1. Which Way Life?
A life won't do you favors
There's no map for roads to take
Experience is our only guide
Life Lesson Poems
Poems about Life Lessons
It has been said that life is the most patient teacher. You will be presented with the same experience over and over until you learn the best way to deal with the situation. This is not because life is cruel. Rather, it is because things have a way of coming back to haunt us when we don't deal with them. One form of intelligence is the ability to learn from mistakes. When you are presented with a painful experience, take the time to think about how you can avoid it in the future. This is an example of a lesson learned.
82 Poems about Lessons Learned from Mistakes
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2. The Pearl
I am but a small oyster
In a deep complicated sea
The waves pushing and rolling
MeFeatured Shared StoryLove this poem. "I was never the oyster" You were all along the pearl. Perception at its finest.
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This poem really hit home with me. I will be 60 on my next birthday and it seems like years fly by like days. I too look in the mirror and wonder where all the lines and wrinkles have came...
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4. You Don't Have To Be A Doormat
When I was young and insecure,
And desperate to be liked.
I tended to withdraw in pain
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5. I Finally Met Habit
I'll never forget when I first met Desire,
The feelings I had; my heart raging with fire.
She helped me believe all things were in reach,
As long as I had her to guide and to teach.Featured Shared StoryAnother brilliant poem - I'm smiling even now as I write this comment. Just keep writing - your poems must give many others the same pleasure as they give me.
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6. We Are All Human
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. -
7. Good Timber
Famous Poem
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 StoryPoetry is a passionate way of expressing our innermost thoughts, emotions, spirit, and love, amongst other things. As I read this poem, I thought of a very humble gentleman who lost his...
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8. Time Keeps Marching On
Time passes all so quickly,
Moments melting into years.
It's true, time waits for no one,
And the end is always near.Featured Shared StoryAnother lovely poem, Patricia - keep them coming. Very best wishes, Ann
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9. It's All In The Eyes
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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10. The Old Mill
Famous Poem
One hundred years the mill has stood:
One hundred years the dashing flood
Has turned the wheel with roaring sound,
Through foaming waters, round and round. -
11. Each Moment Is Precious
Live in the moment,
Just take it all in.
Pay attention to everything,
Right there and right then.Featured Shared StoryThat was touching. It really said my whole life. I'm too busy with everything and I'm memorizing this to my heart. I'm busy with school. I take too much time thinking about tomorrow than...
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12. Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready
I keep pulling
on my roots
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13. Speak The Language Of Your Heart
Each day we wake is such a gift;
No moment's guaranteed.
Tomorrow isn't promised,
But to fate we must concede.Featured Shared StoryThis touches my heart deeply. I believe life is more about what "IS" rather than the what "WAS" with unresolved issues between family or friends. I am in recovery with four estranged...
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14. Equipment
Famous Poem
Figure it out for yourself, my lad,
You've all that the greatest of men have had,
Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,
And a brain to use if you would be wise.Featured Shared StoryI lost my wife Donna in April 2021. Edgar Albert Guest's poem is inspiring me to carry on and get on with things. Life is too short.
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15. Family Circle
When I am born, you are here
In your eye, I see a tear
Time flies and already I'm two
"Look, Daddy, I can tie my shoe!"Featured Shared StoryWow! Words cannot describe the quality of this poem. It is touching and another thing is that it co-relates with life's reality. Thanks a lot and thumbs up for the great job!
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16. Teach Them Well
You are not defined
by the way other people
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17. Perceptions
First impressions can be strong
About those we see around.
Yet how often are they wrong?
That is the truth I've found.Featured Shared StoryWhat a wonderful piece of writing. I love it! I agree with it. In my early 20's I worked in a convenience store, and I had a game I played where I would judge whether the customer would be...
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18. Forgiveness Is Divine
Some people view forgiveness
As a virtue for the weak.
An act of mercy undeserved,
That serves no useful need.Featured Shared StoryHi Pat,
I was so pleased to wake this morning and find one of your poems. Everything you write comes from your heart. I have commented to you before of how I enjoy your poems and I feel... -
19. Changing The Past
The past is the past for a reason.
That is where it is supposed to stay,
But some cannot let it go.
In their heads it eats awayFeatured Shared StoryI really enjoyed this poem. It's so very true. We all have certain regrets or circumstances in life we would give anything to change if we could. Sometimes that is just not possible, and even...
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20. Do Not Love Half Lovers
Famous Poem
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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