Your Wounds
You Are Stronger Than Your Scars
in Short Poems
Time doesn’t heal wounds
to make you forget.
It doesn’t heal wounds to
Overcoming Hardships Poems
Published: October 9, 2019
13 Poems About Perseverance And Overcoming Challenges
Each one of us will face hard times at some point in life. Sometimes the hardships come for a short season, and other times they seem to last longer than anticipated. Even though those moments feel like they are going to break us, we each have incredible strength that can push us forward. Having the determination and mindset to persevere can make all the difference.
Even though the struggles in life are not fun, and we wish we could do without them, they help develop our character. They teach us lessons we would not learn when things are pleasant. Each struggle we overcome is one more that shows us we can make it through anything. We hope these poems inspire you to find the courage to keep fighting whatever you are facing at the moment. Get ready to put the past behind you and embrace the future.
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Featured Shared Story
Very nicely done. I totally agree with you. I've used this same approach in my own life. I think sometime we pay more attention to what we're about to go through instead of how much you've...
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Finding A Will When Wanting To Quit
Where There's A Will, There's A WayTimes will get rough and sometimes tough,
Where you may say that you have had enough,
Where you may fall and need a lift,
Where the hurt of your pains may leave you stiff. -
Inner Strength
The Trials Of LifeIt's only through mistakes we make
We learn where we went wrong.
It's only when we're far from home
We realize where we belong.Featured Shared StoryHi HOSwrites,
I believe each day is a step nearer, on the road to fulfillment, and that each mistake is a lesson. They'll be many obstacles to overcome, and we may often ask where God is,... -
Climb Every Mountain
Overcoming ObstaclesWe all have a massive mountain to climb,
Especially those who've lost someone dear.
But climb that big mountain, we surely must,
If we are going to overcome fear. -
Stalwart
A Note To Life's StrugglesVagaries of this life can be
Tough and hard to fathom,
And yet have they conquered me?
Look how far I've come.Featured Shared StoryThis is definitely an inspirational poem. Everyone has challenges in life, but how we deal with them is crucial to our own well-being. My favorite stanza was the second!
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See It Through
When you’re up against a trouble,
Meet it squarely, face to face;
Lift your chin and set your shoulders,
Plant your feet and take a brace.Featured Shared StoryEdgar Guest's poem caused me to reflect back to a situation where this poem would be best suited. In 2015, one of my daughter's best friend, a truly lovely girl, committed suicide at the age...
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Good Timber
The tree that never had to fight
For sun and sky and air and light,
But stood out in the open plain
And always got its share of rain,Featured Shared StoryThis is a poem that addresses the law of nature. No one can go against it. The poet has used metaphorical language to depict the similarities between man and other creations of nature. Nature...
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Mt. Take Heart
Life Has Hope Even When We Are Brokenin Hope Poems
Often we can't see
The beauty in the pain.
Often we can't see
The treasure we gain.Featured Shared StoryThis poem has really taught me how to value the thing we have and the people around us. We never know what we have got until it's all gone, so be wary that you don't lose the moon while...
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A Soldier Of Life
Our Courage, Struggles, And Determinationin Hope Poems
Wounded and broken,
But still we stand tall.
No challenge too over-bearing,
And no fear too consuming.Featured Shared StoryLife is a struggle and we have to face it. Day in and day out. Sometimes victory and sometimes failures. The strong and bold overcome any situation and one has to, as long as he is alive....
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Secret Of Happiness
Poem About God Comforting In Times Of Hurtin God Poems
When sadness fills your heart,
When tears make you fall apart,
When it's gloomy all around,
When you hear a silent killing sound,
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