61. If
Famous Poem
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
Famous Poem
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:


I was never an avid reader nor appreciated poetry most of my life. My dad sent me this poem for my 28th birthday, printed along with a lovely card. Living many miles away from him I often...
The past is the past for a reason.
That is where it is supposed to stay,
But some cannot let it go.
In their heads it eats away


I really enjoyed this poem. It's so very true. We all have certain regrets or circumstances in life we would give anything to change if we could. Sometimes that is just not possible, and even...
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in Sonnet Poems
A flash of lightning streaks across the sky.
We huddle close beneath the trembling eaves
As thunder roars a nightmare lullaby
And strips the trees outside of summer leaves.
Hi! English teacher here... I have it included in class lessons! I love the imagery of the poem, and it's a sonnet my students can understand!
They say silence is Golden,
I believe it is true,
Because in that Golden silence,
my thoughts occur of you.


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I will always be there for you.
You will never be alone.
I will be that candle in the window,
So you can always find your way back home.

This poem is well written and has a beautiful rhyming pattern. She has captured the feelings of women all over the world.
in Beauty of Nature Poems
Walking towards a wishful dream,
By your side a crooked stream,
Above, the clouds are fluffy cream,
No longer do you want to scream.
Absolutely beautiful well done be proud of yourself
in Spiritual Poems about Nature
The clouds break forth the streams of light
To dance upon the earth,
And cradled in the sands of time,
Comes a newborn baby's birth.
Live is a vapour, popularity is an accident, riches do take wing, those who share today may not be opportune for tomorrow, character is the endurance.
Analysis of Form and Technique
Amazing and beautiful,
not a flower or a tree.
Much prettier than that,
and only I can see.

Beautiful poem. I love it. One of my favorite poems from Familyfriendspoems.com .
Analysis of Form and Technique
The sparkle in your eye,
The warmth of your skin,
Your breath on my neck
That shakes me within.

This is a lovely poem. Choicest words, correct rhymes, tender but intense feelings. The writer not only wrote but also lived his emotions. What a grand way to introduce the beloved. Very...
in Sonnet Poems
As I gaze into his liquid gold eyes,
Poetry radiates from his warm soul
His lips brush mine and I soar through the skies
Passion seizes me; I loose my control
in Faith Poems
He ascended those stairs that day, why he did, he could not say.
But reached for that old dusty knob of his attic door insight.
A turn to the knob so gently,
Cautiously he made his entry, entry into the attic that night.
I don't think you will
ever fully understand
how you've touched my life
and made me who I am.

Hello Eden,
I just read what you wrote and can somehow understand your pain. I lost my dad as well after the birth of my first child. When my child entered the early years of kindergarten is...
Life is crazy
And totally unpredictable...
It's going to push you over,
Kick you while you're down,


Such a wonderful poem with precious advice! Most people seem to get inevitably entangled in the most peculiar behaviors so specifically characterized in homo sapiens:
He gets tired of his...
In life there are people that will hurt us and cause us pain,
but we must learn to forgive and forget and not hold grudges.
In life there are mistakes we will make,
I've been dealing with issues in my relationship with my husband. We have been married for 6 and a half years, we have 2 beautiful kids together, but come to find out he's been cheating on me...
in Faith Poems
Across from the mountains,
A little house sits in the trees.
I'm lost in tranquility
As my soul tries to breathe.
I too was a messed up kid and left with a lot of bad memories, I am going through another dark patch in my life but this poem has reminded me that I will rise again and soar and in doing so...

Very few poems touch me the way this one has. You have managed to put into words the grieving process I went through when I lost my parents...most of all you have shown that there is a light...
Analysis of Form and Technique
To love is to share life together,
to build special plans just for two,
to work side by side,
and then smile with pride,

Love is the thing that keeps you up all night because you'd rather talk to that person than sleep. Love can be the best feeling in the world and also the worst. It can bring you higher than...
in Sister Poems
Analysis of Form and Technique
A sister is someone who loves you from the heart.
No matter how much you argue, you cannot be drawn apart.
She is a joy that cannot be taken away.
Once she enters your life, she is there to stay.


I was 9 when I first found out I have a sister. I remember I would dream of knowing her and that someday we would met.
I used to watch other children play with their sisters and think to...
Love is beautiful and great.
When you find the right person, it will be fate.
My love I have for you is so strong;
nothing can ever go wrong.
It was my first time in love, and someone just broke my heart, left it bleeding that all I could do was cry. She crushed my heart, and whenever I tried to rise and get back on my feet, she...
You may see me struggle,
but you won't see me fall.
Regardless if I'm weak or not,
I'm going to stand tall.

This is the best poem that I have ever read in my entire life. I grew up in a family where I had to see my mother being abused by my dad several times since I was five years old. I am 15...
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