Jitters Poems

First Time Jitters

It's so quiet all around
There is not one single sound
In this room that we're both in
Scared to death how to begin
This new chapter as they grow
Finding a way they can show
How much they mean to each other
As they take it one step further
Slowly they start to undress
As they both feel the stress
Of the actions to

Jitters

Oh goodness there’s no coffee;
Nothing but an empty pantry;
Bitter with no sweet 
sleeping on my feet,
my cup’s got jitters going crazy.

Turkey Jitters

At Christmastide the family felt dread,
As they sat around a fantastic spread,
As dad carved the turkey,
It spoke up quite quirky,
“Do you fancy swopping places instead?”

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It Gives Me the Jitters

You would need giant shears
To cut a rug,
And why should anyone need to do it?
In their 20s and 30s, they jitterbugged
If you had the energy to pursue it

The jitterbug was a lively dance
That was all the rage,
They danced frantically
Both entirely engaged
In dancing as if there was nothing to it.

All seemed to dance on one spot,
Not

Christmas Week Jitters

"It's Christmas week and I'm not ready".
Is that what Mary said
When she found herself in Bethlehem,
No place to lay her head?

I ponder this as I lament
"The power was out for days.
I was snowbound the week before.
The rain just stays and stays.

How can I get my shopping done?
I have more fudge to make.
The leaves, the howling

Jitters

Donald Trump chooses lies and schemes
For clouds are the stuff of daydreams
But he has no plan
To improve lifespan
As he loves to hear voters' screams!

Pre-Election Jitters

This country’s so divided
That I’m feeling really scared.
The rhetoric provided
Hints of violence prepared.

Until the last election
There were differences, of course,
But the state of disaffection
Didn’t need a show of force.

Now, however, things are spinning
Quickly out of our control
And the simple act of winning
May exact a heavy toll.

So I watch the news and wonder
What the hell is

Pre-Season Jitters

A seed has been planted in the minds of man,
Where comfort's blanket is taken, & no longer the plan.

Confidence, now shaken, seems fragile to the core.
Lengthy marathons are but a memory, not like before.

Schedules & venues, blown to bubbles now, how can it be?
While performing in solitude, less the crowd & family.

While short-lived, there's a

Fidgit Christmas Jitters

Fidgit Christmas Jitters

I want to write about Christmas cookies, 
Angels that hang on the tree, 
and look at me…
then smile.

I want to write about Mistletoe, 
and first kisses,
red cheeks,
red noses, 
and roses. 

I want to share the feeling that I get, 
when I am waiting for his call, 
from overseas. 
When I can not think

Marry Me, Jitters

“MARRY ME” JITTERS
One thought prevails throughout David’s day
He racks his brain as to how he will say,
This important piece of news which repeats in
His mind like a rhyme,
He knows he must get it right, he is running,
Out of time!
David was a typical nerd, and was on a quest,
To find
Words that were passionate, daring yet gentle,
And

Sitters' Jitters

nannies
grannies

watchin’
children

mouth stuffed?
cheeks puffed?

bouncy
ball-ee

legos
clown nose

toy cars
gold stars

knickknacks
thumbtacks

foil from
chew gum

day care
au pair

sitters'
jitters

First Day Jitters

Your impatience fuels my nervousness
 when you breathe down my neck
 The confidence I thought I had
  is keeping me in check.
  Adrenaline starts seepin' in
  and trips the 'fight-or-flight'
  My heart beats so
  it looks as though
  I won't sleep well tonight.
  The training team you put

Waiting Room Jitters

Patients in and out within the backdrop of muted rose walls, blue carpet, 
dark wood and purple plaid textiles. As faces changed, colors clashed. 
One young girl wore scarlet shoestrings and a gold skirt topped by a 
fuchsia tee. Nurses passed quickly back and forth, wearing deep plum 
and teal with neon purple latex gloves;

First Time Jitters

It's so quiet all around
There is not one single sound
In this room that we're both in
Scared to death how to begin
This new chapter as they grow
Finding a way they can show
How much they mean to each other
As they take it one step further
Slowly they start to undress
As they both feel the stress
Of the actions to

Jitters

dapple grey winter
dark storms brewing blizzard white
she waits with cold feet

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