Shift Poems | Examples

Premium Member Consciousness shift

head melds with heart and thoughts recede
synced with gong Om, the void’s our home
free from desires, on earth we roam

ego dissolves, love takes the lead
heart-centric soul begins to glow
resistance ends; we gently flow

bliss pheromones begin to breed
pulsating within day and night
God bestows spherical sight

we live as of need, not of greed
our eye’s mindful and touch gentle
for the most part, nonjudgmental 

one with oneness, our will we cede
Breathed by God, we see Him within
His grace erases every sin 

head melds with heart and thoughts recede
ego dissolves, love takes the lead
bliss pheromones begin to breed
we live as of need, not of greed
one with oneness, our will we cede

Premium Member Enlightened Phrase Shift

sometimes it requires
a phase shift, rather than a
tilt, lean, sag or bend,
                to shine a bright beacon light ~
                to see, and be seen, in sync

Premium Member 'Shift in Atmosphere'

Our blessings aren't always adorned with ribbons that looks like a celebration
It can be a random hello that might delay your trip but protect you from harm
It's a smile that connects you with a stranger
You never knew you needed 
I guess if you walk in expectation
It does not matter who tries to rain on your parade 
It will be your reaction that determines the atmosphere you find yourself in

Don't hold onto the hate and malice you are dealt 
Those who spew that will ultimately get it back
You don't have to alter who you are to please someone who is unhappy in their own skin 

Hold onto your spirit; your resilience and your faith 
Remember what they sometimes hate in you is what is missing in their lives

©16062025


a joker's shift

In colors he bloomed, with a big red nose,
He chose the job where laughter grows.

There he stood in rounded boots,
With a grin of mischief and playful hoots.

Dressed like a child, his costume loose,
A floppy hat, a bright jumpsuit.

Then came the rain--it cleared the crowd,
While the magician watched, silent and proud.

And through the downpour, something broke through
A glimpse of the man, not masked, but true.

His smile turned down, a burdened frown,
Grief wrapped tight in his circus gown.

He vanished with no tear, no trace,
Just silence held in a painted face.

He ends his shift, no cheers, no song,
As a joker he smiled, as a joker he belonged

Premium Member Night Shift

The sun was so friendly, he shot out a ray, 
but when nighttime approached, he could no longer stay.
The sun hit the ocean, and the moon hit the sky 
as the stars twinkled Helios a bashful goodbye.
But ol' Sol will be back, so you needn't weep -
he'll return in the morning when stars go to sleep.

Premium Member crucifixion a shift

crucifixion

a shift

shaking the perspective

of subject and object


Buddy 5

My buddy will always be
like poetry.

But sadly,
the poetry itself caused suddenly
an emotional rift.

And I thought
she will be standing firmly
at her stand
and I would remain feeling
stupidly upper hand and silently drift.

But she
proved herself to be the better one
just to make me realise graciously
a real buddy bond does not ever 
break or shift

and showed me thawing my heart
with the sweet surprise of a
buddy caring gift.

(26.03.2025)

The Shift of Time

Once I was blind, lost in my own way,
As forms change around me, night turns to day.
It’s wondrous to see the stars shining bright,
The moon swaying gently in the cool night.

We rush through our lives, unaware of the speed,
Caught in our routines, like plants from a seed.
We miss how the world spins and transforms,
Like clay from a pot, lost in its forms.

We have ice so white, while flowers bloom near,
In life’s endless struggle, we persevere.
Time shifts like a wheel, spinning so fast,
It’s tough to keep up, we’re losing our grasp.

Art and knowledge give so much to our kind,
While the ignorant dwell, with limits they find.
Those left behind in the traveler’s race,
End up resenting those who’ve found their place.

Left in the dust, feeling worn and alone,
While others rush past, claiming their throne.
But the best is to be in the midst of the flow,
As civilization reaches for light from below.

