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. Just Wait For The Sun


    • By Lisa Marks
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2020 with permission of the Author.

    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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    • 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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  3. 2. Finding Hope


    I've always viewed life from the side lines,
    Just watching it passing me by.
    In the past, too afraid to just let go and live,
    And lately too tired to try.

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    • Favorited 175
    • Votes 1452
    • Rating 4.52
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    Oh Patricia, your poems are as good as ever and mean so much. You only have to look at all the comments to see how your writing affects so many of us. Keep going. Very best wishes, Ann.

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  5. 3. Caged Bird

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    The free bird leaps
    on the back of the wind
    and floats downstream
    till the current ends

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    • Votes 1395
    • Rating 4.31
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    I remember this poem from my guided reading class in 5th grade. I remember it well. This poem really touched me, and reading it again just made my day. This poem, I remember it being about...

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  6. 4. Perfect

    • By Shianne
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2017 with permission of the Author.

    My heart flows through this icy land.
    Come and take my lonely hand.
    Show me how to make things right.
    Cry these tears no more tonight.

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    • Stories 5
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    • Favorited 118
    • Votes 487
    • Rating 4.43
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    I'm glad that my poem made you want to try and want to make things better in your life. I understand exactly what you are going through. I went through something similar, and I know my heart...

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  7. 5. Wishful Thinking

    • By Bodie James
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I wish for the day when a man is a man,
    when the flaws of another aren't gold in his hand.

    When the bread in his kitchen is ample for meals,

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    • Votes 476
    • Rating 4.50
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    Loved this heart touching poem. I am 14 and analyzing and reading this for an assignment. You have inspired me to start writing poetry as well.

  8. 6. Endure Like A Tree

    • By Alicia Quetzalcoatl
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2015 with permission of the Author.

    To get through life you have to endure as a tree does.
    When Mother Nature tries to bring you down,
    You will never fall; you will stand your ground.
    You will encounter burning flames.

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    • Votes 505
    • Rating 4.31
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    Hello I am Salih Abass. I lost my father while I was very young, and I was taken away from my mother to my grandmother even before I was two years. She took me to school. I lost my grandmom...

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  9. 7. 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
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    • Favorited 6
    • Votes 25
    • Rating 3.88
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    Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave your thoughtful words.

  10. 8. Despite The Storms

    • By S.C. Lourie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Despite the storms,
    beauty arrives like
    it was always going to.
    Despite the darkness,

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    • Stories 3
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    • Favorited 36
    • Votes 508
    • Rating 4.37
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    Part of the last line says, "Keep living." I'm saying keep writing. I like your style and sensitivity. Excellent flow and structure. I really enjoyed it.

  11. 9. Brighter Skies

    When I awake to one more dreary day,
    an empty heart with empty hours to fill,
    I know that brighter skies will come my way.

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    • Votes 104
    • Rating 4.39
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    Florence, what a lovely comment; it means a great deal to me. Thank you.

  12. 10. My Life

    • By Lil Mafia
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2010 with permission of the Author.

    The things I've seen will scar me for life.
    Growing up, I've seen wrong and very little of right.
    I hear a sad song, and tears roll down my face.
    I look in the mirror and feel so out of place.

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    My life is like a flower. It started as a seed that was planted in someone's backyard. Every day this flower looked for sun and water as the roots started to sprout. The flower started to...

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  13. 11. Mt. Take Heart

    • By Sadwick
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Often we can't see
    The beauty in the pain.
    Often we can't see
    The treasure we gain.

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    • Stories 3
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    • Votes 286
    • Rating 4.32
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    This 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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  14. 12. Now You've Recovered


    • By Charles A Cino
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2016 with permission of the Author.

    When you recover, what will you do?
    When you recover, will you still be you?
    Will you be stronger, will you be new,
    When you recover from what you've been through?

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 4494
    • Favorited 105
    • Votes 573
    • Rating 4.60
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    I've been to hell and back, as a survivor of CSA. Your poem inspired me in such a deep way; the healing process strips us of our former identities and we stand empty and alone, trying to...

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  15. 13. 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
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    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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  16. 14. Hold Your Heart

    • By Ashley Bahr
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2012 with permission of the Author.

    Remember those days when you were young?
    Life was as easy as it could be.
    There were laughs and stories and dreams.
    You saw the sunshine and you were free.

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    • Stories 2
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    • Favorited 50
    • Votes 320
    • Rating 4.54
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    I love your poem! After my Dad left and I started to get bullied, I stopped believing in God. In my mind, there was no such thing as Christ. So after I moved schools my sophomore year in high...

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  17. 15. Hope Is Always There

    • By Joanna
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2012 with permission of the Author.

    In a sea of darkness
    Searching for the light
    But those who you once loved
    Have left you to deal; alone

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    • Stories 2
    • Shares 381
    • Favorited 12
    • Votes 252
    • Rating 4.15
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    I believe there is a path and a purpose for all of us. The first step is asking this with all your heart. In your path you may encounter difficulties and feel alone or in pain, but Angels,...

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  18. 16. 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
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    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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  19. 17. My Friend Hope

    I have an invisible friend
    Who guides me through dark and pain.
    She always tells me not to give up
    As she believes my efforts will never go in vain.

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    • Stories 1
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    • Votes 131
    • Rating 4.50
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    This poem is very well executed. I love how you gave hope human characteristics. This isn't typically my genre, so I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed reading it, and it made me...

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  20. 18. A Helping Musical

    • By Sadwick
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2020 with permission of the Author.

    A blank parchment is lifeless
    Until a pen creates a melody.
    A song is revered ageless
    Because of a sweet harmony.

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    • Stories 1
    • Shares 485
    • Favorited 8
    • Votes 56
    • Rating 4.39
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    Music is my channel broadcasting the emotions of love, pain and happiness with a rythm... The harmony of the notes, and rythm explains it all...it can be with unheard words, from an...

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  21. 19. In Spite Of War

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    In spite of war, in spite of death,
    In spite of all man's sufferings,
    Something within me laughs and sings
    And I must praise with all my breath.

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    • Stories 1
    • Shares 2634
    • Favorited 31
    • Votes 753
    • Rating 4.37
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    This is some extraordinary literature I'm going to have to read to my grandchildren. Thank you for producing this beautiful work of art that I can share with the future generation.

  22. 20. Life Is Fine

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    I went down to the river,
    I set down on the bank.
    I tried to think but couldn't,
    So I jumped in and sank.

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    • Stories 1
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    • Favorited 47
    • Votes 323
    • Rating 4.37
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    Everyone is born for a purpose, but we forget that in pursuit of money. Then God gifted me with poetry and uses it as a medium to educate people, and in each of my poems there is a story...

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