#breathing poems on Hello Poetry

neth jones Apr 2022

001

to bed
a head full of cotton wolves
                 to be
calmly deflead of aggression
                 prior to
the cloud cover of slumber
then the beasts and i
         shall procure our fathom

Brevity Homework 1

#brevity #short #sleep #worries #breathing #dreams

m a k a y l a Apr 2022

being

oh the freedom in being
the happiness that unfolds
I release it all
I release the tightness in my hands
I release the tension in my jaw
I release the breath I’ve been choking back
I release it all

oh the joy in being
the relief that follows
I release it all
I release the creases in my face
I release the tears in the trenches of my soul
I release the smile I’ve been punishing

oh to be
to breathe
to stretch
to smile
oh to simply be

#free #joy #breathing #relax

Mr and Mrs Andrews Dec 2021

Angel*

Mon Amour

When a man whispers
"His feet hurt, and his shoes
are too small and
he's forgotten how to dance."
He prays noone else
understands his dilema,
nor what this means but I do.
No moon rises betwéen his
lowly stinky creepy
femfatales shoe-less other.
My moon spins way up higher
in orbit serving mystic functions
and our moon glares
in each others eyes
as our breathing sighs in love.
True love is our vine that
reigns in us as gravity rules on Earth.
With trips to nowhere and back
In love and without presence
I remain lost and found
a restless Angel.
~~~~~~~~
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

https://youtu.be/so25uWZB2R4

#breathing #moon #sigh #creepy #shoes #dance

Madeleine Nov 2021

Breathing

When you ask me what I am doing
If am bored
Or doing nothing
My response to you will be
Breathing

#breathing #bored #response

Odd Odyssey Poet Oct 2021

Air

We may breathe the-
Same air
But we might not use-
It the same.

Keep your breaths

#air #breathing #life

Glenn Currier Sep 2021

Wilderness Dreams

I awaken in darkness
still terrified and running
from the mountain lion.

But what if I’m the prey
of my own judging
captive of my comparisons?
At times I feel those verdicts in my gut
like when I can’t concentrate on a task
I SHOULD be doing.

When I notice my tight gut
and my mind wanting to flee
I can stop trying
and lying to myself
set my imagination free
roam a wilderness I choose
like right here on the flat and fertile plains
of this poem’s lines.

I used to MAKE myself read this or that out of duty or responsibility or just my own judgements that I SHOULD be reading this. But today I decided to stop that foolishness, read a poem or two here on this site, and just let my imagination roam. The word wilderness popped up out of nowhere. So I rode it and let it take me. The above is the result. Writing poetry frees me.

#writing #judgements #comparisons #beingmyself #breathing #freeing #poetry #tension #peace

julius Aug 2021

(ada)

the girls locker room
me and you
the hallway and the doorway
and the picnic blanket in the breeze

blood on my knees
spit on my cheek
collarbone markings
from your teeth

show up after class
not the same as the last
you're high and i'm low
is this the way
it's gonna go?

sober makes me
feel heavier than
underneath that "man"
one whole year ago

now we dance
in the pitch black
dark of the locker room
you're grabbing for me
and i'm fumbling for you

falling on the ground
i don't see anything
but i feel your breath
as you ask
"what's next?"

and i don't know.

i hate-love her;

#breathing

Anastasiya Antropova Aug 2021

a bit of love to you

Stop.

Calm.

Exhale.

clear your mind.

breath in.

and out.

This world
is kind.

You will be fine.

You're doing great.

inhale.

exhale.

four - seven - eight.

Now hug yourself
and softly smile.

or cry a little.

breathe for a while.

accept

and calm.

see what is there:
your favourite place
you've built with care?

strong growing plants,
delicious tea?

a patch of sunlight,
warm, gentle sea?

inhale... and listen
for a while.

it all will pass.

and all be fine.

♥

I hope that whatever stressful situation you might be dealing with, you will always have strength to find quality time for yourself.
For those who might not know, 4 7 8 is a wonderful breathing technique for calming anxiety.

#selflove #calming #breathing