Inspirational Poems

Inspirational Poems

Poems That Inspire and Influence

Life is a lot of work. What is it that gives us the strength to continue when we are tired and burned out? Sometimes an inspirational idea can help us renew ourselves and be filled with strength to fulfill our life's purpose. Inspiration comes in many forms. However, the root of all inspiration is the idea that our lives are meaningful. Inspiration is knowing that what I do matters deeply to the universe. When you have the feeling that your actions are meaningful, you will become filled with strength and vigor to fulfill your life's purpose.

101 Motivational and Uplifting Poems

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  1. 1. Breaking The Cycle

    • By Tonya R. Zuber
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 1, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    You're breaking the cycle
    Its starts with you today
    So with that power
    This I want you to say

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  3. 2. Renewed By The Morning Light


    I sit upon my front porch stoop
    Beneath the morning sun.
    Grateful for the moment spent
    Away from everyone.

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    This poem is absolutely beautiful! I, too, spend as much time as possible outside with Nature! The birds and trees help to start each day, no matter the weather. I do my best thinking,...

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  5. 3. Starting Right Now

    • By Doug W Benson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 26, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    There's a need for more bridges than fences
    There's a need for more love and less hate
    There's a need for more laughers than critics
    There's a need for more use and less waste

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    I agree with every word in this poem - well said. Very best wishes, Ann

  6. 4. A Neurodiverse Symphony

    • By Demi White
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 8, 2024 with permission of the Author.

    In life's symphony, my note dances astray,
    A unique tale unfolding, forging my own way.
    Within the labyrinth of conformity's grip,
    I defy the mold, embracing my own script.

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    • Rating 4.65
  7. 5. Go With Grace

    Each morning of this month
    When you rise upon your bed,
    May it be with renewed grace
    To face the day ahead.

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  8. 6. My Personal Quest


    For most of my life, I've been on a quest
    To discover just who I might be,
    Earnestly searching, day after day,
    So desperate to recognize me.

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    Wow this poem is so beautiful! I'm surprised there aren't more comments under it! Right now I feel like I don't know myself and need to discover who I am. This piece really comforted me to...

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  9. 7. A Life Worth Living

    I can't wait to hold you in my arms
    And kiss your tiny nose.
    Cherish every moment,
    Knowing just how fast you'll grow.

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  10. 8. What Matters Most

    • By Louis
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Embrace who you are,
    And love like a fool.
    Try not to judge,
    And never be cruel.

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    I was reflecting today about my desire to feel like a Daddy's girl. Here I am, in my mid-fifties now, and I still want to feel like a cherished daughter. As my own (largely...

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  11. 9. A Path To Somewhere

    Along a path, there was a bush,
    That grew in marshy ground.
    Its branches thick and laden down,
    With berries big and round.

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  12. 10. The Strongest Girl I Ever Knew


    • By Ronald Doe
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2009 with permission of the Author.

    She never got to dance
    Or go to her own prom.
    She never got the chance
    To forget where she came from.

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    The poem was very touching. I enjoyed reading it, and it reminds me of someone I know and is part of my life. She is none other than my sister. She was always on her feet doing things just...

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  13. 11. It's Really Up To You

    • By Shelagh Bullman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2012 with permission of the Author.

    One word can start a friendship,
    One kiss a love affair,
    One smile can bring you laughter,
    One hug can show you care,

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  14. 12. The Hands Of A Warrior

    Purple veins strain against the skin.
    Pale, translucent, paper thin.
    Skinny fingers clawed in monstrous shapes,
    Brown spots from years that she can't erase.

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    • Rating 4.54
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    Dear Angie,
    I should have responded much sooner to your beautiful comment about my poem. I am so thrilled that you could completely relate to my words and then share them with others to help...

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  15. 13. Phenomenal Woman

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    Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
    I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
    But when I start to tell them,
    They think I'm telling lies.

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    Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou this poem is a Classic that deals with every women in the world. This poem shows that beauty is compare by what society thinks a woman should looked like,...

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  16. 14. Life And Love

    • By Julie Coburn
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2020 with permission of the Author.

    Life's like a book -- a chapter, a page.
    Remembering our youth as fast as we age.
    Life is a song; we choose what to sing.
    Living is hard; what will it bring?

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    • Rating 4.53
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    An inspirational poem, equipped with sunshine as well as black clouds hovering over our head. A poem so appealing to recite again and again! I love the following lines...
    * Roots never...

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  17. 15. I Believe

    • By Emmah A. Odhiambo
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 5, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Into this world I came,
    The light of the sun,
    On my face I craved.
    In the cool breezing wind,

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    • Rating 4.52
  18. 16. I Bend

    • By Selena Odom
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2018 with permission of the Author.

    I bend but do not break.
    I've been lost, but I'm not a loser.
    I'm a wreck, but I'm not totaled.
    I'm fractured but not broken.

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    • Votes 1083
    • Rating 4.51
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    I really love this poem! I can definitely relate. Just recently I had to end a friendship, and I felt terrible about it. I felt broken, felt as though I had failed, but I came to realize that...

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  19. 17. Your Mindset

    • By Leeza Jayde
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

    I am broken
    don’t tell me that
    I am healing

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  20. 18. Opportunity

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    With doubt and dismay you are smitten
    You think there's no chance for you, son?
    Why, the best books haven't been written
    The best race hasn't been run,

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  21. 19. You Will Never See Me Fall


    • By Joyce Alcantara
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2008 with permission of the Author.

    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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    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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  22. 20. Life Is Now


    Time flies and memories fade.
    People change and new friendships are made.
    Only the true remain forever at our side.
    Eventually the disappointment and pain will subside.

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    My school does a speech contest every year, and this poem really caught my eye. I'm in 6th grade and definitely doing this for the speech contest. Very inspiring!

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