Thinking Poems - Poems about Thinking

My long-time love gave me a special gift, a photo of himself when he was young. He even autographed it: “Love you! Dave.” From then, upon my wall this treasure hung where I could always gaze at it~~but then his...Read the rest...

What is real and what is shadow? what is deep and what is shallow? What is life and what is death? what is spirit and what is breath? What is earth and what is sky? what is low and what...Read the rest...

On the paths of cheap thinking, steps are lost in the dust Of a road worn down by conformism demanding its toll, For it's costly to step out of line, to defy the line drawn With white chalk...Read the rest...

Understanding and logic came to town hoping they could stay around They knocked on the door of a house but negativity shouted them out They waited for another day but polarized thinking chased them away They discovered a spot to...Read the rest...

If a problem disappears, is its solution still viewed in arrears Please reference John Lawless'...Read the rest...

I need a room of mirrors bright, To be surrounded by the light, Of winners gleaming all around, Their silent wisdom so profound. I do my crying in the rain, So heaven’s tears can hide my pain. For men like us...Read the rest...

Backward Thinking Miracle Man 9/16/2024 The tranquility that so often i readily enjoy, is invariably the precursor for a coming storm. Spewing words at me to browbeat and destroy, is seldom the impetus that forces me to conform. Over the years some...Read the rest...

a new     perspective think  unconventionally from a fresh point of view with less constraints break out challenge   assumptions sidestep the dangers with a novel  point of view slant  vista angle alternatives   conceived birthed in a bigger   picture     revealed set upon   the left field The art of creating a visual response to a piece of writing is known as  a reverse ekphrasis ie the inverse of the centuries old poetic form of ekphrasis.The most well known example being Charles Demuth 'Figure 5' based upon a W C Williams poem. EMAGI is a recent variation of a reverse ekphrasis derived by the advent of the widespread use of hand held digital communication devices  -where words in digital  symbols /letters can be represented as a shape and uses a poet's poem to inspire the digitised 'drawing'...Read the rest...

"There is a reason.." they say There is a reason the sun sets at the end of the day Why there is only hope when you need it Why an ego can starve if you don't feed it I...Read the rest...

Things that help me think more clearly: Are cactuses. They love me, and I have a spine that is spiky, but just one. Things that make me think. Are. My mom went to the restaurant. And ordered everything off the...Read the rest...

I am born anew Can it now happen again? I shall not worry....Read the rest...

Close off your mind and open your ears so you can hear...Read the rest...

What is the meaning of life? Is it husband and a wife? Partnership based on romance By some chance or circumstance? Why is it that we are here... Wandering in atmosphere? Is our purpose more than this? Does bliss lie within its...Read the rest...

You know those mountaintop moments When your spirit seems to soar, When all the stars align just for you, When you have all you wanted and more? Everything you touch seems to turn to gold And you can do nothing...Read the rest...

Reading is fundamental That's what they tell us in school Pushing math, learning science Now that's what's really cool I'm studying, face-timing, hanging out Even playing a little ball Getting good grades, maybe even A's Ruler of them all Trying to do the...Read the rest...