Zeroed Poems | Examples

Premium MemberGone Again

Into the sunset, I sailed away
On a pink bottomed cloud, at the end of the day.
Traveling light, my load left behind
In search of tomorrow, as I slowly unwind.

From pink, to red and then to black
How quick the mind can travel back
My cloud had sailed clean out of sight
And there I sat, alone at night.

The moon appeared, the stars came out
Dark  shadows seem to creep about,
I found a star and zeroed in
And just like that, I was gone again.


                           Daniel Turner
Categories: zeroed, dream, imagination,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberZs having fun

zigzagging zombie zealously zeroed in on Zeke Zeller’s zinging zither
a zippy zenith to Zaria’s zesty zaniest day in Zanzibar.
Categories: zeroed, word play,
Form: Alliteration


Past Passions

past passions passed parting
present pains pleasured prolonging
love's longings lowered lingering
world's weight winded waiting
sadness's solo silenced singing
freedom forgotten feared freezing
brittle bones bruised breaking
taciturn tears tattered tumbling
mind's memory mangled melting
reason's remnants ruined remaining
kneels nobody nighted knowing
gutless ghosting gathered grimacing
careless cacophony caged constructing
mammon millions murdered meandering 
demons divinity damaged dividing
hearts heads hooked hungering 
chastised children chunked chasing 
betrayed bought banned burying
jingo jeering jaded judging
kindness kisses kindled killing
quiescent quakes quieted quivering
vapid verses vanquished vaping
words' world wearied wounding
zealot xenophobe zeroed zooming
Categories: zeroed, absence, children, heartbreak, leadership,
Form: Free verse

Past Passions

past passions passed parting
present pains pleasured prolonging
love's longings lowered lingering
world's weight winded waiting
sadness's solo silenced singing
freedom forgotten feared freezing
brittle bones bruised breaking
taciturn tears tattered tumbling
mind's memory mangled melting
reason's remnants ruined remaining
kneels nobody nighted knowing
gutless ghosting gathered grimacing
careless cacophony caged constructing
mammon millions murdered meandering 
demons divinity damaged dividing
hearts heads hooked hungering 
chastised children chunked chasing 
betrayed bought banned burying
jingo jeering jaded judging
kindness kisses kindled killing
quiescent quakes quieted quivering
vapid verses vanquished vaping
words' world wearied wounding
zealot xenophobe zeroed zooming
Categories: zeroed, nonsense,
Form: Free verse

Unwritten

My poetry reflects so much that moves me in the world... It's a combination of my experience and feelings and emotions; and my perception and interpretation of the feelings and emotions other people feel. We all have a kaleidoscope of these within. 

Unwritten
By Michelle Morris
09/04/2020

It is unwritten,
The pain I endured.
The loneliness
Self imposed,
No human trusted
Anymore.

Bonds broken,
Soul shattered;
Life together
Completely in tatters.

Distance in time,
Continents and miles;
Never touching
Or talking;
Communication
Zeroed completely.
A blank life -
Halted.
A full stop.

It is unwritten
That my soul is
Locked away
With feelings -
Unspoken
Unaddressed
Undying
But never allowed
Freedom.

© Michelle Morris, 2020
Categories: zeroed, courage, emotions, feelings, how
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberA Cereal Killer

Kellogg, he was groomed as a killer.
The milk on the spoon - would not spill ‘er.
With cheerios breath,
a masticate-death,
he zeroed his victims - a thriller.

8/22/2022
Categories: zeroed, humor,
Form: Limerick

Premium MemberKingfisher

plunging stealth bomber
kingfisher stabs trout with beak~
zeroed in target



Date written: 06/10/2022
Categories: zeroed, bird, imagery,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberConcerns of Mine

A big concern during excavations
from granite hillsides is just
keeping limited mishaps near
observed palladium quantities,
reacting swiftly to utility vehicles
wanting X-rays yields zeroed.
Categories: zeroed, silly,
Form: Abecedarian

Purity and Beauty Inspire the Poet

There is nothing in this world
may it be purer
that a child zeroed in
of knowledge and memories,
but everything wants to learn...
Nothing further
inspiring for the poet,
than a gorgeous woman
fragrant, tender voice,
affectionate attitude,
that does not prevail
of her attributes
to shine...
Purity and beauty
inspire the poet... !
Categories: zeroed, addiction, allegory, analogy, beauty,
Form: Light Verse

Zero India

people visualised rainbow legend
people visualised tricolour angle
but leaders zeroed india

people visualised golden bird
people visualised milky ocean
but leaders zeroed india

people visualised 2020 world influencer
people visualised 2020 super power
but leaders zeroed india
Categories: zeroed, depression, hindi, hurt, military,
Form: Sonnet

Premium MemberIn Her Sights

while the rest
of the world
vanished
she zeroed in
on her target
had him in her sights
nothing else existing
he froze
knowing all to well
he was snared
she ravaged him
he had no say
entrapped
guilty of the charm
he exuded
in spite of himself



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on June 14, 2019
Categories: zeroed, desire, people, relationship,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Wary Cat and the Hungry Dog

The cat eyed the dog, warily
   The dog licked his lips, hungrily
The cat backed away, tremulously
   The dog edged forward, intimidatingly

The cat retreated faster, alarmedly
   The dog zeroed in on her, aggressively
The cat let out a screech, panic-strickenly
   The dog leaped for her throat, murderously

Let's pause this video clip, momentarily
   And ask a couple questions, inquisitively
Why did the dog want to kill the cat, instinctively
   And why didn't the cat beat a hastier retreat, curiously...

       (Please click to restart the clip)

The dog paused in mid-air, hesitatingly
   The cat sighed a little sigh, relievedly
The dog smiled a faint smile, sheepishly
   The cat me-owed once, tentatively

The dog's smiled widened, perceptibly
   The cat shed a tear, joyously
The dog hugged the cat, lovingly
   The cat basked in his embrace, snuggly

                     Finis

               May 09, 2019
Categories: zeroed, anxiety, cat, dog, love,
Form: Monorhyme

Camping

Zeroed out fire
Airformed herring ash
747 crash
Categories: zeroed, death, memorial,
Form: Haiku

Sum

Sum this all up: mind
zeroing in on that you 
can't be zeroed out.
Categories: zeroed, faith, fate, inspirational, life,
Form: Senryu

Gutter Pavement Runway Flight

They elude me now ...words
Drinking befits a drowning man possessed
Swimming off this broken page
Baton winning in a relay race
I breached the ribbon sliced with chest
Joy! I gasped


Grown tired of my own riddles
Those halting jagged lines
Conversely I committed 
So disrespectful of my crimes
In dispatchment utter lunacy
Forgiveness once again!
Ive come to claim my lost respect
My place so quick forgotten was 
So Zeroed out of ten

Twelve steps from cursed enslavement
Danced to music uncontained
Toi-toi in lone detachment
Side stepping their allure
And tangoed with enticement
And cha-cha'd with no cure

Then dropping over hurdles
Burning through those barricades
All over all these obstacles
So help me God I try to change

No longer need prescription
Still sometimes do I crave
Unshackled is your prisoner
Dispossession freed this slave

There is something about that -ism
A mystery by name
Other than recovery
Benign this deathly game
Be it known that happy healing
Doubles, behind the curtains of shame
Categories: zeroed, addiction, appreciation, day, drug,
Form: Free verse

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