Creative Insight

Published: August 2021

Poems That Tease The Mind

These are poems from different genre where the poets demonstrated unique ideas in presenting them.

Poems That Tease The Mind

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  1. 1. The Importance Of A Sister


    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.

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    Why I Love My Sister Poem, The Importance Of A Sister

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    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...

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  2. 2. From My Heart


    • By Mrs. Creeves
    • Published: November 2007

    in Short Love Poems

    A million stars up in the sky.
    One shines brighter - I can't deny.
    A love so precious, a love so true,
    a love that comes from me to you.

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    Short Love Poem For The Man I Love, From My Heart

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    Trust, love, respect. Sweetheart, you give me all of that. You are my greatest inspiration. You always instill in me that you'll always be there for me. You pour your heart out to me each...

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  4. 3. As I Watch You Grow


    • By Kay Theese
    • Published: July 2006

    in Daughter Poems

    Do you know how much you mean to me?
    As you grow into what you will be.
    You came from within, from just beneath my heart.
    It's there you'll always be, though your own life will now start.

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    • Stories 36
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    I have been trying to figure out how to put these feelings into words and I read this and this was it. My daughter is 16 today and needless to say this made her day. Thank you for your...

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  5. 4. If

    Famous Poem


    in Famous Inspirational Poems

    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:

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    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...

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  7. 5. You Will Never See Me Fall


    in Inspirational Poems

    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.

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    Poem About Never Giving Up, You Will Never See Me Fall

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    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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  8. 6. Best Friend


    in Best Friend Poems

    You are my best friend; you belong in my heart.
    We go through ups and downs, but still nothing can tear us apart.
    I know you as a sister, and I will always care.
    Love, respect, and trust are the things we share.

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    Strength Of A Friendship, Best Friend

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    My story is exactly the same. I have a friend I've known my whole life. We grew up together. Our families were friends. We had summers and holidays away together. We literally lived across...

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  9. 7. Her Hands


    • By Maggie Pittman
    • Published: July 2006

    in Mother Poems

    Her hands held me gently from the day I took my first breath.
    Her hands helped to guide me as I took my first step.
    Her hands held me close when the tears would start to fall.
    Her hands were quick to show me that she would take care of it all.

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    This poem greatly touched my heart. Because of this, I was encouraged to use my hands to do good and beneficial things instead of bad and to-the-hell things. So thank you for the author of...

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  10. 8. Silent, Strong Dad


    • By Karen K. Boyer
    • Published: November 2006

    in Father Poems

    He never looks for praises.
    He's never one to boast.
    He just goes on quietly working
    For those he loves the most.

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    Silent, Strong Dad

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    I was born blind. I, like my father, had congenital (at birth) bilateral (both sides) cataracts. My vision was far worse than dad's though. My dad was always there (along with my mom) to...

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  11. 9. How We Survive


    in Grief Poems

    If we are fortunate,
    we are given a warning.

    If not,

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    • Votes 1764
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    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...

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  12. 10. Changing The Past


    in Life Lesson Poems

    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

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    Poem About Letting Go Of The Past, Changing The Past

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    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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  13. 11. Sick

    Famous Poem


    in Famous Children Poems

    “I cannot go to school today,"
    Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
    “I have the measles and the mumps,
    A gash, a rash and purple bumps.

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    • Stories 21
    • Shares 81005
    • Favorited 94
    • Votes 8087
    • Rating 4.44
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    I routinely skipped school for some reasons that even I couldn't understand at the time. In a thorough medical checkup after 10th grade, my parents realized that I couldn't see well. I...

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  14. 12. The Meaning Of Love


    in Romantic Poems

    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,

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    The Meaning Of Love

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    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...

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  15. 13. The Invitation

    Famous Poem


    in Famous Inspirational Poems

    It doesn't interest me
    what you do for a living.
    I want to know
    what you ache for

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    The Invitation By Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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    • Stories 19
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    I love this more than words. I think of these words often, especially in times that I feel as though I haven't done much through the years, and I'm sweetly reminded that I HAVE done so much!...

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  16. 14. Just Wait For The Sun


    • By Lisa Marks
    • Published: March 2020

    in Hope Poems

    When everything's darkness
    And you feel so alone,
    When the rain doesn't stop
    And you can't make it home,

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    • Stories 19
    • Shares 14171
    • Favorited 158
    • Votes 1832
    • Rating 4.55
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    Wow! This is an amazing poem! I love how the poem just flows and makes so much of sense. Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem. I know you posted this like 2 years ago but I hope you're...

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  17. 15. Live Life


    • By Livelovelaugh
    • Published: October 2008

    in Inspirational Poems

    Life is crazy
    And totally unpredictable...
    It's going to push you over,
    Kick you while you're down,

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    • Stories 19
    • Shares 16382
    • Favorited 166
    • Votes 3720
    • Rating 4.42
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    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...

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  18. 16. Faith And Courage In Life


    in Inspirational Poems

    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,

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    Powerful Poem About Life Lessons, Faith And Courage In Life

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    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...

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  19. 17. Sing To Me, Autumn


    in Fall Poems

    Sing to me, Autumn, with the rustle of your leaves.
    Breathe on me your spicy scents that flow within your breeze.

    Dance with me, Autumn, your waltz that bends the boughs of trees.

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    • Stories 18
    • Shares 8233
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    • Votes 796
    • Rating 4.45
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    This poem beautifully provides us an opportunity to feel connected with nature. As human beings, we have been born in the lap of nature, have grown under the protection of nature, but we’ve...

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  20. 18. I Still Matter


    in Aging Poems

    I'M STILL HERE

    My looks are nothing special,
    My face reveals my age,

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    • Stories 17
    • Shares 12152
    • Favorited 168
    • Votes 2521
    • Rating 4.60
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    This poem really hit home with me. I will be 60 on my next birthday and it seems like years fly by like days. I too look in the mirror and wonder where all the lines and wrinkles have came...

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  21. 19. My Melody


    in Poems for Her

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    Amazing and beautiful,
    not a flower or a tree.
    Much prettier than that,
    and only I can see.

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    Love's First Words, My Melody

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    Beautiful poem. I love it. One of my favorite poems from Familyfriendspoems.com .

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  22. 20. What I Love About You


    in Boyfriend Poems

    Analysis of Form and Technique

    The sparkle in your eye,
    The warmth of your skin,
    Your breath on my neck
    That shakes me within.

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    • Stories 15
    • Shares 64367
    • Favorited 398
    • Votes 5596
    • Rating 4.37
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    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...

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