Steadiness Poems | Examples

Dancing on One Leg

Dancing on one leg, 
On one leg we live with agony. 
Agony shapes our wobbly footsteps.
Footsteps made into inaudible power. 

Power blossoms through a series of gaffes. 
Gaffes in life we must encounter.
Encounter the collapse,
Collapse that let us instill how to soar

Soar through tornadoes. 
Tornadoes that hover steadiness
Steadiness leading to respire hesitation. 
Hesitation converts into intensity.

Intensity that coals irrepressible souls. 
Souls molded by cracks 
Cracks that find cadence in the obscure. 
Obscure leads to dawn
Dawn still pirouetting on one leg

Poem by N. Mugisho

My Friend Darrel

My relationship with him was of short duration,
And very little did I know of or about him. But,
I learned a very valuable lesson from Darrel.

I was a part of a prayer meeting at our church,
and it was at this event that I net Darrel. Even
though such meetings are great to help us grow,
Like most prayer meetings, only a few people show.

I wish we all felt free and unthreatened as my friend
Darrel who never felt any pressure to pray out loud.
He simply sat there and absorbed the Presence of God.

Darrel's wife was well known and active in the church;
But unlike her, my friend Darrel was a stranger to most.

We had just recently began to acquaint ourselves, and
I'm certain that we would have become best of friends.
Darrel passed away after briefly attending prayer meetings.

We often remember people for the things they openly said and
did. I remember Darrel for what he taught me about what he did
not do or did not say; about his quietness, stillness, calmness, and steadiness. I tell you, he was like a visiting angel that showed up
once a week just to be with us.

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Dawn

Dawn

To the most ardent hours beholding peace
Plodding through the wild night of unease
Finally meets the creases of spark
Shining through the bulky layers of dark...

The hour withholds the music of eternity
Encompassing the silence of infinity
Wide eyes watching the sky giving birth
Witnessing these hours have always been worth...

These hours enticing a steady pause
Quite stands firm on its cause
Showcasing the steadiness in its beauty
Withstanding its inevitable duty...

Man, Perhaps walks through a similar play
Entangled into chaotic cycles of the day
He awaits a dawn of serenity
An hour of pure amenity...

~Akshaya

Oh Beautiful, My Country Thee

Oh beautiful, my country thee, the pride of pilgrim dreams,
My home beneath an azure sky, is where the sunlight beams,
America, America, forever proud and free,
Your governance, in righteousness, preserves our liberty.

With gratitude, for blessings great, we move our work along,
Each sacrifice we make today, will keep us safe and strong,
America, America, a beacon to the world,
Your vigilance, with steadiness, will keep our flag unfurled.

We recognize, with grateful pride, our soldiers in the field,
Who give their lives to keep us free, when lesser causes yield,
America, America, where peace through strength prevails,
Your bravery, inspires me, your courage never fails.

In every heart, where virtue lies, there lives prosperity,
Imbued with firm resolve to serve, with true humility,
America, America, may God thy glory be,
And in thy peace, may we increase, in love and charity.

The pioneers, of long ago, were just like you and me,
They came to seek a better life, to leave posterity,
America, America, on mountain, plain, and sea,
May you remain, through every gain, the crown of history!

The Steadiness of Your Hand

guiding me through life's tightrope,
       the steadiness of your hand; 
the strength, hope and faith in it
       keeps me from falling.

Tiger Claws

I own the personality of a human extrovert 
you can call me Majesty for I have steadiness of paw 
when it comes to hunting I can be quite overt 
as vocal as a crow's caw caw 

I am tiger, hear me growl and roar 
as the largest feline in the world, I always stand proud 
solitary by nature I take care of my cubs with adore 
but don't stand in my way or you'll hear me nice and loud 

I am a sentient being at the brink of extinction 
due to the fact they want me for my pelt, meat and body parts 
when they take spear in hand and come into my jurisdiction 
it is then that I flair my nostrils and eat my counterparts   

unless you threaten to kill me, I wont pull out my tiger claws 
when I am observing I often strike a tall majestic pose  
but if you can smell my musky scent, then your standing too close 
the fact is you need to keep distance, its as plain as the tip of your nose.

Quest

Quiet like the sea that winks at you with caution
Until waves wash your balance in a soaking totter
Exertion in a rooted footing to snatch breaths of salty air
Steadiness holding/healing a body from the drop off of loss
To watch the setting sun, its lilt and tow of memory
                                              careening beneath waves

Race

What this life full of competition,
A simple fault could result to miserable condition,
In the world's race of perfection,
Calmness and steadiness is no more a perception.

