Short Holding Out Poems
Short Holding Out Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Holding Out by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Holding Out by length and keyword.
She awoke suddenly in the midst of cold night
Startled from visions still held within sight
God rest near her bedside surrounded by light
Holding out a hand to navigate her end flight
She awoke suddenly in the midst of cold night
Startled from visions still held within sight
God rest near her bedside surrounded by light
Holding out a hand to navigate her end flight
you owe me an apology
you owe me better
you owe me promises and dreams
you owe me the sun and the moon
you owe me better
i haven't given up on us
but i'm holding out
for better
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Mom, what a hero
Never ever a zero
When I was a child
She cared for us kids and smiled
She’s just my superhero
Russell Sivey
Entrant into Janette Fisher's "Holding out for a Hero" contest
4/13/2012
everywhere I look
it's sad to say
people race by
moving past time
looking for something
to quiet their hearts
eager to show me
all they have gained
holding out hope
against proven odds
to race yet again
and never say die
I'm shrinking back again
it never ends
I'd rather be doing these things with you
but I'm still afraid I would do the same thing
It's two weeks till my safe haven
and I'm anxious
afraid it all will fail
but I'm still holding out hope
Two hungry little penguins
Both eager for their nosh,
One penguin’s name is Splish,
And the other one’s called Splosh.
Two hungry little penguins
Each holding out their dish,
I wonder what’s for dinner?
Surprise, surprise – it’s fish.
eyes of seafoam green
feral mermaid heart
holding out for true love
her balanced counterpart
AP: 1st place 2020
Submitted on September 28, 2020 for contest COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE (18) sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - Honorable Mention
He sits rounded, like a stone
colours dripping with the rain
fading like an oil painting
His grimy hand outstretched
holding out a white cup
his very own white flag
My expensive leather shoes
thump the ground in time
trembling, eyes cast down
I scurry by
It’s only another day without you
When nobody’s around I crave for you
It’s only another day without you
Holding out my heart for you
So take it with care cause I crave you
It’s just another day without you
If I could take you close I would kiss you
If I kiss you I will crave you
Everyday
The hemlock grove keeps haunting
trembles dare fade away
"Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius.
Please, don't forget to pay the debt"
Those thou teach have greater reach
to poison of the day
these needles vein in vain
diepan, water fogs__
no holding off the pain
no holding out the pain
That
is another night.
Of the fingers,
of the silent stars that
are dying out.
One
by one.
Of the primordial waters,
when
the words are uttered.
That is another night,
where we know each other
and we are.
Different.
The fingers.
One hand
that
someone is holding out to us.
leave the lights on she said
i need to find a path wide open
see where my dreams are going
as she crawled into bed
folded the sheets into a kite
for a later flight
want you join me she said
holding out her hand
i took it on command
no way of knowing what comes next
as we both closed our eyes
and opened the sky
Words bounce inside
Calming the breeze
Believing things will come
And holding out for what I cant see
Stories told and fables unfold
Coloring the books I read
Imagination struck with the
Hands of time waiting to be free
Birds chirp their notes of a song
Floating on the clouds pillow
Weeping and whistling
Tears of a lonely willow
Form:
Reach out into the realm of impossibilities
reach in and feel something so real
a heart beckoning reckoning
for a chance to live, to breathe, to believe
holding in nothing
holding out hope
and a helping hand knowing
good still has a fighting chance
that daylight always rises
stars seem to shine brightest with open eyes
and love still carries home a welcome smile
Listen to poem:
sweet dreams
that’s what he said
as if an invitation
sweet dreams
as if he’d decided to go out
on the sea to watch a sunset
sweet dreams
as if holding out his hand
for a slow dance cheek to cheek
sweet dreams he said
as if to cradle her in his arms
the whole night through
AP: Honorable Mention 2022, Honorable Mention 2021
Posted on March 30, 2022
Blue deep
Water; drifting through
The light, and out of nowhere
Was a blue boat with yellow sails
Perusing the sand, I saw a man
Walking towards the waves of destination
He called out to deaf ears, and numbness
And the blue boat drifted on
Clouds of grey speckled the main distance
Of real and beyond
Holding out hands, others called
But the boat drifted
Drifted on.....
It’s been a few days, but snow still lingers,
fighting rearguard engagements with time,
hiding in shadowed walks, covered alcoves,
holding out against inevitable disappearance;
only a memory of white-covered ground,
joy to some, yet a danger to many others,
brought city to standstill, except those slipping
down icy paths and roads, flopping like fish
waiting for shoppers in a port market.
Dear Lord
You are
my shepherd
Holding out
one's soul
Within open hands
Offering
Unto Heaven
To you
who sits
On the throne
amongst angels
One guiding light
For the sins
of man
who treated
You in cruelty
I am humbled
In your name
most gracious
Upon the temptations
of one world
Bound by
sins of man
In times
of need
I pray
to your light
In battling Hell
You my Lord
A good shepherd
the luminous nature of our Self
is playful and spontaneous
formless with full freedom
positioned in singularity
choosing to don a form
to feel winds of duality
that love be ingrained
and embodied within
with this knowing
we mindfully cognise
underlying unity of life
propelled by will of God
treading gently on earth
oozing loving compassion
holding out a helping hand
to all souls we chance to meet
Love is strong and bears all up
Holding forth a brimming cup
Patiently it stands
Always holding out the hands
In kindness and simplicity
Not complicated trickery
Always reaching out to aid
Knowing always how it’s made
Glowing brightly colored hues
Comes in forms that you can use
Gently lifting comforting and kind
It’s blessed with victory you’ll find
Love is peaceful, helps what ails
Always blessing, never fails
What we want
is never simple
we move among the things
we thought we wanted:
a face, a book, a small room
and these things bear our names
now they want us
but what we want appears
in dreams wearing disguises
we fall past
holding out our arms
and in the morning
our arms ache,
we don't remember the dreams
but the dreams remember us
it is there all day
under the table
as the stars are there
even in the full sun.
Holding out for hope leaving out the door
searching high and low tearing past grey
latching on to all the bells and whistles
left hanging out again in the pouring rain
With winds flowing through my speck of being
thoughts sit in waiting to fly across the sea
waves of promise rise up and shine for me
as notes adored walk bravely upon the shore
Watching pretty daisies on a clouded day
Surrounded with love, I think I'll stay
We want what we want
We need what we need
Confusing the two
We beg on our knees
We have what we have
We are who we are
Holding out your hand
Only takes you so far
Pleading and hoping
Holding whats never to be
Clinging and wishing
clouded with desire, we cant see
Our blessings and beauties
fall back seat
To our hopeless longings
All we think we need
But I still know
Perhaps you dont
That we cant always get
What we want
Form:
Holding out that little longer
Something special worth the wait
Noticed, meeting, crushing, dating
Then, at last, that first great kiss
It was a Spring day, end of May,
Her cheeks were red, like poppy flowers,
I whispered slowly, scared, please stay,
I hold her hand and talked for hours,
Holding out that little longer,
A blessed life, I happily say
Our genuine love becomes much stronger,
It was that first great kiss that made us stay.