Strangers Poems

Strangers in the Night

Saw you walk beneath the stars
Your smile said hello
My eyes admired your beauty
As you passed me by

My heartbeat called out to you
distance seemed to grow
turned your head and smiled again
Vanished in the night

Strangers In The Night

In the dark of night at sea- 
like old ships, they pass.
One goes East, the other West;
strangers in the night.

At that moment, when they meet,
they stand equally.
Then continue on their paths-
till they pass again.

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT-Medieval Hermits

STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
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two strangers in the night met
no names were exchanged
no histories were unveiled,
only shared glances

wind sighed through gaunt tree branches
in each other’s eyes
a shared moment, communion
of sacred journeys

The Note in Your Shoes

The wedding venue burnt without flame
the moment we stepped in.
You and I, hand in hand, step by step—
we laughed till our facials started aching,
we danced until the floor grew tired.

That was the story of our first day in love.
Twenty five years after marriage~
we now hardly speak,
our children hardly know us.

We rise too early, return too

Strangers

I grew up in a rural, seaside spot.
Where winters were cold, and summers were hot.
Spent sunny days on the riverbank fishing all day.
Until the bailiff came and chased us away.

We’d play games on the beach and soak up the sun.
Until strangers arrived and ended our fun.
They took over the beach and shooed us away.
And told

Crippling Fears

Xenophobia is a one-eyed monster,
the fear is so debilitating
that home is all the world one needs.

But when fear of strangers turns to prejudice
against people from other countries,
it's time to analyze the problem at its root.

When do we stop feeding the hate
that's rampant in this world of ours?



AP: 3rd place 2025

Perfect Strangers

Strangers stun me, filling my heart.
In awe of my dancing, my art.
Their praise brings me that joy and glee.
Filling my heart, strangers stun me.

They amaze me to feel carefree.
That joy and glee, their praise brings me.
Their attention, they let me see.
To feel carefree, they amaze me.

They engage without pretension.
They let me see their attention.
True connection,

Stranger Things for Strangers

Play staged, they came, 
mostly strangers to the stage,
as first time viewers,
to watch the play -
'Stranger Things: The First Shadow'.
Noisiest crowd I ever heard, 
au naturale, to boot.
They ate popcorn, mumbled throughout,
if bored they left,
if frightened they screamed, 
if spellbound they gasped,
if awestruck they sighed,
if saddened they moaned.
The live stage play 
in Charing Cross Road

A Stranger among Strangers

A stranger among strangers,  
when the poet stands apart,  
He poses a threat to the future.  
You were here; I was there,  
healing the world with our prayers and lyrics.  
This is no mere nightmare.  
the world that shuns a poet  
sends them into oblivion—  
just another

Saved From Hell

Why don't you just quit this nonsense
It's time to give up this very fight
He hung from that cross early morning
Until the bitter chill of the night
Strangers came by to see Him
None offered Him one bit of help
Torn, tattered and beaten
His God came to greet Him
Caressed Him and saved His Son from hell

Extras

Only when my costume’s
Been hissed at with steel
Do my garments ripple in small, stormless waves.

Only when my mask
Has been greased in pale mud
Do my blemishes blend with the sea of my face.

Only when my hair’s
Met a shower of glue
Does it cow to the waves that my fingers might make.

Only when my prop
Has been sharpened in

Up Close with Strangers

plane, bus 'n train
elevators 'n escalators
revelers 'n sale-day crowds
is where we meet
STRANGERS!
looking away,
with no eye-to-eye contact
no nod, wink, grunt of 'Hi's',
never ever recognizing
the sharers of the commons
shoved together
withdrawn incognito.

Here for thee be : 
The Ten Commandments of Crowd Etiquette
Thou Shalt Honor Thy and Their Personal Bubbles
Thou Shalt Not Partake in Olfactory Betrayal
Thou Shalt Not Greet

From obscurity, strangers emerge like shadows of a forgotten dream

From obscurity, strangers emerge like shadows of a forgotten dream at the break of day,
vanishing like old dangers, whispering stories on the street of dreaming flowers,
where each passerby becomes a ghost of light in the twilight hour,
some exchanging sweet words, like echoes of bells in the evening breeze.
By my porch, a blackbird sings summer symphonies

Strangers Date

Strangers Date

Lets meet as if strangers at the bus stop, she winked as she spoke
You sit on the bench like any other ordinary bloke

I will arrive with a red rose
You with a white carnation you expose

Like total strangers meeting for the first time
Late if you wish, but I'll be on time

You look with breathless anticipation,

Ideas from Strangers Conversations

Brought my daughter to physical therapy appointment
She is filling out three long pages of paper work – front and back
I am listening to other people’s conversations
Learning about strangers keeps me in writing material
My ears are as high as an alert rabbit as I listen to others
I keep my head down, pretending I am not writing

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