Outrunning Poems | Examples

Youth

YOUTH
at play
active fun

tarmacs chockablock
trikes, bikes, yikes, falling down
shed cheap tears and leapt afresh

"outrunning the sky's purple haze"

Big Red

Where fire’s rage
no flame unfanned
The cinch retightened
no also ran

As horns go silent
the gate is dropped
 On victory’s path
his legend cropped 

Unbridled passion
distraction flees
A trophy hails
as reins go free

The end in sight
where roses wait
Ablaze in glory
— outrunning fate

(Paris Kentucky: June, 1986)

Showing Off Their Glitziness

Green poodle haired dogs, female of course
Outrunning the track stars, outrunning a horse
Having their hair dyed the next day in every green color
Showing off a unique variety of glitziness one way or another

Fun Abc Poem Number Three

lacksidasical larry leaps lovingly through the air
making mincemeat marauders truly want to care
nine nefarious nigglebuns are trying not to stare
outrageously outstandingly outrunning marathon mare

providing pristine plots to princely priestly pree
quizzing quality quails wondering why I am free
resident ruffians reaching residual responsibility
stressing strenuous starlight studies under thee

tricky trustworthy triple treats tripping up and down the bay
understanding understudy underlings trying to have their say
visualizing various viillains we often meet along the way
‘xoecting ‘xact ‘xasperating ‘xersizes to save the day
zany zigzagging zealots zipping into the fray

A River That Dried

A long line of waters
Deep in hearts of bathers
A lifeline of growth
Weep of salvation brought forth

Waters of life over a mile
Outrunning a thousand stile
Gifts of life in piles
Surmounting torments of viles

Dreams on waters slate
Streams of sages proliferate
Sun beam of neon flickers
Teeming waters on pickers

Wishers with panoramic views
Dreamer of waters purviews
Like well-wishers throwing coins over heels
Eye-openers on picker wheels

A river full of life
A river lull of strife
Outpouring a thousand mile
Outscoring a thousand smile

On this river of hope
A bigger dream to scope
A kaleidescope of scenery
Grandeur over tapestry

One day the said river dried
No one ever wondered and belied
Gold in pieces on the ground mounted
In the hearts of gold sprouted

Euphrates...
A river

The Anatomy of Death

Cold and empty are the eyes of Death.
It sees all, and all will see it.
Unavoidable, unfeeling, and unforgiving.

Thin icy fingers clutching mercilessly, effortlessly.
Wrapping itself around throats and strangling life.
None can escape it's grip.

Death hears your whimpers and screams,
Hears your prayers and pleas;
But they fall on deaf ears.

It smells your anxieties and fears;
And with just one inhalation,
Will take your breath away.

Black is it's dying heart,
That beats to an eternal rhythm;
And bleeds for no one.

Who is capable of outrunning Death?
It's feet are swift and can stride forever.
Your race against time is futile.

Whether asleep or wide awake,
It will come without warning;
And drag you down into the abyss.

How will you meet Death?
Bravely face to face,
Or cowering in fear.

The Biggest Splish Splash

Grizzly bear is outrunning the eagle
They have spotted the same catfish jump
The splish splash of the water was enormous
It will be a tasty morsel for the bear

She cannot fly off with it anyway, the bear thinks.
This catfish weighs more than she does.
Empathetic, the catfish feels terror like never before
She burrows into a cool bank, barely breathing.

Breaking Free

Outrunning his destiny
fate to rescind
chance in the rearview
reflections within

A moment to gather
a lifetime in chase
the wind bearing transit
 —alone in the race

(Dreamsleep: October, 2021)

In My Dreams

In my dreams I am outrunning horses
They strive to catch up, whinnying and neighing
I laugh; my hair is streaming so hard in their faces.
I am now the wind, catching them up in an exuberant way
I fling them onto a mountain top with other horses, free and wild.
They nod their approval, knowing I will send a helicopter full of oats and hay.
Even though I fear horses, I wish them well.
Even in my dreams.

Through a Glass Lightly

Outrunning his destiny,
overtaking his fate
Reprieving tomorrow
—all time to abate

(Dreamsleep: August, 2021)

Doors Lock

Stripped of his future,
outrunning his past

The doors locked within him
—first to the last

(Dreamsleep: December, 2019)

In the Mirror

i sit in silence
taking stock of this novel
that is my face its ruffled corners
and frayed pages written line by line
a faded cover aged and worn out in spots
old-fashioned dedication to the human race
some pages tattered wrinkled some even torn
but a worthwhile read perhaps for whomever
is willing to take a bit of time to look inside
the invitation’s there laying unopened
a story behind each tiny wrinkle
earned year after year
outrunning
age
age
age
age
age
age
age
age
age
age
age
age
with
charm
as well
as grace



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on February 11, 2020 for contest STRAND SELECT M sponsored by BRIAN STRAND  -  RANKED 1ST

Posted on November 24, 2019

Autumn Breeze

The day surprised me
 tiptoed in on warm autumn breezes
 that slipped in an out the leaved trees
floating down like winged butterfly chains
 crunchy and wrinkled from the lack of rain
 sliding in on clouds without a hint of change;
autumn rustled light upon the earthen forms
 with browning grass and fading blossoms torn
 and birds gathering in-flight prep migrating winter storms;
along the garden edge,
 bulbs slept in their deepened beds
 and the dried and thirsting ground
 held spring's new bounty to be later found;
summer gave up its burn as it slipped away
 outrunning sun and moon of longer to shorter days
 to rest immersed 
 in cloud burst 
with winter fantasies reborn.

Clicks

Hypnotized by the clicks
And soothed into sleep
I wish this dream would end
This nightmare has begun my hate
And leaves no room for sanity
Lurking always out of sight
Running from demons that aren't even mine 
Screaming for someone to hear me
Waking eventually only to find
My monsters are actually real
Living outside my mind
In sunlight
Shadows chasing
Faster faster
Never outrunning this fear
Captured and tortured
And eventually devoured

Nightmare

Hypnotized by the clicks
And soothed into sleep
I wish this dream would end
This nightmare has begun my hate
And leaves no room for sanity
Lurking always out of sight
Running from demons that aren't even mine 
Screaming for someone to hear me
Waking eventually only to find
My monsters are actually real
Living outside my mind
In sunlight
Shadows chasing
Faster faster
Never outrunning this fear
Captured and tortured
And eventually devoured

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