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Lying In Wait

Ice on the fence wire …
insult to injury
The barb when it’s deadly
pointed and sharp
A night rain has frozen
and hidden the danger
Awaiting intruders
—that come in the dark

(Dreamsleep: November, 2023)

Categories: lying in wait, hurt,
Form: Rhyme

Lying In Wait For the Father's Hands-

My heart is in my head
As where it should be
Lying in wait for the Father’s hands
My body needs remolding
My story needs remolding
I am asking Father God for His hands
Lord, My God shape me and remake me,
Lead and move my legs and feet on your Holy lands
My heart is in my head
As where it should be

Categories: lying in wait, analogy, appreciation, assonance, endurance,
Form: Free verse

Lying In Wait For Thebius

With precision, Thebius stopped every ten minutes on the route
To put some garlic into the road, shaking it into a symbol 
That would thwart any demons following him,
So they would lose their way
Unfortunately for him, they had all gone ahead
And were waiting at the bend right before his next stop.

Categories: lying in wait, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Lying In Wait

All was quiet on the eastern front, and the southern front too.
We faeries were lying in wait, hoping the elves would be back soon.
A troop of brownies wandered by, drunk on sunflower seed oil.
Hush! The queen cautioned us. We transmogrified into flowers.
We certainly do not need a brownie skirmish before an elf battle.

Categories: lying in wait, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Crocodiles Lying In Wait

C	Crocodiles lying in wait
R	Relaxing, dreaming of fresh meat
0	Ordinary floating
C	Choose their prey carefully
K	Kin to an alligator?
0	Oldest kind of creatures
D	Doing what comes naturally
I	Indigenous to swamps
L	Longing to take a bite out of us
E	Every person’s nightmare

Categories: lying in wait, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Acrostic

Lying In Wait

Tune frenzied
Not discordant
Fine tuned
Distance despite
Heartbeats synchronized
Lying in wait
For the union
When two become one.

Categories: lying in wait, emotions, love,
Form: Rhyme

Lying In Wait

I need to find a reason to smile again
And find beauty in a flower
	For now I only sneer at them all
	And my stare makes many cower
I want to discover my long lost zest for life
And my love for adventure to see
	Today I find I’ve little but contempt
	And a trip is fraught with misery
To walk with

Categories: lying in wait, introspection, lifesmile,
Form: Free verse