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.

Poems about Lessons Learned from Mistakes

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I Still Matter
- By Pat A. Fleming
- Published: September 2017
Dealing With Growing Old

I'M STILL HERE

My looks are nothing special,
My face reveals my age,

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Pat's poems are so unique yet universal, written from the heart and able to capture the feelings of those who read them. I have been through a long period of caring for a relative. During...

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We Are All Human
- By Pat A. Fleming
- Published: July 2018
Trying To Understand Each Other

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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Each Moment Is Precious
- By Pat A. Fleming
- Published: October 29, 2018
Living In The Present Moment

Live in the moment,
Just take it all in.
Pay attention to everything,
Right there and right then.

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That 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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Family Circle
- By Melissa G. Nicks
- Published: February 2006
Cycle Of Life Poem

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!"

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This is a fantastic poem that shows the life with a family and shows all the processes in a family and all the changes that passes, I love this poem that I even said it in a poetry contest!
Good Timber
- By Douglas Malloch
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,

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This is a poem that addresses the law of nature. No one can go against it. The poet has used metaphorical language to depict the similarities between man and other creations of nature. Nature...

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Perceptions
- By Abimbola T. Alabi
- Published: January 2018
Jumping To Conclusions About People

First impressions can be strong
About those we see around.
Yet how often are they wrong?
That is the truth I've found.

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I really like this well thought out poem. So true. It takes time to get to know a person. Many people are in and out of our lives or we just get to know someone at the surface level and it is...

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Lessons For Living
- By Alora M. Knight
- Published: July 2016
Teaching Our Children

I see you looking at your children,
Wondering what their lives will be.
If you verify some answers
Then their future you might see.

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I loved this poem. The list of things that should be given to our children to have an amazing journey through this life, it's all here! This poem contains so much wisdom! Beautifully written....

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The Time Of My Life
- By Alora M. Knight
- Published: August 2018
Making The Most Out Of What Time Is Left

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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Changing The Past
- By Donna
- Published: July 2011
Poem About Letting Go Of The Past

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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 away

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I 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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A Snowflake Falls
- By Ruth Adams
- Published: February 2006
Importance Of Staying Connected With Family And Friends

One night I saw a snowflake fall.
Past memories it did recall.

And as the snow fell to the ground,

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Superb, poetry as its best.

We should count our blessings one by one,
Every night and day, lest they be gone.
Friends and family, hold onto them tight,
For they may disappear in a...

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