Life Lesson Poems - Page 3

41. You Don't Have To Be A Doormat

• By Patricia A Fleming
• Published by Family Friend Poems February 2020 with permission of the Author.

When I was young and insecure,
And desperate to be liked.
I tended to withdraw in pain
And flee instead of fight.

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42. We Are All Human

• By Patricia A Fleming
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2018 with permission of the Author.

I've lived quite a while and learned quite a bit
About life and this world where we live.
I've found that it's filled with both good and the bad.
Some who take, while some others will give.

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43. Start Where You Stand

Famous Poem

• By Berton Braley

Start where you stand and never mind the past,
The past won't help you in beginning new,
If you have left it all behind at last
Why, that's enough, you're done with it, you're through;

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44. Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready

• By Vic Lejon
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

I keep pulling
on my roots
urging them to grow
impatient for the bloom

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45. It's All In The Eyes

• By Katy A. Brown
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 1, 2024 with permission of the Author.

A picture says a thousand words; a smile can too.
A laugh can tell you a lot, as well...
but to hide behind those things is quite easy to do.

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46. Do Not Love Half Lovers

Famous Poem

• By Kahlil Gibran

Do not love half lovers
Do not entertain half friends
Do not indulge in works of the half talented
Do not live half a life and do not die a half death

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47. Teach Them Well

• By Kirsten Robinson
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.

You are not defined
by the way other people
see you
treat you

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48. Never Say That Word

• By Kevin T. Pearson
• Published by Family Friend Poems July 2020 with permission of the Author.

It is a small word
with a big bite,
the worst ever heard;
it is just not polite.

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49. These Stories We Wear

• By Sabina Laura
• Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.

these stories we wear –

scars,
stretchmarks,

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50. Temperance

• By Abimbola T. Alabi
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2018 with permission of the Author.

Get annoyed with someone
And explode in fury
But later after calming down
You'd look back

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51. The Time Of My Life

• By Alora M. Knight
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2018 with permission of the Author.

I 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.

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52. Take Time To Know Me

• By Denise Marcia Whyte
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2014 with permission of the Author.

Take time to know me, and you will see
That I am nothing like what you have heard spoken of me.
Give me a chance, and I will prove to you
That although I am not perfect, I have a heart that is pure and true.

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53. Windows

Famous Poem

• By Jessie B. Rittenhouse

I looked through others' windows
On an enchanted earth,
But out of my own window-
Solitude and dearth.

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54. The Curse Of Social Media

• By Patricia A Fleming
• Published by Family Friend Poems November 2018 with permission of the Author.

I'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.

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55. The Jealous Heart

• By Belinda Stotler
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2022 with permission of the Author.

Jealousy is such an ugly beast,
Consuming in a ruthless feast,
Every thought of rational notions
Or capacity for gentler emotions,

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56. Pebbles

• By Derek T
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

Time has grown frantic
Moves by us so swiftly
Too often overwhelmed
Losing sight of life's gift

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57. The Wisdom Of Children

• By Annabel Sheila
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

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.

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58. The Best Day Of My Life

• By Bhumi N Deshpande
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

The best day of my life,
When will it be?
When I score top grades,
Or get a meal free?

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59. Lessons From Dad

• By Randy Cadenhead
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2020 with permission of the Author.

Love someone as best you can,
but love.

And have a dog,

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60. The Middle

• By Doug W Benson
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 23, 2024 with permission of the Author.

When choices present throughout the whole day
Enticing you to go this or that way
With convincing arguments that both sides portray;
I find answers are oft in the middle.

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