Life Lesson Poems - Page 3
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41. Pebbles
Poem About Appreciating Simple Things In LifeTime has grown frantic
Moves by us so swiftly
Too often overwhelmed
Losing sight of life's gift
A priceless luxury
Can't turn back the clock
True purpose hidden
Behind deadbolt and lock
Stop for an instant
Just take in the keys
Close your eyes, exhale
Lose yourself in life's melodies
Yearn for the sunshine
Rain pounding your roof
Days of elation
Never straying aloof
Be spontaneous and free
Always do the unplanned
Cherish this rose garden
Don't let it slip through your hand
Anticipate all
Misfortune and bliss
Always be humble
Give your mother a kiss
Take nothing for granted
Every pebble's unique
Required to channel
Our cascading creek
That meanders and turns
To locations unknown
Revealing those gems
Which shown you have grown
So follow the symphony, every movement and measure
Relax with each rest for it brings lasting pleasure
Lavish trophies and treasures
Don't prove you are wealthy
Eyes to the heavens
Be grateful you're healthy
Trillions can't purchase
Ten fingers, ten toes
Angelic smiles
Only daughters disclose
Selflessly offer
Umbrellas for shelter
Long sleeves for comfort
When temperatures are bitter
Hold doors for strangers
And those ones you adore
Kind, minute gestures
Give this life so much more
Your sun is now setting
Final shadows are cast
Tears won't stop flowing
Flags flown at half mast
But all will rejoice
As you lie down to rest
Having spent every second
Living life to its best
Take nothing for granted
Every snowflake must melt
Time always retrieves
The cards you were dealt
Heart fully flushed
Fulfilled all your dreams
Combination cracked
Locks burst at the seams
Completed your symphony, through basses and trebles
Built a sound mountain from all of these pebbles -
42. Fighting For Their Affection
If they make you
work for their attention
fight for their affection
beg for their love
realize
you will spend a lifetime
yearning
wanting
chasing
something
that was never yours
and never will be.
Latest Shared StoryA sad truth that takes many of us far too long to realize. Just because we want something or even think we deserve it, doesn't mean we will get it or even need it.
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43. Lessons
Everyone Has Lessons To LearnThere's beauty in struggle,
There's feeling in pain.
For every painstaking mistake,
There are lessons you can name.
No one is excluded
From life's many trials,
Not even a scrape on the knee
From an innocent child.
It's true, most lessons do hurt.
Some more than others,
Some short and temporary,
Some smothering with suffering.
Some beautiful with love,
Like a baby and mother.
Some are a constant battle,
Like sister and brother.
There are lessons we must learn
About how to love one another.
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44. The Wisdom Of Children
Wonder what it's like to be scared every day,
Knowing war and destruction are on the way?
Not able to run and play in the park,
Never camp out in the yard after dark.
A lot of children in far off places,
That look of fear etched onto their faces.
They don't have the freedom to make a choice.
Their stature is small and so is their voice.
Through the eyes of children, if we could see
How they view the world and how it should be.
Maybe if we lend an ear to them now,
We could make changes - they'd show us how.
Their innocence is wisdom; their honesty real,
No prejudice in them, true humanity they feel.
The lessons we'd learn would be like no others.
Imagine a world of sisters and brothers. -
45. The Time Of My Life
Making The Most Out Of What Time Is LeftI realize I've reached the time
When it's very plain to see
That I now must be selective
In what my preferences will be.
No longer can I toss a coin
To see which direction I should go.
As far as speed in getting there,
Only one would fit, and that is SLOW.
It's wise to have a goal each day,
There is no doubt about it.
A reason to rise each morning.
No one should be without it.
Still, if I decide to dilly-dally
Throughout the passing day,
A bit of procrastination
Is bound to come my way.
I can read with great delight
Great books that I've forgotten,
And if I chose, I now can read
The ones that were verboten.
I do not waste my energy
On things that can't be changed.
If I spent time on past mistakes,
I soon would be deranged.
Life has much to offer
To each and everyone.
I hope to conquer many things
Before my time is done.
When I've fulfilled my challenges,
And hopefully passed each test,
Then I will wave a fond good goodbye,
Content I've done my best. -
46. Lessons From Dad
Learning From One's FatherLove someone as best you can,
but love.
And have a dog,
for it can show you the truest love.
Know God,
and life will make more sense.
Accept that things may fail,
but do all that you can.
Learn, and live on the better for it.
Learn to smile.
Respect and find good in all you can,
and try to avoid the rest.
Be true to yourself,
but also serve others.
Lead by example
and with care.
Find comfort in working good earth,
and grow as well yourself.
Be there for your family,
but wait quietly.
Try to heal their hurts,
but most of all, let them grow.
Be responsible.
Be known as a truly "gentle man or woman."
Do what you know is right,
and don't forget to sing.
Live so others will say,
"That is the nicest person."
There is no greater dignity than the respect
given to one who is truly humble. -
47. The Best Day Of My Life
Each Day Can Be The BestThe best day of my life,
When will it be?
