Palmful Poems | Examples


living in a nightmare, XIX

illusion of a palmful of pills and confirmation clicks for the make-believe bliss
leave a mocking kiss on my delusional cheeks

smile for the lover's hiss because everybody sleeps
at the point the lies will blow out of your lips

then he stopped caring without an early notice
dry drawn hearts and unpaid fees

forever comes a long road, difficult to accomplish
if you are to stay, your soul's to be vanished.
Categories: palmful, anxiety, depression, drug, mental
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberMeasuring With Metrics

Little is less than a lot
And most is not a few
I need a handle on this
So I know what to do
When measuring more
Into my favorite recipe
For a palmful is okay
Measuring for me …
Then come the metrics
Confusing me more
I cannot read labels
In the grocery store
I know about ounces
Milligrams are strange
And what is a liter
I cannot exchange
Guess I’ll stop cooking
Lest I overdo the salt
Eating at a restaurant
Then, it’s their fault.

Written September 29, 2022
Categories: palmful, change, confusion, me, silly,
Form: Light Verse


Premium MemberCeremony of the Sand

A palmful of warm sand
flowing through the fingers
no words ever spoken
the palm dust remains 
I'm thinking..into.. forever
Categories: palmful, beach, dream,
Form: Free verse

An Evening On Roadside

The sun voyages on day’s last tour
Delves to relax
To make some rest and rest awake
The boatmen like a defeated soldier
Sails tireless though
Humming a song blissful however
Seems despondent and dejected
A thin line of smile fixed in face
Trapped are the limbs
By bulky exertion
Though caged in melancholy.
The cat moves hither and thither
Staring at her fisherman master’s face
Expecting to fill her empty stomach
With gills and fins fresh.

The lady at home
Prepares weapons, salt and spices
For a storage long
With broad and wide smile fixed to face
Dreaming of bread and butter for a month.
The pundit offers
A palmful of water after holy dip
A step before the last rite of the day
‘The evening Aalati’
The mullah sits on roadside
To thank the almighty with spread palms
For a safe and successful day
And expecting better tomorrow.
Categories: palmful, beauty, environment, nature,
Form: Free verse

Sequel To Recipe -Man

It is not standard,
the Recipe -man,
that is,
it varies with the main ingredient-Man,
and on his quality,
somewhere you may need a palmful of honesty,
at other boxes of truthfulness,
at other trunks of hardwork,
and drums of pleasant nature,
before you stir well,
all of it to a required gel,
do marinate him then,
and get the required man.
Categories: palmful, inspirational, life, philosophy,
Form: Free verse


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