Overlooked Poems

Overlooked Quotes

If only wings all words would soar...too many anchors yet to endure. 	

Knowing is maybe less important than living? Certainly we are not here, to teach God anything.  	

We soak in our grief -- till the black robed thief returns us. 	

Traveling more deeply in sometimes is the only way out. 	

We travel and see through the shallows and depths of many. Poetry is the Poet's shared ark of survival and discovery.

Objective Overlooked

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A-im
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Monocrostic (Birthday of May A. Agulto)

Overlooked Delights!

In the hustle, often we stray,
From the little things, that sparkle the day,
A golden elixir, the beauty of a day unfolding,
The chirping cuckoo, greet your day,
A melody plays, lifting your mood.
Racing clock and rushing feet.

Afternoon's radiance, cotton balls on sapphire sky,
Soft whispers of breeze, through curly hair's gentle care,
The murmur of voices, in discussions so free,
A vibrant atmosphere, of curiosity,
A gentle reminder, of life's simple delight.

The gentle flutter, of wings homeward bound,
Sunset's fiery dance, on the horizon,
Stars beginning to twinkle, like diamonds,
The moon becomes the highlight.

The golden ambiance, of streetlights shining high,
A reassuring presence, as the stars go by.
Night's silence, with shadows so deep,
The rhythmic hum, of crickets' gentle beat, 
A soothing serenade, all night long.

In the hustle, we often stray,
From life's little moments, that make each day.
So let's slow down, and take a deep breath,
And cherish the beauty, in life's everyday depth.

Overlooked

The flaws of my past 
in order to reach the 
essence of my soul

The Five Dollars Business

Every good is selling at
Five dollars per piece
Attending to the poor 
The low income groups 
The people in needs 
The non-fix salary groups 
Fighting with 
The tide of inflation 
The economic crisis
Thank God
The plights of the poor
Never to be overlooked

The Carpet

To please the feet
A carpet is laid
To please the eyes
A carpet is laid
To please the ceremony
A carpet is laid
To please the dignitaries
A carpet is laid
To please the honoured guests
A carpet is laid
The carpet
Stepped flat and smeared
Is never to be overlooked
As it's a symbol of
Beauty, wealth, authority and solemnity
But a carpet isn't the best oblation for god
Except one's piety

The Babbling Brook

The Babbling Brook
 
The babbling brook was very loud.
When people saw her first, she drew quite a crowd.
Usually, brooks are relaxing and smooth
This brook was different, but not to be rude.
She always kept the villagers up at night.
But they were very kind and didn’t put up a fight,
She babbled and spoke from dark till light.
In the middle of the village, where the brook was in sight.
Though everyone could see it, it was still overlooked
They had the wrong impression on the babbling brook.
One day, a girl, who was small and kind
Sat by the brook and a question came in her mind.
“Hey Brook, Why don’t you tell me a story?”
Then it started talking about its former glory
It chatted and chatted, and it wasn’t boring.
The other villagers noticed and starting to listen.
At the end of the tale, their eye sort of glistened
When they snapped out of it, they started to cheer
They asked more, for more they wanted to hear
Everyone started to like the babbling brook.
And it alerted them from every thief and crook.
Their lives got better, and the reason is quite clear.
A key to happiness is just to open your ear.

Credit Overlooked Rocket

When the capsule opens

And the one who gets

To take the very first one small step

Is over taken and commandeered 
by the C.E.O

And not by the designer , engineer , worker

Or even the orginal person with the initial forethought 

To me that smacks of hypocrisy

As to me again the only lesson 
taught or gained is thus

Is that the only thing that matters
in this modern day is thus

That capitalism and the pursuit of money and fame trumps 

Human endeavor and ingenuity

Not some of the time

But all of the time

Because it seems more about 
a photo- opportunity

Than the actual facts surrounding
the achievement

Overlooked Treasures

Overlooked treasures
  a bird at your window
  the grass freshly mowed
Delightful, daily pleasures

Sun

must i arise every dawn
to do nothing but shine upon
and warm all those who shiver
i, a scorching giver

and rarely am i truly praised
seldom i am looked upon
my rays seep through the cloudy haze
the foggy mist of early dawn

but no one seems to thank my presence
scarcely do they think me pleasant
often just a searing blister
only wanted in the winter

for that is when they realize
they miss my warming rays
they crave the brilliant, sunny skies
a sparkle through the gloomy haze

if i should leave, would they care?
would they be left beyond repair?
only deep in snow they see
that they, in fact, do need me

Overlooked

Dread clutched her throat
As captains picked their teams
Even though she had desire
She never allowed herself to dream