Be a part of this race,
Or apart from this race,
Either by yourself or others.

Oh the maker, please bless everyone some time  for themselves,
To let live human and not machine,
Some time to stare and look at crazy and beautiful things.

Time is less to explore and ace the stage,
Fortunate get the pleasure of both,
 Oh the maker, bless time to those unfortunates

Pauperdom

Every drop of water counts ... since there is a scarcity,
the world appears to be out of bounds and parity.
What if ... water and meals are at the verge of paucity?
suddenly ... the equilibrium steadiness is exhausted,
proceed to battle and let our kids starve comported.


Written: June 26, 2022

Bite Size Poem No48 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier

Sustain Bliss

Admit odds-on guilt for spreading delight and happiness
For as long as one's bold soul is doused with goodness
If I lacked money or riches, my odds could be limitless
As of now, I bear a heart that is fit to yield with easiness
The grain is large and plump, but in another is worthless,
Nothing vast occurs on consecutive with deathlessness
Giving delight to the noble hearts of others steadiness
An odd item that does not maintain the value faultless.


Written: January 23, 2022

The Bystander Effect

I taste the flowers on the floor,
smashed beneath your boot, and 
choke 
on their heady perfume, 
finding it difficult to inhale
broken petals.

They are a puddle of
crushed velvet,
soft
like the stillness after you
breathe away
the steadiness of your spine
and allow your shoulders to curl 
inward.

You don’t let me touch
the wisteria
still tangled in your hair,
so I watch it weep.
Violet tears drift to the ground,
weightless in their untethered freedom,
and stain our floors.

I drown as I try to 
swallow their gravity
before 
their perfume fades.

The Stone and the Tears

I threw a stone into the sea,
It sank beneath, I couldn’t see;
For the water was dark and deep
Like the night when sad people weep.

I let tears fade into the sea,
They disappeared, I couldn’t see;
For the ocean swallowed them all
After the moment they did fall.

From where I stood, just near the dock
I saw a stone beside a rock;
The steadiness that I did long
Allowed the tears to make me strong.

A Path This Wind Cannot Steal

I waver like the trees in the summer wind
A mind full of thoughts that continue to spin
I shake like the branches, as their leaves flutter
And feel like my words just continue to sputter

The forest is so deep, it’s easy to get lost
Compared to leaving footprints in snow or frost
So many things waiting, are left for me to do
As I continue in motion, to get on through

Longing for something out there, I can’t find
Haunted by the past, creaking in my mind
There’s a pain inside that I can’t describe at all
My being is caught in some sort of free fall

Longing for steadiness, security and more
To stay strong like the trees, as I have before
And as I watch the wind continue to blow,
I wait for what is coming, that I need to know

It’s all in the stillness I want so much to feel
To determine a path that is right and is real
      -   A path this wind cannot steal  -

Heidi Sands    

6/16/21

Helen of Troy

In the midst of all the chaos, I think of you and wish I had your support and love. 

Changing of the season; the leaves fall, and I wish I were that autumn leaf falling into your arms, or perhaps whisked away in the wind to a secret place where we can reunite and love like a family again.

In the midst of the chaos, I ache for peace, a yearning for steadiness while I put hope and faith on the front row like an Opera. 

Where the lovers sing out to acapella; embracing their broken heart. 

A love so strong it causes heatwaves in the  middle of winter.

Two shooting stars crossing paths across a vast milky way, and crashing into one another to make love under the constellations.

The type of love and hate that grows tired with time as your womanzing, narcissism, and stonewalling only causes confusion, chaos, and heartache.

Yet in the middle of the chaos; I yearn for a love so strong.

A love so strong; like a Grecian goddess returning to her lover after she escapes Paris. 

In the midst of all the chaos, I yearned for a love so strong.

Lesson Learned

I failed at love once long ago
When I was a young man
In my soul and bones I know
I will never fail Love again

There will never be my selfishness
Or lack of consideration
I will not be so very helpless
In the face of provocation

I will always keep things playful
Affection I will display
I will never be unfaithful
I will never ever stray

Steadiness and rationality
No silly overreactions
Will henceforth define for me
The course of loving actions

I will still maintain my passion
I will accentuate desire
I will always seek to set ablaze
My woman's heart with fire

But I won't ever let anger burn
A relationship out again
If it must take a downward turn
I will remain a loving friend

Always always...always...be her friend

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