a little sun through window
a whisper as the house
takes a breath and I’m
a moment older lost in reflection
about how the ones I loved
come back to me each time
I get out of bed remembering
how someone who worked
with me stood near me
as I cleaned up a spill
a small act but it was
a big thing at the time
I ponder a crack in the highway
that was patched and that little things
lead to something greater as they
always have and when I was in grade
school I walked across the Mississippi
when it a stream flowing from a lake
while my father stood by and watched
and now the river carries the weight
of our weary lives and this morning
in a moment of silence
conversations once lost come back to me
Categories:
age, appreciation, devotion, inspirational,
Form: List
let me love you again
in love with you in every way
in love with you in every way again
things you are
giving up
giving you up
i need to give you up, but i know not yet how
why can't i view you as a friend
why can’t i get over it
it’s been so long
addiction
my strange addiction
my favorite man
i hate you
i am selfish
i know you didn’t do this on purpose, but it has always felt like
you did.
what you did.
maybe you did it on purpose, and i am gaslighting myself
was that wishful thinking
do i wish for vengeance
why have you forsaken me
where did you go
i miss you
i miss you more than you will ever know
forbidden fruit
goodbye
i wish you knew
i wish i had kept you blocked
i cut myself on the same rusty knife as last time
now i want to be dead
it does not feel well
it does not feel well with my soul
Categories:
betrayal, break up, heartbreak,
Form: List
With a gentle hand, I led the way.
With a gentle hand, I soothed you.
With a gentle hand, I calmed your heart.
With a gentle hand, I healed you.
With my gentle hand stretched out to you
With abundant love, I care.
With my gentle hand, I made you strong.
I made known to you I was there.
Do not turn to other hands.
Mine are the safest to hold you.
If these gentle hands of mine seem firm
Be assured, they'll never scold you!
On these gentle hands you can depend
For they belong to your heavenly father
And friend.
If you lose your way, if you go astray,
If you fear you've lost your mind,
With a gentle hand I'll search for you
For these gentle hands of mine are kind.
With a gentle hand I guide you.
I give you purpose, comfort and hope.
I am here right beside you.
These gentle hands shape you to cope.
Categories:
spiritual,
Form: List
A highly trafficked public toilet:
Leftover excrement,
tissues of tears.
Hiding from an ex,
or meeting a perfect stranger.
Throwing up nerves of steel,
collecting hand sanitizer.
Making it just one more hour,
writing initials all over the stall.
The last moment of the night,
looking at the next event flyer
under the hand dryer smiling.
Phone numbers,
hearts, and bragging rights.
This venue has changed names,
the bathroom stayed the same.
Oh the stories it would tell.
Categories:
emotions, feelings, history,
Form: List
There are instances in nature that imitate the nature of some humans.
Tis sad but true that...
a mockingbird makes fun of another bird who sings more beautifully
a thorn pricks until it draws blood, but it never injures the rose
a moth thinks it has beautiful wings, until a butterfly emerges
a crow takes pleasure in taunting others until its feathers get ruffled
a bully intimidates but gets burned when the tables are turned
narcissists think they are in control until someone laughs at their arrogance
plagiarizers and AI users... nah. Their denial is a waste of time
Categories:
how i feel,
Form: List
I didn’t see her face.
you did!
I didn’t get to hear of sweet little girl voice.
You did!
I didn’t get to hear her say mommy and daddy!
You did!
I didn’t get to hold her tight.
You did!
I don’t get to dream about her.
You do!
I had all the pain, and the blood, and the agony.
But in the end we both are without her everyday!
(Dedicated to Peyton)
Categories:
anger, baby, death, emo,
Form: List
YELLOW
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Yellow stars are quickly receding, as I’ve always known they would.
Yellow is the sun touching the eastern sky adding color to the neighborhood.
Yellow is the warmth of mellow sunshine, mid woodland songs and cries.
Yellow is the egg yolk and buttery toast I eat on the porch watching butterflies.
Yellow is the morning of marigolds and sun, watching as the magenta finally fades.
Yellow is the frenzied canary who sits upon my rooftop and stays.
Yellow are the wheat fields underneath transparent, cerulean skies.
Yellow are the gigantic sunflowers standing at attention, vigilant sentries with black eyes.
Yellow are those scented hours, wishing they would never end,
Yellow is the beauty of seasonal colors upon which I’ve learnt to depend.
Yellow are nature’s melodies played on a loop celebrating the rising sun.
Yellow is this memorable day of days with its treasured life hardly begun.
Categories:
12th grade, yellow,
Form: List
cinnabar and cinnamon
strawberries and cherries
apricots and luscious mango
windchimes and crystals
hummingbirds and butterflies
sailboats and sunsets
summer nights and nuptials
AP: 3rd place 2025
Categories:
appreciation, fruit, fun, summer,
Form: List
three inhalers
two bottles with one pill each
six receipts from dollar stores
one bedraggled checkbook
straw wrapper
three pairs of glasses, all smudged
I-phone
sunglasses missing one lens
twenty-three pennies
two nickels
twenty-seven dollars in a small coin purse
Kleenex
three credit cards
Medicare card
reminder to pay a bill from three months ago
I get rid of the pennies
hoping my purse will be lighter
Categories:
me,
Form: List
Fun times when we’re together
Freaky Friday switching partners
First person to know our thoughts
Faith in each other when times get tough
Forever on our minds
Fearless when the other one needs help
From another mother my sister or brother
Categories:
caregiving, community, friend, friendship,
Form: List
through my telescope I spy teepees
bonfires
Watusi dancers
a wrecked plane
hostages
pirates
witches
angels
faeries
stories march in and out of my mind
I cannot slow them down or stop them
I am a writer
Categories:
writing,
Form: List
We are enough if we stop trying to be
something we are not
We are enough if we accept ourselves
just as we are
We are enough if we realize comparing
our selves to others,
will only bring tears and frustration!
We are enough if we walk soberly towards
both heaven and earth !
We are enough if we live our life truly
just as we are
We are enough if we accept that not all we want
will come our way
We are enough if we are grateful for what
we do have today
We are enough if we say we are,
yes, we are more than enough !!!
Categories:
appreciation,
Form: List
organ
organ grinder
get out of here orange, you do not fit!
Oregon
ornate
ornery
stop it orangutan or I’ll give you something to cry about
ordinary
orthodox
or what?
Put up your dukes
Categories:
word play,
Form: List
light
lightbulb
light of foot
light saver
light and lithe
lightening
light and airy
light fingers
light and flowy
light
Categories:
2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: List
light pink suit
splatters of blood
secret service men climbing into motorcade
Dallas Texas
November 22, 1963
some of us will never be the same
Categories:
memory,
Form: List
Specific Types of List Poems
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