Motivating Poems

I Have A Dream

2011-08-16T10:34:00.000-04:00

Poet: Sam Butler, (c) 2011 I have a dream,Many that is.I plan on achieving,This dream I call bliss. We all have dreams,That slip by each day.The problem is,We leave them to prey. If you have a dream,Protect it with care.And one day you’ll be ready,To make it more than a dream and share. Be kind to others, Dreams as well.We all have dreams,One day we will tell. ~ ~ ~ ~ We would consider this to

Motivating Words from Poetry

2011-08-15T09:25:00.000-04:00

There are many motivational poems that can inspire us. As we read the he verses in the poetry we may find sentences that can stand alone as a quote. There are lots of motivating quotes that can be taken from the verses of such poetry. Here are a few that we like, taken from poems written by Julie Hebert. Her poems are ones that are inspirational but also ones that have wisdom in them. Enjoy

Fate and Work

2011-08-11T06:45:00.000-04:00

Poet: Ann Jewels I truly believe in fate,That life has a plan for us.As we go about our lives,Fate will lead us to success.But fate is just a sign,That leads us the right way.It gives us direction,But it's up to us to pave the way. So keep this in mind,That there is a bigger plan.No matter what the issue,There is something around the bend. But never stop working,As hard as you can.As to get

Make Your Happiness

2011-08-10T12:35:00.001-04:00

Poet: Julie Hebert When you feel,Life isn’t true.Keep in mind,Life’s truth is you. You make your path,From here to there.It's up to you,To dream and care. No one else can, Make you happy.So get right on it,And make it snappy. Life’s too short,To waste your day.I truly hope,You get out and play! We hope this poem will bring smiles to you and others. And, we also hope it is one that motivates

Good Thoughts

2011-06-13T13:24:00.000-04:00

Poet: Katherine Maurine Haaff Good thoughts are the threadsWith which we weave the web of life;The threads which build the strong and fibrous clothwe know as character.And, like the patterns, That looms of the modern science weave,Our lives can be no lovelier,No stronger, than the threadsFrom which our lives are made. This poem is a good one which reinforces that our thoughts determine how we

Do Not Give Up

2011-04-10T10:46:00.000-04:00

Poet: Unknown Twixt failure and success the point’s so fine Men sometimes know not when they touch the line, Just when the pearl was waiting one more plunge, How many a struggler has thrown up the sponge! Then take this honey from the bitterest cup: There is no failure save in giving up! Get words of wisdom on failure and success. This is a poem to read and reread! Success Is Not An

Things Work Out

2011-04-08T10:30:00.000-04:00

Poet: Edgar A. Guest Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't, Because men do what they often shouldn't, Because crops fail, and plans go wrong Some of us grumble all day long. But somehow, in spite of the care and doubt, It seems at last that things work out. Because we lose where we hoped to gain, Because we suffer a little pain, Because we must work when we'd like to play Some of us

Praise

2011-04-07T11:43:00.000-04:00

Poet: R.H. Grenville Praise is a quiet and a gracious thing, Like buds slow-forming, where the woods are bare, Or silent recognition of the spring Waiting to break upon the tremulous air. Praise is a pillow to the tired head, A lamp to light the traveler on his way; It's the generous sacrament of bread Shared between strangers at the close of day. Swift is the word of praise to soothe

Today Is

2011-04-05T17:29:00.000-04:00

Today IsPoet: Kate Summers Today is a new dayA day that I can be glad ofOr a day that can be wastedThe choice is entirely mine We are never sure ofhow many days we haveso my advice to you is to live each day Fill your days with the things that matter to youIf you do that you will find you are never blue!

Never Lose Hope

2011-04-04T16:25:00.001-04:00

Hope is the one thing that we all have in common. Not matter what our situation if we have hope we have a chance. Samuel Smiles describes hope well, "Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles. Samuel Smiles We also like the words of Dale Carnegie who said, "Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished

If and Maybe

2011-04-03T15:34:00.000-04:00

by C Pulsifer If is a word that should not be usedAll our ifs should be turned into whensRather than saying ifAlways say when Maybe is a word that can not be heardIt takes away the actionand suggests it won't happenRather than maybe say when So the moral of the poem is take the ifs and maybes and change them into whens. How many

We Live In Deeds

2011-03-31T19:38:00.000-04:00

Poet: George Eliot WE live in deeds, not years; In thoughts, not breaths ; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives Who thinks most, Feels the noblest, acts the best. Yet truth and falsehood meet in seeming, Like the falling leaf and Shadow on the pool's face.

