Best Advice Poems

Do not look to me with questioning eyes
For i do not possess the answers you seek 
i cannot taste the bitter sweetness on your tongue,
or smell the withered flowers along your path
My heart beats with less rythm than your blues
i am unable to stumble through...

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You tried to win her over
with dark chocolate and daisies
Passion on beds of clover
always works with the ladies

So why her indiscretions
She revealed it with a sigh
You didn't ask the right questions 
the rule book doesn't apply

See beneath all that glitters
her cool choreographed style
It's not hidden...

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What matters most – advice for the bride and groom:
Indulging in sweet wine; a picnic for two;
a plethora of stars; myriads of blooms!
Listen; believe; do something new.

Alone – entwined – evening delight!
Words so meaningful . . . a silken wait;
Splendid isolation into the dark of...

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As I see it there is no cure
Meds can help that's for sure
But meds can make things alot worse
Mental health is a real bad curse

The meds will help you sleep at night
Or even help you fight or flight
The effects may damage your internal store 
Kidneys...

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When I was young, an urban lass, and not gregarious,
I’d never dream of speaking to a stranger on a bus.

I’d sit, demure, my eyes downcast, and hope quite desperately
That none of those weird passengers would try accosting me.

But, now I’m “fair and forty” (ish!) I’m...

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Oxymorons are cynical and fun.
Be careful though if you want to use one.
If it is familiar, it may sound quite trite.
Which murders your poem with a harsh bite.

Deafening silence is way overdone.
Boisterously shy is a good one though, hon
Brilliant idiot may be available in a...

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Advice to the me I used to be:
Always take time for poetry.
To say what you need to say
take pen in hand and play.
Somehow find the way
and time to write.
My advice
to you,
write.

Don't worry about what others say
don't hurry through your busy day.
Sometimes life gets in the...

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You small community of men
devoted to the gentle arts
why would you cross those foreign seas
where war awaits to break all hearts.

Stay in those  gardens you make green,
sustain your rank amongst the trees
and don’t donate to wars grim scene,
the wages of your liberties.

Ignore the rant...

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Father's Advice On Being A Man
("For Adult Contest")

Father said to son never be ashamed to be a man,
should you get married, live your life with a plan.
Not too harsh or rigid, else failure you will see,
be a good decent man, the one you admire in...

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Have you seen the time?
It got away from me
Back when he was my friend
I ignored him, foolishly

He used to be so slow
And never changed his pace
At five I wished I could be ten
A hare and tortoise race

I hit my teens, lived life fast
He always caused...

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Please learn to listen, it took me years
to calm my mind and open my ears.

Make time for reflection, gaze often and deep,
the truth is elusive but the journey is sweet.

Focus your love inward, raise up your heart
The love of yourself is where you must start.

Put...

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Be loyal whether things are going your way or not.
Unite with your fellow dwellers
Speak your mind 
After you listen to their views
Take them seriously
You are in this together

Be loyal to your country, your family, and your friends
Do not allow anyone to put them down.
Stand up...

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We need God sense.'
Not Nonsense.)




Copyright Joe Maverick
(Poetry soup) 23 Nov
2024...

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Dear New Poet Friend,

Modern poetry challenges traditional, tired monologues.
My advice; make your writing energetic, eccentric, and eclectic!
Explore exciting words that reinvent the world in new colors.

Your reader wants an unforgettable experience in their otherwise ordinary existence.  “Shake the norm and create a storm.” ...

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It is okay to make a mess, I will not love you any less.

Eat chocolate, eat French fries, be happy because time flies.

Skip rope, climb a tree, let your inner child always run free.

Feel the sun shine upon your hair, watch the moon when it...

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