When I score top grades,
Or get a meal free?
Or gain great respect
Or buy a beautiful mansion,
Or travel the world
Or live sans tension?
If I pause my assumptions
To give it a thought,
That day of my life
Is not one in the lot.
Yes, my best day
Will not be of my success,
But the day I overcome
My failure distress.
The day I treat me well,
The day I respect me,
The day I impress me,
The day I feel free.
The day I am determined,
The day I stand confident,
The day I feel proud of me,
The day I am ardent.
The day when I love me,
The day when I stop strife.
That will surely be
The best day of my life. -
48. The Curse Of Social Media
Dangers Of Social MediaI'll post all those pictures of me having fun,
Wearing my happiest grin.
Add a few comments to enhance the effect,
And impress all my great Facebook friends.
Make them think that my life is fulfilling,
That I'm truly the best I can be.
Fill up my page with bullshit and lies,
So they all will be jealous of me.
Or perhaps I should post some Political views,
And appear quite informed and so smart.
Creating a page that can trigger debate,
Is an envious Facebook art.
Or maybe I'll take a more spiritual tact,
Sending Blessings to all of my friends.
What a kind and generous gesture,
Who cares if it's all just pretend.
I could certainly post a poem of mine,
And show them how deep I can be.
They be in such awe of the talent I have
They'll wish they could all be like me.
I wonder just how many likes I will get,
And maybe a comment or two.
But what if they simply ignore me today?
I just don't know what I will do.
Comparing my page to all of my friends,
Can cause me such worry and pain.
They have far more likes and a long list of friends,
It makes me feel insecure and ashamed.
I wake up each day and the first thing I do,
Is open my own Facebook page.
And the attention it drew has such an effect,
It can make or break my whole day.
I could never imagine that now in old age,
I'd have such a need to be liked.
And discovering that people really don't care,
Could fill me with panic and fright.
To be young in this world must be terribly hard,
When social media sets the standard so high.
And it constantly stalks and berates our poor youth,
Leading to anger, withdrawal and suicide.
As for myself, I took down my page,
I refuse to engage in such farce.
But when you are young and unsure yourself,
Such rejection can tear you apart.
So take care of the young that you have in your life,
Don't let social media win.
Nurture and protect their fragile esteem,
Be a true and accepting, real friend. -
49. Delight In
Make Each Day Worth ItIf you're tired of doing nothing
Rubbing your eyes until they're red
Getting bored and feeling blank
With no thoughts in your head
Wondering what to do
Staring at nowhere
Scribbling on some sheet
Sitting on the chair
Get up and do a twirl
And dance upon your feet
Greet yourself in the mirror
Or give yourself a treat
Listen to your favorite music
Cook, sing or play
Do what you love to
Just enjoy your day
Relish the sweet silence
Let the wind blow across your face
Shower a bunch of flowers
In nature, you'll find solace
Every second counts
There is no time to waste
Make best use of all of it
For it can't be replaced
Travel, trek and hike
Get wet in the pitter patter
Smile your way, wherever you go
As all those memories matter
Life is full of moments
Moments of love and laughter
What matters is to make them special
That you'll remember after
Appreciate all experiences
Your goals you will achieve
Make each day worth it
You must live before you leave -
50. Life Isn't Black And White
You can be unhappy and still be in love.
You can be in love and still walk away.
You can walk away and still feel the weight of loss.
You can feel the weight of loss and still stand tall.
You can stand tall and still be grieving.
You can be grieving and still find joy.
You can find joy and still miss what you had.
You can miss what you had and still long
for more.
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51. The Jealous Heart
The Self-Defeating Consequences Of JealousyJealousy is such an ugly beast,
Consuming in a ruthless feast,
Every thought of rational notions
Or capacity for gentler emotions,
Filling the heart with resentment
That denies it any contentment.
Jealousy born from inane fictions,
Rains down its cruel maledictions
On the victim of its ravenous rage.
It tries the skills of the wisest sage
To end jealousy's condemnation,
Saving its author from damnation.
The jealous person's egoistic infection
Is a fear of losing another's affection.
Their mind is consumed with emotion,
Demanding they have total devotion.
A jealous heart is a foe that conspires
Against the very one it deeply desires.
The jealous heart can turn to hate,
Authoring its own indignant fate.
For jealousy finds it hard to bear
The joy and love others can share.
So, a jealous heart will foolishly steal
Away all the love that it longs to feel. -
52. Forgiveness
I know forgiveness is good for my soul and my health.
A smile on my face is definitely my personal wealth.
I've lived too long holding a grudge
And found out if I wanted it to end I had to budge,
So I extended the olive branch and it was received.
In fact it was easier than I perceived.
Sometimes forgiveness starts in your heart and winds up on your lips.
This was my experience, and now I give you these tips
Please don't wait as long as I did because the benefits definitely outweigh the risk.
Forgiveness is the short cut to a big fix.
