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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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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Be Proud Of Who You Are
- By S Raine
- Published: November 2010
I Am Unique

I come with no wrapping or pretty pink bows.
I am who I am, from my head to my toes.
I tend to get loud when speaking my mind.
Even a little crazy some of the time.

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I love this poem! People are always trying to fit in and be normal. I've always disregarded being "normal." What's the point? Why would I be someone I am not? I am perfectly happy the way I...

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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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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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For Alexis From Your Mama
- By Amy D. Liskey
- Published: February 2006
Live Life Like It Is My Very Last

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Sitting on the steps, looking across the lake,
Wondering why life, at times, can seem great.
But in that second, it took me to just think,
My life could change, faster than a blink.

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I like the poem because it gives me the passion
in everything I do, even if you don't accomplish your goals right away.
Secrets Under Trees
- By Jessica Knight
- Published: July 2016
Focusing On The Good

Tiny little secrets
Get buried in the dirt,
And if they were dug up,
Someone would probably get hurt,

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I don’t know if that’s true, because sometimes it's better to hide the hurtful secrets because the world these days will probably laugh at you then do nothing for a few days then decide...

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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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As Time Passes
- By Jenni-fiere M. Bivens
- Published: February 2006
Poem On Time Going By So Fast

As the seconds pass,
We look back
At what our lives have held.

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The poem really hit home with me. I decided to use this for a compare and contrast essay for my literature class.
True Joy
- By M. Jolynn Rawson-Hunt
- Published: February 2006
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I'll be happy once I've done this certain thing.
We all say this often not realizing what it brings.
We look only to the future for our happiness.
Letting life slip through our fingers in its fullness.

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this poem touched me but not in the way most people would think.
when they said "When speaking to a man on his dying bed,
none of these answers are what he said."
when I heard that it...

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Keep On Smiling
- By Alexandra Skiathitis
- Published: February 2008
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If at times you feel you want to cry
And life seems such a trial,
Above the clouds there's a bright blue sky,
So make your tears a smile.

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So I moved and I really wanted good friends. I had this one friend who was always happy and could light up a room by walking in. He was always smiling and this poem reminded me of him. Thank you.

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