Tokens Poems - Poems about Tokens

TINY TOKENS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ a smile exchanged a lingering glance a gentle touch a note subtly slipped a warm embrace tiny tokens of love ...

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A flag draped box on titanium stand Bears all that remains of a noble man A father’s pride, a mother’s grief A widow’s tears without relief A son whose memories begin to fade As the soldier is solemnly laid The torment a brief eternity Brought by war infernally Driven by other men’s desires We raise yet more funeral pyres And watch again our young men...

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Got a bag of old tokens I keep near to hand They have served me well when travelling through this land Never gets turned down, it's money in their banks Each one is labelled and just simply says "Thanks" As I move along this ol' road that I'm upon I may visit with you but soon I will be gone I...

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Tokens of love By Michelle Morris 05/08/2023 Tokens of love Can be big or small But remember that They count when from the heart Give with the best intentions Give with light and healing Give with love and kindness Give with everything Remember that you love them Remember that you care Show them how much they mean to you Show them with consideration and sharing Tokens of love Love in...

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TOKENS in   an appropriate   culmination restricted & eclipsed yet halloweded & steadily acquired yet  is  measured & deliberate embellished & animated  exhibiting a passion in sublimely  evocative thoughts  drifing freely vividly   illustrated  at the time in an extraordinary surreal   visuals potent literal in a coincidence of figurative   allusions NOTE:THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE using spaces&breaks without grammatical symbols ,the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and responds thus making this enigmatic form a two way interplay & interpretatIon unique to the moment& changing according to mood is inherently variable. Copyright...

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You’ve misspoken my heart is broken; You’ve insist you’ve witness; A winked eye, a blown kiss; Most of all these things are just tokens; 3/29/22 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2022©...

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Seconds hunger days unweaned compression fracture broken dreams Minutes uncounted hours unnamed Humptiest Dumpty in pieces again Yahweh once spoken reason besieged tokens in exile pagans to grieve One for the money two when it’s shown oracle harlot —cursed and dethroned (Dreamsleep: March, 2022)...

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I used to think of tokens in terms of appreciation Until someone mentioned something in passing they said they had grown weary of being a token What a curious thing to say is what I thought at the time But I soon got to see it all for what it really was It often starts off...

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A sparkling web with pearls of morning dew, Sweet-scented rose or rainbow up above, Will make me pause remembering God's love As nature's free delights bring joy anew. 26/11/18 An excerpt from my poem 'A grateful heart' written on the above date Now entered in the contest below: 'Arbitrium Divisa 3 Poetry Contest': sponsored by Gregory R Barden...

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Apt aim arts Set swift start Prize poise parts Tough times tell Spice sure sell Words work well Glimpse good gloom Bright blogs boom Reap rich rooms Craft clear cuts Bright bold buts Grace grand guts Leon Enriquez 02 May 2019 Singapore...

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Little Tokens of Love Each day for wisdom I pray To lead them in the right way For strength and grace from above Wonderful little tokens of Love You make my world bright Amazing little lights That kindle love's fire You are all I desire Sweet little tokens of Love Amazing gifts from above My world of wonder and delights All through my days and nights You show...

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And we have become so cool so cool collectible tokens token bike courier popping up everywhere selling pills selling time ambiance reality through the TV screen strategic comedic relief token character conflict bike courier heroes saving the world and can we admit we are so cool when we feel it know it to be true no more just a job exists we will always be just the messenger...

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wilted flowers and candy that's well past its sell by date are the tokens of your love... the trash can is mine! * based on a friend's failed romance written 15th January 2017 for Constance's Valentine (form D) contest...

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Jolly works best This funny zest In playground fest Laughter greets fun Here on the run With blazing guns Entertain that flow With games that show A stress-free blows One by one see Sheer fun crazy As poise can be Luck of the draw In frame and flaw In fighting raw Be beyond blame Games thrill bold flame To crave a name By this fun world Let play unfurl Raw nerves that swirl Playtime now gains Tokens...

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Music now fills the fragrant air, Yes sing and dance to greet fresh spring. Stillness reveals a waking flair, Play with the chance of bright greening; Reach state of mind that nurtures health, Instinct frames poise in surge of act; Note what you find in waves of wealth, Gather calm voice to frame deep tact. Think upon ways of quest that styles, Opt for...

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