The Shift

Ding, ding, ding.
My phone is on the table.
I haven’t answered anyone yet.
I haven’t answered anyone all morning.
I remember things.
I spilled cereal that morning.
That’s when the shift started.

I looked around.
Someone is saying things.
Bird seed spilled on the ground.
Which reminds me.
Of being able to fly.
A past life and I.
Ding, ding, ding.

I turn off my phone at night.
But still.
The sound.
A shift.
Lying down and hovering above the sheets.
I turn off the light again.
I turn off the light again.
I turn off my phone again.

I haven’t answered anyone all week.
I could throw my phone in the ocean.
Except I don’t live by the ocean.
Evil laughter ensues.
Crying is something they don’t know about.
But I think they are investigating me.

I could sleep at night. 
They don’t care though so why bother?
A shift.
It could have started yesterday.
I used to sleep.
Ding, ding, ding.
I have 36 unread messages.
I counted them all.

Intentional Shift

Observe
Do not react
Make desires a focal
Give your attention to desires
Control.

The Shift

The Shift

The shape that simple. 
Not sewn to disguise
the inner person... 
Wise in its design, 
the unmissable adress
complements the mind, 
laid out, informal. 
Desire embroider sight
with hidden shape
and curves not known well... 
Seamless the shift
from closet mind
to knowing it all-
shifts the childlike heart
from unreal to real. 
Rarely left unpicked, 
the cotton - on cloth
of an unshapely mind. 


Aqua Marine:02/12/2024

Premium Member Gentle Little Lamb


   Shaking her wet ears, uncertain 
   How her purpose may be best served
   Stagger concealed in immersion
   Shown the pasture that she deserved

   
   Frolicking safely within a flock
   Diminutive trot to the beat kept timid
   Faithfully bides time, tick clock 
   Offer of grace to God signals her limit


   Wool washed, cleansed by clan
   Coddled offspring wrapped with cotton 
   Shepherd held title, simple plan
   Dinners prepared, archaic ideals rotten 


   Bristling beneath her softness
   Fibres frayed at what her life signifies 
   Dismayed to only boost profits
   Loyal lamb follow is forsaken sacrifice 

  
   Fuming, she rips off her fleece
   Livid lion malicious marauder dormant
   Roars revenge, discards peace
   Trek to reckless, divorce her informant 


   Taught to shelter, even in harm
   Trust husband’s will, cutlet finale fate
   Savage feline, leaving the farm
   Sleek escapee lapping blood off plate




      
     Sacrificial Sixteenth November

PARADIGM SHIFT


In the medical field where hierarchies reign,  
Students’ growth can be stifled by the chain.  
Boss’s word, as stone inscribed,  
Leaves one baffled, thoughts denied.

Without an iota of doubt,  
The question that sprouts:  
Is there room for a healthy atmosphere,  
Or will it be lost, dissolved in the sphere?

"Learning should be joy," let that be the theme,  
"Please me" policies are but a meme.  
Let curiosity flourish and bloom,  
And wisdom dispel the shadows of gloom.

Premium Member Working The Swing Shift

Sweet juices spilt Spring, free thee greeneries
ye lands amend, then weave to Summer's eve 
ere its proclaim windswept name, a said leave
from Indian grabbed drum who beat the trees
sown years to be, made wholly thick of leaves
that fairs their surrender the length life cleave
presence parting, color-filled glimpses, grieve
end tone boughs under the rainbow it heaves.

Promised life gift wrap, belly breathless dews
touch, process the fallen heaps, hues go dark
as arched sensed the passing, a rainbow drift  
abroad, probed closures, 'tis bit of year, clues
deem it's Autumn, chills stretch a wintry mark
tho' Thanksgiving's present in the swing shift.

Premium Member Consciousness shift

Come, come now, let’s quieten mind,
shifting to heart, tranquil and kind.
Thought is the playground of ego,
temptations that are best declined.

Fears and desires here now let go
and all attachments too forgo,
seeking nothing but God alone,
that within our heart, love may grow.

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