PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

Young Heart


I wait, I listen 

For my heart is a new

As it whistles and glistens

My mind occupied 

And I try to deny

That a rose in blooming 

Is a bud's undoing

But I have yet to learn

I have yet to travel

So I let my young heart yearn

Waiting it's turn in dust and gravel

©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Log in to leave a comment.