Short Precariously Poems

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Ego Steps

A man is an animal
that stands,
and on two feet,
balancing precariously,
lifts the world above his head,
in belief
of 
being God.


Premium Member Precariously

precariously hangs fully dressed oak limb.... black birds run across lawn
Form: Haiku

Premium Member On Silent Moor

The chill of autumn
Initiates spiral breath
Precariously
Buoyant upon frigid air
Penetrates the heart of mist.

© Harry J Horsman  2011
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Too Much Sway

Francesco was on his trapeze
Precariously swaying in the breeze
Suddenly he lost his grip
Off that trapeze, he did slip
Because he sneezed
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Unzipped

The pocketbook Thrown upon The car seat Hangs precariously Unzipped
First attempt at Gogyohka Haven't a clue if correct
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Witch's Hat

The witch’s hat Mysterious are its powers Fits precariously Creates and eerie feel While it is worn
Russell Sivey Form Gogyoka
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Precariously Personable

Precariously personable 
Privately peeved
Parading pompously
Pronouncing pretty paragraphs
Possibly pretending pompousness
Poetic permanence 
Powerfully 
Performed

Premium Member This Gas Mask Plots My Death

gas masks flung hither and yon
Rarely bother me
This one is different
placed precariously
diligently watching me
plotting my demise
planning my slow horrible death
I run off screaming

Zodiac Orphan (Capricorn/Aquarius)

Balanced on a cusp precariously,
 Trying to decide who I’d rather be,
   Capricorn is sure and steady,
Aquarius, thoughtful and ever ready,
    Yet neither one is really me.





**For the Zodiac Race**
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Edge

More afraid and fearless
than I have ever been
precariously perched
upon the cusp of a dream
faith and swollen heart
clenched in either hand
with an eye on the tide
building castles in the sand.



circa 2006
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member Wild Side

Picture # 5

The rickety bridge hangs precariously Over the river's troubled waters Come all those adventurous souls Explore the tree filled wild side Each audacious spirit come here
Form: Verse

Love Dice

Throw down the gauntlet
We live precariously
And vanish in the wind

Love may never conform
To our swollen expectations-
Titanic shifts emerge unseen

But where there is a seed
Love must always grow
Opening more beautiful lives

Premium Member Posing For His Portrait

bent frames
      smudgy lenses
      precariously
      resting on
      an aristocratic
      nose
      unkempt!
      the 
      baggy
      sweatered 
      professor
      exudes
      leather chair
      comfort
Form: Imagism

Carnival Ride

She taught me,
That life isn't about riding 
in a roller coaster
with straight stainless rails.

rather,
It is riding in a roller coaster 
precariously 
with 360 degree turns, 
ups and downs and rusty rails 
that can snap 
at any given moment.
Form: ABC

False Start

With heart strings taut,
I am hanging on the edge of instinct,
precariously dangling far above,
the rocky sea of rejection,
whose undertow is strong and deep,
and the wind blows swiftly,
heart strings,
stretching, stretching stretching heart stings,
snap.

Premium Member Tightrope

Anticipation Expectations running high Reality check Living on the edge of hope Balanced precariously.
Image Public domain Charles Blondin. (born Jean François Gravelet. 1824–1897) Acrobat and tightrope walker.
Form: Tanka

Premium Member Witch G Bawing

She eats her lunch while precariously balancing herself on a line
None of us clearly know why, but she tells us it keeps her feeling fine.
Several ebony crows come by cawing, hemming, tooting and hawing.
But does she fall off? Not ever, she’s a professional, Witch G. Bawing.
Form: Rhyme

He Was Not There

Not coming, long gone, 
Accused of loving, 
Precariously balancing, 
On a shelf, an oven. 

Christians and atheists,
Will swap one day, 
When people will sway, 
To the music of anti-theists. 

No bribery, no rues, 
Just with love, trust, 
And with a life lust, 
We’ll get our dues.

Premium Member The River Dancer

the river dancer

smooth he is 
all under currents
whirling eddies bow with flare
catch up the mind in wild despair 
precariously steps along the crest
then soars across the rocks again
rattling, tumbling over the brink
into the silence of a pool to tarry
for a stillness... then gone

The Ledge

I stand on this ledge… Teetering back and forth on the edge…
I weave precariously, slipping on my tears…
I look to the heavens as I swallow my fears…
A warm breeze gently caresses my face… 
There is no more time, and there is no space…
I stand with my arms over my head…
I am not alive, nor am I dead…
Form: Rhyme

Ice Storm - Haiku

Crystal branches crack,
a sharp wintry orchestra,
flowing through the air.

Light cascades on snow,
diamonds falling from the sky,
meet the shining earth.

Icicles hanging,
precariously balanced,
show beauties danger.

The winter ice storm,
in all her harshness and rage, 
has shown her beauty.
Form: Haiku

Shoved Into War

An untainted stir of chaos slaps you in the face as your shoved into reality. Man made death scatters bodies like sand, and frailty holds but a strong confusion . Running precariously through deaths design, and landing before a false sense of security. Looking back at the presents past you realize Hell is very vast.

Premium Member Grandma Knows

Mystical star in middle of palm
Deeply cut and dancing
Foretelling fantastic things
Leading straight to a cosmic triangle
Which perches precariously on the top
Imagination all over the place is this child’s fate
You cannot tell that! Her mother says with a laugh.
Grandmother meets my eyes and we both smile, knowing.

Twig of love

Its not the revile
in the morning
its about your tears
and how you wish
away tomorrow
When today is the stet

Its not the sound of  zephyr
that plays occasionally
Its the truth blowing precariously

The branches learn to bend
We took the side road to Bexhill
We saw the flames of our love dissipate
that  early spring

Premium Member Welcome To the Faerie Jump

Welcome to the annual faerie jump
Where the faeries go to show out and up
Some of them glide
Others slide
Two or three tend to dodge and hide

The faerie jump is a way to show off and out
The butterflies come around, to listen to them shout
As they dangle precariously from a dandelion’s stem
An elf is here
Who invited him?
Form: Rhyme

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