nasturtiums

The director of the new play 'Assertions'
Held auditions for the lead female role.
To avoid any assertions of casting aspersions 
He asked all hopefuls to dress as nasturtiums.
The role called for a lady so delicious and yummy
That the audience would want to gobble her up,
Like real nasturtiums with edible flowers and leaves.

Finally They'Re On Tv

Finally They're on TV
By Franklin Price
8/4/2015

Finally they're on TV
Been waiting for so long
The presidential hopefuls
Are now where they belong

Too many to come all at once
Formats not all debate
Depends on popularity
On just how high they rate

The ones rated the lowest
Were seen first yesterday
We watched with expectations
To see what they would say

Was not all disappointment
They were given minutes five
To rise above the others
Or take a further dive

Each given their own questions
For which they had prepared
The boiler plated answers
Has got me more than scared

They did the political jitter bug
They did the song and dance
Sometimes was entertaining
For me was not romance

Perhaps the next round better
More will puff and spout
Hope some will make some honest sense 
Not raise much further doubt

Run For the Roses

Three long years pass and now the trumpeter Sounds
As doth the hopefuls tread out upon the track 
Dreams of tomorrow now kindle in the dirt.
Kentucky Derby

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First Saturday in May
1875-2015

My Republic

By Laura Dee Battle
January 24, 2015

Republic of the shadows seem to say
I was deceiving them yesterday
To claim I was so promising
Is haunting like their broken ring

I am the passenger above the mile high decay
Thinking of the shadows I saw yesterday
The promising things they used to bring 
Still haunting me; the choir sings

I left the shadows so far behind 
But I miss days when I was blind 
It's brighter now but oh so dangerous 
I'm struggling and way too scandalous 

So hopefuls be damned for loving my kiss 
In retrospect the price I paid is really hard to miss 
Alone I stand but that's the way it has to be 
It may be late for you and me, but you can always meet me at the trees

Wiseland

Captivated by awed silence
Circling through streets of wiseland
Within old silent jungle
A city of one thousand people
Judged by symbol of love,
Burning in their eyes,
And I noticed germ of wisdom,
Grazing like flock of sheep
Within fields of their lives;
In the corridor of wiseland
Away from wolves and hyenas' world
A city of one thousand hopefuls
Everyone marching with dignified peace,
Touching my sense of belonging positively
To rise and begin sharing good news
That there could never be a better thing,
Than peace, truth and everlasting love

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