Worries

2011-03-28T20:44:00.003-04:00

Poet: Unknown Take yesterday’s worries and sort them all out, And you’ll wonder whatever you worried about. Look back, at the cares that once furrowed your brow, I fancy you’ll smile at most of them now. They seemed terrible then, but they really were not, For once out of the woods, all the fears are forgot. More thoughts on worrying: Worry is wasting today's time by cluttering up

Be Not

2011-03-27T17:33:00.000-04:00

Poet: King Cormac Be not too wise, nor too foolish, Be not too conceited, nor diffident, Be not too haughty, nor too humble, Be not too talkative, nor too silent, Be not too hard, nor too feeble. If you be too wise, men will expect too much of you; If you be too foolish, you will be deceived; If you be conceited, you will be thought difficult; If you be too humble, you will be without honour

Rules to Remember

2011-03-23T09:33:00.001-04:00

Rules to Remember 1 - Respect yourself and others - if you don't respect yourself you will not be able to respect others 2 - Think before you speak - we sometimes forget this great advice, no matter what situation you are in if you think before talking you may save yourself from saying something that you may later regret 3 - Listen to one another - it is said that many times when we think we

And So

2011-03-05T14:26:00.000-05:00

Poet Unknown A little work, a little play, To keep us going- and so, good-day! A little warmth, a little light Of love’s bestowing- -and so, good-night! A little fun, to match the sorrow Of each day’s growing- and so, good-morrow! A little trust, that when we die We reap our sowing! and so- good-bye! This is one of those wonderful poems about life. This one is short but has many words for

Here Is A Wish

2011-01-21T16:59:00.001-05:00

by John McLeod, (c) 1989 Here is a wish that says: 'Warm, happy hours be yours, Shadows are of passing note But healing laughter cures.' Be, therefore, ever joyful Friend, And walk on gladsome feet Towards tomorrow's brand new dawn And promise sweet! John wrote this poem for his sister and his friends. It is a wish that he hoped would be one that they would all appreciate. While the poetry is

Our House

2010-11-13T16:09:00.000-05:00

Poet: Edgar Guest We play at our house and have all sorts of fun, An’ there’s always a game when supper is done; An’ at our house there’s marks on the walls an’ the stairs, An’ some terrible scratches on some of the chairs; An’ ma says that our house is surely a fright, But pa and I say that our house is all right. At our house we laugh an’ we sing an’ we shout, An’ whirl all the chairs and

A Cheerleaders Poem

2010-11-07T09:40:00.000-05:00

Poet Unknown We are enthused about life, optimistic about what's to be, Because the cheerleader inside looks for the best of life you see. It's the strong support upon which you stand, it emerges as a friend to lend you a hand. Where does this light come from, where does the ray start? It shines in your mind, but ignites in your heart. The confidence to try, the will to believe, The

Hope Is The Thing With Feathers

2010-11-03T09:15:00.000-04:00

Poet: Emily Dickinson "Hope" is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm - I've heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet, never, in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of Me.

Friends

2010-11-02T13:01:00.000-04:00

Poet: Thomas Curtis Clark The pains and heartaches of humanity - If all were gathered up and given me, I still should have my share of wealth and worth Who have you, Friend of Old, to be my cheer Through life's uncertain fortunes, year by year. Thank God for friends, more prized as years increase, Who, as possessions fail our hearts and hands, Become the boon supreme, than gold and lands

The Finest Things

2010-10-29T10:54:00.000-04:00

Poet: Dorothy Bradford The finest things in life are those We neither sell nor buy; A bursting bud - a bird that sings, A glowing western sky, And friends to love - those are indeed Well worth their weight in gold- And may you know the gladness which such things forever hold.

Happiness

2010-09-26T07:24:00.000-04:00

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Enjoy this motivating poem on happiness, We hope the authors words inspire and motivate you! HappinessPoet: Priscilla Leonard Happiness is like a crystal,Fair and exquisite and clear,Broken in a million pieces,shattered, scattered far and near.Now and then along life's pathway,Lo! some shining fragments fall;But there are so many pieces No one ever finds them all. You may

Four Things

2010-09-25T16:17:00.000-04:00

by Poet: Henry van Dyke Four things a man must learn to doIf he would make his record true:To think without confusion clearly;To love his fellow-men sincerely;To act from hionest motives purely;To trust in God and Heaven securely. A short but motivating poem where the Poet focuses on four things he feels every person should do to have a good life. There are many variations of what should and

These Joys are Mine

2010-09-24T07:56:00.000-04:00

Poet: Garnett Ann Schultz The joy of a rose with its sweet perfume On a lazy summer day. The blue of the sky as the dawn steals through To welcome a bright new day. A little child with a laughing heart . . . A hope and a peace supreme. A hilltop fair with its whispering wind And a valley nestled between. A friendly smile and a handclasp warm A gladness to call my own. A fireside warm