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Missteps Poems - Poems about Missteps

To Have Me or Have Not
...**"To Have Me or Have Not"** A thought just crossed my mind—a problem that has never been resolved. A bitter taste, a bitter cold; I don’t feel any remorse. It’s a path I’ve taken, a road I’ve tra......

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Categories: missteps, absence, age, anger, angst,
Form: Free verse
Wise Steps
... No rush. Across the terrain goes the tortoise. Intently moving toward its destination Slow but assuredly, it moves without hesitation. Moving barely, barely moving But steadfast it......

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Categories: missteps, confidence, dedication, endurance, journey,
Form: Prose Poetry



Premium Member Pearls of Prayers
...T i me I’m a mistress to your fleeting cycles, constantly constricting, russet-deep pupils that see the maroon rain~ veiled in honey and turmeric flames… Today I lift my hands in s i l e n c e......

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Categories: missteps, muse, son,
Form: Free verse
A mother's light in the arms of love
...Being a mom is a journey filled with both incredible joys and daunting challenges. Each day presents its own set of trials and tribulations, often leaving us questioning our abilities and choices. Th......

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Categories: missteps, happiness, journey, love, mother,
Form: Prose Poetry
Royce
...The first time I thought of him His name was playing shortstop; Too few siesta’s spent, he’s found eighteen. Stingy Time did swiftly pass us forth, Spinning nurture, spanning missteps, Till fo......

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Categories: missteps, appreciation, celebration,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member A School Daze Turn
...'Tis off to the races now that homeschooling has ended. One half earns for their subsistency, other half learns about delinquency. Be they friends and their best efforts were suspended. Tale ......

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Categories: missteps, analogy, farewell, friendship, student,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Pray For America 2
... In preparation for prayer, there needs to be a declaration of peace between the Red and the Blue. Before we raise our hands and hearts to the Lord, we need to graciously shake hands and pr......

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Categories: missteps, america, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Pray For America
... Peace declaration between the Red and the Blue. Raise our hands and our hearts to The Lord. Act now, because 'later' will be too late. Young and old alike must take responsibility. Forget a......

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Categories: missteps, america, prayer,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member A Mighty Maelstrom
...lost in a turbulent fog tossed like a tortured log struggling to tame a tormented mind drowning in a deranged sea yearning for wholeness stumbling over missteps seeking the answer di......

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Categories: missteps, dark, society, surreal,
Form: Concrete
Museum of Me
...Diaries left open and letters framed, chronological ink waving from a horizon, gone. Clothes hung to recreate a wedding, a dance, a touch – enclosed in glass cases to trap the scent inside. Th......

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Categories: missteps, analogy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Why Does a Spider Have Eight Legs?
...Two of them are for the steering wheel; To drive unsafely is to be a heel. One is to make penciled calculations; To make missteps is to spoil relations. Two more make amorous advances; Based o......

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Categories: missteps, humor, insect,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Dear Mentor
...I lost you with the passing of the years; You disappeared into the chaos of life but, for a time, you were the bedrock of mine and the hero of my story. Confused and without guidance, I strug......

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Categories: missteps, absence, confidence, growth, hero,
Form: Epic
Premium Member Our end did not come unannounced
...Our end did not come unannounced, I had a premonition when you started to slip away Into the quiet distances, choking off any possible growth. Ours had been a game, a waltz where missteps spoke th......

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Categories: missteps, soulmate,
Form: Free verse
Redemption
...In youth's embrace, I danced through chance, Unmindful of life's intricate dance. Each missed opportunity, a fleeting glance, Too young to grasp consequences, circumstance. Redemption's path, a......

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Categories: missteps, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Beyond the Veil of Emotion
...Always lingering just beyond the realm of hurt Emerging against whispers of the heart Appearing against its hesitant pleas for caution Showing up when the heart advices not to Flourishing amidst ......

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Categories: missteps, dedication, emotions, fantasy, sorrow,
Form: Madah

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