Subtle Poems

When subtle knows its voice

Grand gestures are not needed
warmth proves that one can love deeply
~ the heart finds its ways



Wordku: 5-7-5 words

AP: Honorable Mention 2025

Subtle Gradients

An area brightly lit
Meets a shadow's
Black body
Illuminated unclearly nor totally hidden,
Glimmer of light through trees nearby 
Usually and clearly 
Is betwixt and between
The steady illumination and absence of light,
Yes, neither glow nor obscurity.

Peace Holds Trouble At Woman's Subtle Cheek

Peace holds trouble at woman's subtle cheek:
Pale, inviting and warm enough to kiss
Attentively with regards, seeming freak.

Shielded close to her open lips, eyes seek
Patiently... so moment goes not amiss,
Peace holds trouble at woman's subtle cheek.

On top her chest's fountain lies tips so meek,
Choice could travel its miles without a hiss,
Attentively with regards, seeming freak.

Labelling tricks

Subtle hints and lies

How can I, make you move
When I can't find words to describe 
how I feel inside, so I cry.

I close my eyes sometimes.
To pacify the time, this fragile
thing called life.

we all have stars in our eyes
some have dreams that died
it shapes the wake of our life's

Subtle

 she spoke the words
 that uttered so soft
 her lips were plump
 the curvature of her mouth 
essence sparks she spoke life 
her tongue tasted effortlessly
~
 like the honey on a rock
 new day dawn dew on the grass 
sweetness of the sun's breath
 embroidered catching her heart 
is the renew new song 
nuisance

TENDER INVITATION aldravia

        heart
         unhindered
         open 
          doors
           subtle
      

The Butterfly

“If we sit down and gently gaze at a butterfly
With a tranquil mind and calm spirit free from stress
Like happiness, it may come and rest on our palm 
Heedless for a while, and then part away like the breeze.” -By author
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i sat to write of subtle things

I sat to write of subtle things
The sun, the gentle warm it brings
To melt the ice on dormant springs
Awakening the bug that stings

Then came thoughts a bit more harsh
Large snapping turtles in the marsh
Bug-eyed pike with teeth so sharp
Chasing dragonflies at dark

A soothing hum that fills the air
Just letting us know that they’re there
Residing between

A subtle stir is born in my mind, a dance of thoughts rising

A subtle stir is born in my mind, a dance of thoughts rising,
Like foam finding its place in the azure sky, seeking unwritten answers among the stars,
Yet fearing the earth that pulls dreams towards itself, a merciless magnet of freedom.
We dream in endless chapters, pages full of hopes and fears,
Where the end is a distant

Subtle Wood

I sit and look surrounded,
By this subtle sounding wood.
I can’t help but be astounded,
That something so simple could.
Am I free or grounded?
What happened where I stood?
These feelings have compounded,
And their meanings misunderstood.

An Invisible Dictatorship Subtle Tyranny and Mask To attentive Observers is now Slipping and Fast

Overture toward false Maritime Law,
Commercial illegality Certificate of Births,
What on Earth then are we really here for?
Is but one query in a desperate realm, a sea of illusion and neurotic mirth..
Trapped in voyage to an occult fellow-ship,
Babylonian Pharisee Dogma and a sinister bloated girth,
Man did not consent to this grotesque hidden dictator-ship,

Whether or not you

Subtle and blunt

Soft light and warm
a touch welcomes home
bed red and hot
heat rushes up
fire pulse and ache
welcomes us again
like waterfall 
empty and full
soaked until I know no more
something calls me here
drinking sweet red and full of fear
drunk on pulse and desire
thoughts began to dewire

subtle scents

with transient identity having been forgot 
we embrace life, the shape shifting chameleon
enlivened by bliss magnetism, in vibrance we jive
resolving all paradoxes in the cave of our heart
etching fragrance of our soul in the vast void

The umbrella

How protective the cool umbrella is !,                                   You are a symbol of shelter or fashion,      

Subtle Pulsating Space

subtle pulsating space,
get your finger out of my face,
shimmering dimness and the light in between,

he appeared quickly but did not go fast
I knew too well a spell had fell,
Putin I'm not disputin', Trump I got over the hump of you,
Musk you have an elephant's tusk, red headed triplets need
never to despair, well I ain't mentionin'

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