Hope Poems

Hope Poems

Uplifting Poems About Hope

Having hope propels us to achieve our dreams and drives us forward toward our pursuits. It also keeps us afloat when everything seems to go wrong, when we feel that we're drowning. Hope is the light at the end of the tunnel, the northern star by which we navigate our lives through trials and difficulties towards our dreams of a better day. When we lose hope, we are like a rudderless ship being tossed about without direction. Having and finding hope, then, is essential for keeping our dreams upright and continuing to sail in the direction of their attainment.

55 Hopeful Poems of Encouragement and Strength

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  1. 1. Back On Track

    • By Doug W Benson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 11, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    You slipped and fell
    We all have too
    So please don't think
    That it's just you

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 24
    • Favorited 2
    • Votes 13
    • Rating 4.77
    Featured Shared Story

    I truly appreciate the outreach, Ann! Your encouraging words help me to believe that I'm, hopefully, at least touching a few hearts... which is all we can ask for really as we share a piece...

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  3. 2. Trapped Under Evil's Demise

    • By Jenny M Frye
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    I was just an innocent child, so pure and so fragile,
    Unaware of the darkness lurking, ready to defile.
    Trapped under evils' demise, in a world so vile,
    Where shadows danced with malice, leaving me frozen in fear.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 18
    • Favorited 1
    • Votes 76
    • Rating 4.38
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  5. 3. Beyond

    • By David J. Herring
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    If you could see beyond your weeping tears,
    To where the sunshine sparkles once again,
    Then would those drops of pain be free from fears,
    And you'd recall that gardens need the rain.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 5
    • Favorited 0
    • Votes 7
    • Rating 3.86
  6. 4. Hope

    • By Amanda M. Ricci
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 31, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    Have you ever felt trapped behind metal bars,
    Or watched all your cuts turn to scars?
    Have you tried to escape the pain in your soul,
    But you just couldn't seem to fit that hole?

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 42
    • Favorited 8
    • Votes 19
    • Rating 4.63
  7. 5. My Little Seed

    I had a little seed that I had found upon the ground,
    I kept it in my pocket where it was safe and sound.
    What may it be, this tiny little seed, now tucked inside my cloak,
    could it be a sugar maple, or perhaps a mighty oak?

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    • Shares 19
    • Favorited 1
    • Votes 9
    • Rating 4.56
  8. 6. Strong Women

    • By Keisha Swafford
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 22, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    We are soft and feminine,
    Pretty and stylish,
    We are strong in heart,
    We keep going on and on,

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 27
    • Favorited 3
    • Votes 6
    • Rating 4.50
  9. 7. My Repossessed Hope


    • By Evangeline King
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 16, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    Gasping for air
    I cling, I cling
    to whatever's left
    to anything

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 45
    • Favorited 3
    • Votes 15
    • Rating 4.67
  10. 8. To Choose A Mask


    • By Evangeline King
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 16, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    I sat at my dresser this morn
    And opened the bottom drawer
    To try and find which mask to wear
    That I hadn't worn the day before

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 116
    • Favorited 5
    • Votes 34
    • Rating 4.79
  11. 9. This, Too, Will Pass

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    This, too, will pass.
    O heart, say it over and over,
    Out of your deepest sorrow,
    out of your deepest grief,

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 265
    • Favorited 6
    • Votes 27
    • Rating 4.37
  12. 10. Sunlight In The Darkness

    • By Teddy Hitaffer
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 12, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Endure the dark moments to appreciate the happy ones,
    Appreciate the gloom to experience true happiness.
    The night defines the day; the dark defines the light
    Because exact opposites define each other right.

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    • Stories 1
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    • Favorited 12
    • Votes 36
    • Rating 4.72
    Featured Shared Story

    Excellent work. The beginning is as strong as the ending with interesting thoughts between. This poem impels the sun to shine at midnight! Wide advice for all to take. Keep sharing your...

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  13. 11. Dominate The Day

    • By Katherine K. Duan
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 10, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Dark forests are filled with birds and trees
    Sun shines through the clouds with ease
    There might be darkness, but the light won't cease
    To dominate the day.

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    • Shares 119
    • Favorited 2
    • Votes 32
    • Rating 4.41
  14. 12. Time Blessing

    • By Fiona Halliday
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

    May you know you are loved,
    Every step of the way,
    May you always have time,
    For one another each day.

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 29
    • Favorited 3
    • Votes 19
    • Rating 4.42
  15. 13. All Will Be Okay

    • By Kirsten Robinson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2021 with permission of the Author.

    It’s okay
    it’s okay
    no matter what
    comes your way

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 48
    • Favorited 21
    • Votes 34
    • Rating 4.56
  16. 14. There's Always Hope

    • By Vic Lejon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.

    baby, during the nights when the midnight sky
    falls heavily onto your bones and wraps you
    in its melancholic embrace

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    • Shares 35
    • Favorited 4
    • Votes 8
    • Rating 3.88
  17. 15. There Is An End To This

    • By Blake Auden
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

    There is
    an end to this,
    I promise you.
    Even when

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 33
    • Favorited 8
    • Votes 16
    • Rating 4.00
  18. 16. Just The Beginning

    • By Caroline White
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    one day
    it will be so clear –
    what you thought
    was the end,

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 211
    • Favorited 30
    • Votes 123
    • Rating 4.59
  19. 17. It Will Take Work

    • By HOSwrites
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    We can get back what we lost.
    We can replenish the treasure taken.
    We can enjoy a better way.
    But it will take work.

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    • Stories 4
    • Shares 113
    • Favorited 6
    • Votes 25
    • Rating 3.88
    Featured Shared Story

    Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave your thoughtful words.

  20. 18. The Marching Heart

    • By Beau Taplin
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    I believe the beating in our hearts
    was put there to remind us
    that even when we feel alone in the world,
    a part of us marches on,

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 185
    • Favorited 5
    • Votes 16
    • Rating 4.25
  21. 19. Hold Tightly To Your Smile

    • By Ashleigh Rayl
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2021 with permission of the Author.

    You get through the bad days
    because you have no other choice.
    There is nothing else you can do
    but hold tightly to your smile

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 194
    • Favorited 10
    • Votes 17
    • Rating 4.18
  22. 20. Your Heart Will Mend

    • By Raquel Franco
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Of this I am certain:
    your heart is a tender
    wound that will always heal,
    wears grace like a grown,

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    • Stories 0
    • Shares 29
    • Favorited 4
    • Votes 14
    • Rating 3.86

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