Skim Poems - Poems about Skim

...Throw an arrow, remember to sharpen it before it reaches it's end target Who is naïve enough to cross your parameters of closeness Capture this person whose mere sight you adore Aim at their le......Read the rest...

...You are locked away in a frozen mist Your hand once warm upon my knee, my phantom limb— the sky atop your shoulders I kissed. You were never a man who balled your fist Instead, your eyes had gu......Read the rest...

... On placid waters of the reflecting pool, petals fully open as in a gesture of silent imploring, surrounded by a world of shimmering reflections. Small red carp feed on tiny insects th......Read the rest...

...In the land of golden sunshine, where the waves do crash, There lies a tranquil beauty, a Californian marsh. Where waters shimmer softly, reflecting skies so blue, A haven for the creatures, an......Read the rest...

...Perception is reality…who needs the truth? The court of public opinion won’t ask for proof Peeling the onion is too much to bear Skim the surface and pretend to care Crash landing…nothing stand......Read the rest...

... Written: February 27, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Justin Bordner Quote By Rumi: "Shut your eyes so the heart may become your eye, and with that vision look upon another world"......Read the rest...

...You, Mariana—deepest trench of my knowing I call you by name not to possess it but because it is the only prayer I have ever known how to say You are the sea—each wave not an argume......Read the rest...

...Sleep still ain't shhtt It's like my eyes n brain js quit Maybe it helps sometimes..a bit But my very own reality is soooo much more than legit. If I never had to sleep, I swear I'd stay running......Read the rest...

...Pearl rapids steam cascade haunting canvass a red dawn smoulder to prise sluggish eyelids of zestful bright mood riser who gulps in rapt awestruck spoonfuls of mosaic zone enthralled......Read the rest...

...One first flight, Columbia’s name. Seven souls aboard, bound for fame. Six days, then ten, experiments thrive, Eighty hearts of science, dreams alive. Si......Read the rest...

...Hello Death I’m not here to meet you yet The time I hope is not yet set I only have some questions for you When you give your cold embrace Is it for those who fear your face Why do you hug Whe......Read the rest...

...You skim the lines, Scanning for significant words These are not text messages They are the lines on my face The creases of my hands They cannot be rushed Did you come here for a quick fix ......Read the rest...

...( An old poem, slightly modified) How I wish my poems could, soar higher and higher like a bird of limitless wingspan, dashing into horizons far! But they skim like web footed wate......Read the rest...

...heart, third eye and crown as also the jugular notch conjoined with seamless spine steer rise of bliss magnetism seeming to be at bursting point we skim the border of insanity without fear si......Read the rest...

...Ink bleeds, a heart's confession—a swirling maze of feeling. Each line, a path into the soul's chambers, revealing secrets few glimpse. A youth's echo, life's fragments, a unique spirit unfolds. Eac......Read the rest...