Upturns Poems - Poems about Upturns

... We walk the earth as lords of all only judeo-christian types of course We crush the weak and heed no call history is written by the winners We think ourselves the smartest rac......Read the rest...

... A-mid shared thoughts, shuffled 'cross mortal uncoil, no central judge; choices re-sound, choices spoil. Principles form an unspoken pact, reciprocity in action, a silent (re)act. In......Read the rest...

...The sordid thought thicket thrives within the dungeon of the dark mind, where the web of tormenting roots wriggles, entangles all the escape routes, as qualm deconstructs life’s forest path. ......Read the rest...

...Echo return contoured by consciousness Oft ignores our interconnectedness Sternest rebuff being indifference In a poignant, painful, time stretched silence Mitigating our innate blissfulness ......Read the rest...

... Ego upturns, so we learn to discern Urge of mind-body versus cry of soul For God we yearn, as love for love does burn In midst of action, playing our life role Ceasing to weigh an......Read the rest...

...Ida Pingala Sushumna Or nebula Cold breath Hot breath No breath Know breath Three known channels for the flow One burns, one cools, one is mellow All provide a connected glow In pris......Read the rest...

...ducks cluck bulls buck gnus munch bugs buzz surf lulls as shrubs bud; dusk suns cummulus unfurl curls uncurl tumult upturns as crush sucumb......Read the rest...

...As mauve of autumn waves her velvet cloak Each treetop, each leaf upturns a glazed hue: That between dusk and morn, the winds evoke A heartbeat tempo of evening’s debut-- Oblivious......Read the rest...

...From stiletto heels to flashy coiffures whether in braids, crochets or something new They never ceased to shimmer in view and there, there, these beauts I see... Three dames a......Read the rest...

...Form: Acrostic Don’t walk by,pretend not to see Outside in the cold is no place to be Whistle to yourself,think glad it’s not me No-one can escape their destiny. No-one can prepare ......Read the rest...

...It is the truth which never was. After many deaths I will come to you to repeal my verses. The festering earth was making the rains green, to suck the dry sands thrown by the angry win......Read the rest...

...Don’t walk by,pretend not to see Outside in the cold is no place to be Whistle to yourself,think glad it’s not me No-one can escape their destiny. No-one can prepare for all trials o......Read the rest...

...(a Salute to Howard Moss) Although it is not yet warm, we have shoved to the backs of closets snow-boots, gloves, and woolen scarves, locked tire chains and ice scrapers into trunks of automo......Read the rest...

...Villanelle: Nothing so upturns creative cauldrons as retching up art Nothing so upturns creative cauldrons as retching up art As the craft not art of constructing poetry for expediency Does t......Read the rest...

...Crossing the burning barriers, you take a fatal jump. Brazenly, but giving little away. Long shadows of ethnic clouds were eroding the sun. Feeling the wet lips you rub you sweaty palms in va......Read the rest...