Collocations for poised - adj.

appear, be, look, seem, stand
She stood poised for a moment.

remain

delicately, finely
perfectly
His manner was perfectly poised between gravity and teasing.

above, over
Peter hesitated, his hand poised above the telephone.

between, for
They hovered by the door, poised for flight.

poised on the brink of sth, poised on the edge of sth, poised on the threshold of sth
The two countries were poised on the brink of war.