#focus poems on Hello Poetry

silvervi Apr 13

There is no need to rush. Stop stressing around. Start looking at this very moment because this is where you truly are. Now. Alive.
This breath is needed for the next years to come. Let's give this breath our attention. Let's stay present with it.

This was a reminder to myself just now. I figured it might be helpful for someone else.

#thisbreath #present #focus #awareness #now #alive #slowdown

Joss Lennox Apr 11

Focus

back in the zone, back to facing my darkest shadows,
refusing to settle for outdated versions,
choosing to confront, not run
here is where I meet myself, without the judge,
with more understanding,
and unconditional love,
because if there were no struggle,
to some degree,
how would I even begin to know the real me?

Writing has always been a way for me to express myself. I hope sharing some of it helps anyone struggling to find their voice.

#helpful #connection #focus #goals

SCHEDAR Apr 4

coloring book

Sit quietly now
and look
beyond the page

the blurs
outside the lines
and patterns
shape the hours
in our days

gently shade my creamy skin
in creases, tints and hues

creating a colorful universe

just a crayon
me and you

#imagination #focus #creativity

Piyush Mar 23

Walk Away

Unsee, unlearn, let go.
Listen to their untrue laughter, then
walk away.
Unsee their eyes,
unlearn their feelings,
clear your mind, and
just focus on your dreams,
'cause their untrue laughter
won't help you sleep.

#poetry #dreams #focus #motivation #inspiration

Ruheen Mar 8

locket

there are days
where you spend hours
trying to untangle
the chain
of a locket
it is days like these
moments in which
there is nothing
but peace
pathetic it may be
but void of a feeling
so hopeless
and adrift
because it is a goal
you can achieve
just focus and tenacity
and then finally
you're hit
with the satisfaction
when it all comes apart
a high so pure
it has you wishing for another knot

#locket #knot #peace #pure #calm #focus #goal

simmer Mar 5

Small World

Shut off the device: phone, tv, speaker
Stop the scrolling, binging, and rotting
Notice how small the world gets when the only problems are at your door
At which point it is your choice whether you answer the knocking

Stressors that were not meant for us shrivel
Less distractions to impede our walk
Less comments to knock us down/leave us crippled
Less idols to build our foundation on, in place of the rock

If given thought, each clip attaches us evermore to the past
For that was when they were made
By the time they reach our eyes to see
Their time has passed so hastily
And fleeting time wasn't made to last

So sit in a room and stare at the walls
That for a moment hold you in confinement
To be present where you are, in your own little world
Is peaceful however you define it

#consumption #distraction #focus #time #life

MetaVerse Feb 27

Lazy Eye

There once was a man from Mumbai
Whose face had the laziest eye:
It opened at noon
While the other as soon
As the sun rose was focused and spry.

#mumbai #lazy #eye #limerick #morning #focus #vision #noon #sunlight #light

Zywa Feb 22

[ What is happening ]

What is happening

is overexposed, only --

the core can be seen.

Film "Le livre d'image" ("The Image Book", 2018, Jean-Luc Godard)

Collection "Greeting from before"

#perception #focus #attention

Zywa Feb 21

[ I'm restless: the moon ]

I'm restless: the moon

stands still while it is moving --

imperturbably.

Composition "Moon Viewing Music" (2018, Peter Garland), for three gongs, part 6 "Harai arai / kokoro no tsuki no / kagami kana" ("I cleansed the mirror / of my heart - now it reflects / the moon", haiku by Renseki, 1701-1789, from the 1986 collection "Japanese Death Poems", compiled by Yoel Hoffmann), performed in the Organpark on four gongs by Pepe Garcia on February 8th, 2025

Collection "org anp ARK" #89

#attention #focus #moon

Zywa Jan 18

[ He's unsure and can't ]

He's unsure and can't

do magic, yet he can do --

magical thinking.

Poem "[Week] 9" (2022, Gerda Blees)

Collection "Specialities"

#unsure #wishes #magic #focus #attention