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53. Life Lessons
Nurse Learn From Patient PoemI sat at the bedside
of a dying man.
With tears in his eyes,
he reached for my hand.
Technology had failed him,
his prognosis very poor.
He needed something different.
He needed something more.
The BP cuffs wraps tightly
around his dwindling arm
tell me the numbers I look for
to guarantee no harm.
It all seems so redundant
just a little matter of fact,
for the boundaries of life and death
are far too abstract.
Instinctively, I knew his needs.
It all seemed crystal clear.
My touch, my voice, my presence
as the angel of death loomed near.
His respiration was labored now.
His consciousness began to fade.
I remembered all the times we shared
and the promises that we made
To remember what really matters
within the confines of the heart.
To love, to honor, and cherish
and kindness to impart.
My teacher of life's lessons
took his final breath.
I felt the peace within his soul.
His spirit now at rest.
This is the essence of caring,
the touch of the human soul.
No BP cuff or stethoscope
will ever make one whole. -
54. What I Would Have Done Differently
There would have been
so much I would have
done differently
if only I had known
how beautifully
it would all turn out.
But, you see, if I had
done even just one
thing differently,
it might not have
turned out the way it did.Latest Shared StoryFirst off, I like the poem. I too have pondered that same notion about going back in time and changing things for a better outcome. It's hard to say either way. Things could have been better...
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55. A Healthy Mind
Why Does Your Mindset Matter?Can a lush green forest grow
On a barren piece of land?
Or a building be constructed
On a giant heap of sand?
Can you make a house of cards
On a crooked table top?
Or on uncultivable ground
Expect a healthy crop?
There is a major problem
In each of the above case.
Something all these lack
Is a strong and sturdy base
From the very start to the infinite
In this world of creation,
The quality of what arises
Is a product of its foundation
Everything in this cosmos,
Be it at dusk or at dawn,
The output is enhanced
By the core it grows upon
Roses and lilies blossom
On serene fertile land
Hardly grows a single branch
In a desert full of sand
Quite closely this is connected
To the mind of a human
His perceptions and beliefs,
Outlook and acumen
A heart full of love
Spreads selfless affection
While one full of hatred
Gives way to devastation
The caring and the wise
Give aid to the needy
Just one wrong step on the wrong path
Makes a person greedy
Necessary is the condition
To develop a healthy mindset
For happy attitude, an easy life
And satisfaction at the sunset
Heal yourself with silence
Feel the bliss of the breeze
Provide comfort to others
For negative thoughts to cease
Let's open doors to positivity
Become pure from within
Greet ourselves and guide others
It's never too late to begin -
56. When You Are Willing To Let Go
When you are willing
to let go of
what you are used to
and what you are
comfortable with,
you will be given
exactly what you need
to get to where
you truly want to be. -
57. One Hundred Sixty-Six
Taking Care Of YourselfI used to believe
that I had to learn
how to love myself
before I could take care
of myself.
But I’ve realized that
taking care of myself
is actually teaching me
how to love myself. -
58. Make It Count
Poem About Living In The MomentThat friend,
Would you two have had more fun
If you knew how long he'd be gone?
That possession,
Would you have allowed others to borrow
If you knew you'd lose it tomorrow?
That stranger,
Would you have helped to ease his pain
If you knew you'd meet him again?
Those kids,
Would you have held them dear years ago
If you knew how fast they'd grow?
That neighbour,
Would you have tried to say goodbye
If you knew he was going to die?
Life is volatile, time is short,
And better is the smallest deed any day
Than the greatest intention tucked away.
Make it count.Latest Shared StoryThis is an amazing poem that is so true. Keep it up. There are so many things people don't notice normally.
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59. Tightrope
Minding Our VirtuesIt's sometimes hard to see
How close a virtue and vice can be,
Yet the borderline of the two
Should we respect in all we do.
Being frank without a little tact
Can turn to rudeness after the fact.
Being brave may be a step away
From foolhardiness any given day.
When suspicion becomes routine
Paranoia is sure to settle in.
And when making humility a show
Pride readily begins to grow.
Where gentleness lacks a bit of nerve
Weakness is what others observe.
And where self-confidence is found
Arrogance often lurks around.
It's a borderline hard to tread
And plunges tend to lie ahead,
But it's by heeding moderation's call
That we can safely avoid a fall. -
60. The Chrysalis
Learning To ForgiveWe are never finished products,
No matter how long we live.
There's always something we can add,
Like learning to forgive.
It isn't all that easy
To release a long held grudge.
For years it's been a part of us.
It doesn't want to budge.
I often wonder if that is why
Some of us live so long
In what seems needless suffering.
Is there still need to right a wrong?
Perhaps we're given extra time
To clear our hearts and mind
Of many thoughts so negative
That peace is hard to find.
Forgiving past offenders
For the harm they did to you
Opens up a channel that
Will let His love come through.
Like a butterfly lies dormant,
Awaiting to expand,
So waits love's own perfection
In the chrysalis of man.
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