He watched them divide up
Into groups of ten
He was number twenty-one
It was clear, no one needed him

Friends all married and on their way
She still lived at her childhood home
No one had to tell her....overlooked
She would trudge through life, alone

Always weird, definitely different
Coworkers are like bullies on the playground
The words at recess passed with time
But the shunning in the break room, reverberates the silent sound

Out of all the people one could have picked
No one would even notice the throng below the idols
Stepped on, used as ladder rungs 
So the important can ride the stallion with bejeweled bridles 
....to the OVERLOOK

Position is everything
In a system that values power
But humility accepts the position
Without the compulsion to cower
...to man

Written by Trudy Schrader on 04-11-2019

Note: I felt overlooked for most of my life, until Daddy God showed me that HE overSEES everything that concerns me. I don't always like where He has led me, but I would not change a thing....and I am eternally grateful :)

Overlooked Beauty

Overlooked beauty

At the backyard of my colony's lane
Crumbles an old banyan tree slowly on verge of getting waned

Not worthy of a second glance
An overlooked beauty as in forgotten time's trance

Pulchritude ignored by almost every passer-by
Sole witness of ever changing world since ages below heavenly skies

Must have given shade to countless travellers in scorching summers
Birds slept safe beneath it's glossy leaves in nights of frigid winters

Still shelter for woodpeckers drumming on it's stiff boughs
Wind passes whistling through it's strewn parched branches on an unending drowse

Last razors of golden sunlight fall on it before melting at distant hillocks
An illusion of spectre forms as aerial roots sway giving fear shocks

Woody trunks hiding in themselves tranquil million stories
An overlooked beauty with fading structure demonstrating old glories

14/11/2018

Snapshot of Overlooked Beauty

A lake cradled in the Himalayan foothills’ verdant cleft
Its acclaimed beauty on the azure water sun did reflect.

Not for long though, a sprawling hamlet’s arms spread
Toxic pollutant stream in the lake it drained and shed.

Crystal clear water soon became algal and eutrophic
Decimated shortly all the thriving life forms aquatic.

The lake invaded by water hyacinth and wild weed
Turned over time to boggy waste landscape indeed.

The sparkling ripples were stilled at dark depth alone
The serene shadows of slope-lined pines were gone.

In unsightly wetland amidst the Himalayan splendor
Saw one dawn hyacinth clusters bloom purple flower.

Glossy jade leaves glistened under the golden sun
On wings of butterflies the dance of joy had begun.

So enthralling was the display of nature’s bounty
I still cherish the snapshot of overlooked beauty.

November 12, 2018

Overlooked Beauty

I hear him rambling on about the way he makes a mess 
the way he eats his tomatoes then leaves with no confess 
the flowers have been bent in his garden's sanctuary 
he's a little creature wild yes he's very quite contrary 
He's always climbing fences coming round the gate 
still, curiosity is trump and he loves him without hate 

Watching from a window he's waits for the drill   
he's a little furry squirrel he comes and goes at will   
then one day I look from the outer patio door 
Aldo is in a lawn chair reading softly with adore 
There upon his foot two little beady eyes of sweet
watching him intently how nice they finally meet

Over morning breakfast he tells me he is smug 
as I butter bread and fill the coffee mug  
There's a glitter in his eye that says he ain't  so shy    
he really loves the little pug but I can't tell you why 
every time I see a trace of peels atop our fence, 
I smile a little smile and win in self defence..

The Flower With Overlooked Beauty

How cute are the flowers that come to my lawn,
but these little flowers are oft frowned upon.

People don’t like them because they grow tall,
and many folks just mow them down, one and all

Yes, they wilt and they wither, that’s also true,
but so do all flowers. It’s what flowers do!

These small diehard dudes bring themselves back alive,
bursting like popcorn. Oh, how they do thrive!

Their shriveled up bodies, much like a cacoon,
emerge looking different. What do we see soon?

Feather-heads in my yard come into sight,
each sending seeds sailing off, fluffy and white.

The seeds, when they fall to the ground, will beget
circles of leaves, which are called a rosette.

Though the leaves are not sweet, we can make from them tea
with nutrients given for us naturally!

They help one’s digestion and even the brain!
Plus other great blessings from this plant we gain.

The overlooked beauty of health in the seed
of the dandelion makes it much more than a weed!

Nov. 11, 2018 for Jesse Rowe's Overlooked Beauty Poetry Contest

• Short Overlooked Poems
• Famous Overlooked Poems
• Best Overlooked Poems
• Read Overlooked Poems
• Long Overlooked Poems
• Overlooked Quotes