Horatio Nelson
Years ago I did so choose, to go on a Caribbean clipper ship cruise,
and, in addition to several other islands,
anchored off Nevis, northwest of Saint Kitts,
where, in the late 1780's, Nelson had lived,
and still bears traces of his presence today,
in various parts, pieces and bits.
When our windjammer Skipper informed us,
'Shopping here's good, snorkeling is bad,'
I...
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Categories:
boat, character, fun, journey,
Form: Rhyme
Shiver Shake Not : Song
pretty or slippery are not my names
no time for docile dolly games
peaceful presence my authenticity aims
ascension not something timidly tame
Chorus : shiver shake not, I have nothing to hide
flowing with life’s lovely tide
if you cannot bear scars and shadows
go elsewhere to see what flavour marrows
sure I hold open portal doors
when lightning...
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Categories:
journey, character, emotions, encouraging, extended
Form: Lyric
Don’t Cave InDon’t raise the white flag
when sly boots ennui sneaks in
stoic mould is key
life is that intriguing quest
a conjugated footpath...
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Categories:
journey, adventure, august, celebration, courage,
Form: Tanka
Judgement's High WayJudgement’s High Way
My smug satisfaction drives in narrow lanes
Deep with pitfalls of intentional ignorance
“Righteous” reads my personal license plate
Sentenced to loud lane-splitting intolerance.
My bias trips on truth at tangled crossroads,
Blinded to orgies in my house of thin glass,
Cuts off compassion, in condescending tongues,
Detours grace to side roads, a one-way bypass.
But, grace stills my hands, determined...
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Categories:
health, journey, life,
Form: Sonnet
Chasing the lightIn the silence of the night, when the stars start to fade,
I can feel the dreams I had, like a promise that betrayed.
Once I held the fire, like a flame that was bright,
But now I’m just a shadow, wandering in the light.
I close my eyes and listen to the whispers in the breeze,
They tell me...
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Categories:
deep, inspiration, journey, life,
Form: Rhyme
FAITH BEYONDKeeping the Faith
No time to doubt
In tough times about
Faith abroad
Calls to Jesus out loud
This too shall pass
Troubles don't always last.
Faith beyond.
...
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Categories:
dedication, faith, journey,
Form: Free verse
GRANDMA’S PRAYING HANDSHands of wisdom
Gone on to God’s Kingdom
Guidance in understanding
Knowing and sustaining
Heaven on high
The watch from Thy
Encouragement that was broad
My heart being assured
Grandma’s years of living experience
Her impact and influence
Strength endurance
Grandma wise
Seeing I to I
Times of Discipline
Wrong to right
Youthful years sometimes resent
As an Adult, I understand
Her song her own, “Afterwhile”
I am enriched to stand and withstand
Her...
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Categories:
journey, appreciation, celebration, grandmother, grandson,
Form: Rhyme
Our journey thus far1 Intent
Assigning no meaning to grace imbibed,
we watch how we are breath by breath transformed,
drenched in bliss mists that cannot be described,
trouncing ego, last bastions of mind stormed.
With God-search the aim, our journey began,
brought about simply, by force of our will,
heart’s fervour the means and also the plan,
as a non-doer by making thoughts still.
There was...
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Categories:
journey, spiritual,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Kaleidoscopic Journey
Colors whirl 'round and 'round
and the child twirls around
the sun-filled room with joy
and laughter, heaven bound,
not knowing life cut short
when cruel nature frowned.
For: Some Kind of Kaleidoscopic Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Date: July 11, 2025
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Categories:
journey, death,
Form: Verse
From Dusk Till DawnAn isolating darkness looms:
A numb yet tingled skin;
And residues of twilight's gloom,
As walls unseen close in.
This place feels sharp, yet vague and stale;
The clash stirs strife within.
My fingers click and spread—a snap!
So faint—I fear I'm dead.
Insipid airs invade my lungs:
The voices haunt my ears;
Adrift in dreamlike black, undone,
Alone, still lacking fear.
Commanded, guided, commandeered
My soul is...
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Categories:
death, journey, lost, philosophy,
Form: Verse
ROLLIN WILLIEOn the move
Trucker’s style
Every highway mile
Off ramp routes
Through the night and next day
Destination to destination arrive
Sometimes clear skies
Storms in otherwise
Trucker’s highway friends
Flashing of headlights and horns blowing
Around highway bends and mountain highs and lows
Views below
Town citizen waves
Eyes on the road and behave
Truck stops
Restaurant eats
Country songs
Accelerating as I move along
Trucker’s wheels
Turning Turning Turning
Truckers Horn music
An orchestra...
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Categories:
journey, adventure, america, business, character,
Form: Rhyme
Terminal GateFrightening silence pervaded
Swelling of ground due to mounds here and there
A tree adjacent the gate with a GHOSTLY stature
Unfurling a dark blanket by its broad canopy
Even birds don’t like to perch in the GODFORSAKEN place.
Except the bulging- eyed owl
A silent witness for GRIEF-STRICKEN hearts
The fibre art of GOSSAMER aglow in the sunlight
Floating gently like...
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Categories:
journey,
Form: Free verse
Tricycle SojouornI tied a string to my tricycle handle.
In the basket, I placed a shining candle.
From the other end, I tied a balloon.
By hook and crook, I knew that one day soon,
I'd be in the court of the Crimson King.
But what would he offer - not a thing.
He sailed a...
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Categories:
childhood, journey, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
journey, appreciation, bird, christian, courage,
Form: Haiku
Today, Tomorrow and ForeverToday, tomorrow, and forever,
Whether we stay together or not,
You’ll always be the best part of my life I’ve got.
I don’t know how long we’ll walk side by side,
Or when time may take us on a different ride.
Because we never know what tomorrow may bring—
A journey together or separate wings.
But no matter where life takes me...
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Categories:
journey, for him, happy, heart,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Journey Poems
Definition | What is Journey in Poetry?
Poems Related to Journey
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