Precipitous Poems

On a Roundabout

...Hang on, You're nearly There!
I'm giddy, spinning around, 
So near, yet so far.
On the slippery spinning
dip of serendipity. 
Making do with the hoodoo of déjà vu.
I've seen that scene before!
...

Thirteen, amiss peripheral, beyond

...Elevator! Take me to thirteenth floor!
I'm sorry, Dave! I'm afraid I can't do that!
Indeed the panel lights skip a beat,
Beyond the limit of what one hand can count.
Off the precipitous cliff int...

A voice in the dark whispers

...Foundation.

With uncertainty flowing like a molten volcano around the world, and online. 

Is it within dark times like these, we should try to bring more light into the world?

Title:

A vo...

Shapes and Patterns

...Shapes and Patterns

Shapes and 
patterns don’t require ropes tied on 
all their side as they 
descend or 
ascend 
precipitous 
drops.
...

Literary Feud Among - Pt 2

...Step Forward McCarthy vs. Hellman 

What is this The Digital Crucible of Truth?

On a stage of scrutiny,  
          titans c l a s h—  
McCarthy's words, a web of accusations  
S l i c...

1924 Everest expedition

...The broken remains of a mountain climber
several thousand feet from precipitous peak,
nature had attempted a fair burial with snow,
but some parts remained exposed to air,
the right leg had cross...

Himalayas

...It is too many Peaks towering high
Snow-capped giants scraping the sky
Mighty Himalayas
Cold winds howl and icy blasts sigh

It is too treacherous
Those jagged peaks were so perilous
Glaciers ...

In times to come, heavy as steel that freezes stories yet untold

...In times to come, heavy as steel that freezes stories yet untold,
The sky wraps itself in ash of thoughts yearning to be confined.
Silent streets converge towards a doubtful, mechanical horizon,
W...

electrified woman

...Precipitous electrified woman
Her temper is well-known
A whirlwind of excitement and enthusiasm
She throws out sparks in rapid speed
They are faster than lightning bolts
We dodge them the best w...

To Save their Skins

...
  On the ash-heap of history strewn
    towers and pyramids ruined 
  Of civilizations long since extinct
    alive only in pottery and sphinx

  They once fought the Jews tooth and nail
    ...

Stuck in the Middle with You

...When you are alone,
you look at the others
and think
that one had too much ...

time to think

and that one … 
well, you surmise, 
they are on the brink 
of some precipitous ...

evaluati...

Opalescent Path

...
I could adorn you 
with great riches,
but my greatest gift 
to you is my poetry.

Like a pearl without an oyster,
I roll along a precipitous path,
through a plethora of vaca...

Not A Perpetual Dream

...
Travelling to the past…tiptoeing
back to soft, tender days of miracle,
which disappeared like crimson
rays of dusk gradually spread an
aura of apparent everlasting peace
with birds homecoming....

Desperate Hope

...Vacantly staring into the night sky
She saw big bellied clouds drifting away
Are they fleeing away from the luminous moon? 
Or mercilessly driven out
After being robbed off everything...

Fighting Gravity

...(Anacreontic Verse)

Edging forward,
I hesitate –
Precipitous
The drop before me.
I take a breath
And steel myself.
A prayer, an oath,
A clench and a leap.
For a moment
I can fly –
Then e...

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