Lightly Poems - Poems about Lightly

Silence quells the bells as dawn sneaks into the space where darkness reigned supreme. All is hushed and holding back, for something to be assembled from the dis-membered memories littering the floor from the day before. Mists slowly spread their pale white tendrils down dark dank valleys too dozy asleep to notice. The trees stand stoically, resigned and watchful, knowing they play only a...

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In the silence that wraps around me like a mantle of silver mist, I step lightly, Without the need to prove anything to anyone, without the desire to seek validation, In that sacred space of the soul where the echoes of the world dissolve into silence, A place where my story no longer needs to be told, nor...

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You flounce as if you were an ostrich fan all fluffed up on the page waving at posterity. I nibble at your chicken livers, occasionally swing from your bell-ringing images that dare to delight me, but you peck at words too much and those long pauses when you take a bow are tedious. Sorry to see that you are dead, when you were alive reviewing your work was a lot...

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Be gentle with yourself and others. Tread lightly By Michelle Morris 07/02/2020 Tread lightly on my heart: Been hurt before Been torn apart... By loving too much, Too well and too true, By loving someone more than fair due. Tread lightly on my mind: Been played before Been deeply bruised... By forgiving and Pleasing, Too much and too well, Keeping on trying, Despite the hell. Tread lightly on...

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He sang of the wreck of 1975 Memorializing sailors who didn't survive Honouring heroes in the story he tells Visiting the cathedral still ringing its bells 29 chimes every year for their souls The Mariners church where the solemn bell tolls He sang of their courage in mountainous waves Those left behind in legacy a tragedy paves He hailed from Orillia...

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no turbulence seen in her wake ~ beneath glass, a heart in depths of ache ---------- for the A New Crystalline - Any Theme Poetry Contest sponsored by Tania Kitchin written on 2/26/23 checked by HowManySyllables.com ...

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STOP: Please do not step on others ~ when climbing the ladder of success...

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its amber embers blush Hints its way across the face of house and in the empy black eyed windows the shadows slither together in stillness and in the silence darkness pretends...

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Tread lightly on my badly wounded soul Lest it return in spectral manner borne, Time will atone for the happiness you stole. Ponder the ways you can make it whole The one you purposely caused to mourn Tread lightly on my badly wounded soul. All deeds are written on memory’s scroll Some like the rose; some like the thorn Time will atone for...

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Outrunning his destiny, overtaking his fate Reprieving tomorrow —all time to abate (Dreamsleep: August, 2021)...

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Tread lightly on my badly wounded soul Lest it return in spectral manner borne, Time will atone for the happiness you stole. Ponder the ways you can make it whole The one you purposely caused to mourn Tread lightly on my badly wounded soul. All deeds are written on memory’s scroll Some like the rose; some like the thorn Time will atone for...

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If we must be killed, lightly killed is the way to go Less painful, at times can be quite delightful I'm told But only if not a serious demise Like a sharp stick in the eye That's ridiculous, I need to be consoled...

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Walk Slowly, Tread Lightly, Voice Kindly, Hold Tightly Walk slowly, Life with its deep mysteries awaits; For within the moment Time breathes and dies Spur gently, racing horses begging passion's gate To bring Love from those towering blue skies- ...

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Be careful what you wish for Sometimes you’re better Left in the dark Stethoscope around his neck In his pristine white coat Treading lightly with bedside manner Report in one hand Here it comes The results are in Brutally knocking the wind Out of my sail AP: Honorable Mention 2020 Posted on January 24, 2020...

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my thoughts like tires on icy roads spin out of control colliding against banks of mind my heart somber like this day lingers within the puddles of soul's tears like rain on this road streaming downhill...

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