Meaningful Poems - Page 3

41. My Creed

Famous Poem

• By Edgar A. Guest

To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter where, a man;
To take what comes of good or ill
And cling to faith and honor still;

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42. Choose How You Spend Your Time

• By Blake Auden
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2020 with permission of the Author.

You cannot
slow the setting
of the sun.
You can only choose

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43. Remembering Will Have To Do

• By Kathy J. Parenteau
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2022 with permission of the Author.

If I could create a picture book of
memories from the past,
every chapter a masterpiece
of unforgettable moments rehashed.

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44. Only If....

• By Abimbola T. Alabi
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2022 with permission of the Author.

I'd be happy, only if...
Our often deceptive belief -

If I were a superstar,

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45. Simple, It's Just Life

• By JC CR
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2018 with permission of the Author.

We've all been through thick.
We've all been through thin.
We've all been to the light
And back to the dark again.

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46. Waiting For Truth

• By Lilli Janzen
• Published by Family Friend Poems August 2016 with permission of the Author.

Wait, you say, but I want to know.
Wait, you say, but it's just so slow.
Do I need to live with the questions
Or simply wait for your confession?

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47. All About Love

• By Sharon K. Hunter
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

I love the flowers that bloom in spring,
for all the joy and love they bring.

I love the sun that warms the sky

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48. Look At My Soul

• By Karen Denman
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2015 with permission of the Author.

Look at my soul, what do you see?
A diverse human spirit hiding in me.
Protective barriers and walls I build.
Whilst living behind them, a life unfulfilled.

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49. The Legacy Of My Words

• By Patricia A Fleming
• Published by Family Friend Poems September 2019 with permission of the Author.

My words are like my heart beat.
They tell the world that I'm alive.
They recite the tale of who I am
And of all I have survived.

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50. Do Better Dare

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

It's not so easy....

Anyone can spot others' flaws.
It's easy, like a blink of the eyes.

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51. My Journey

• By Krutika H. Deshpande
• Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.

I am a lost traveler like a million others
Having no destination and no direction
With rocky road and no companion
And still I wander and wonder

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52. In The Blink Of An Eye

• By Ophelia E. Shakespeare
• Published by Family Friend Poems June 2023 with permission of the Author.

Fleeting eternity
surrounds the mountaintop,
nestled in a lush green valley
time forgot.

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53. Unbidden

• By Abimbola T. Alabi
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2023 with permission of the Author.

I can't prevent attitudes
from knocking upon my door,
but I decide which to let in
and which ones to ignore.

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54. How Do You Measure Success In This Life?

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

How do you measure success in this life?
And who should decide if you fail?
Do life's sweet temptations guide you along?
Or in the end does your conscience prevail?

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55. We Can All Shine

• By Abimbola T. Alabi
• Published by Family Friend Poems December 2019 with permission of the Author.

We can all live and just be
Who we are meant to be in life.
Allowing love to set us free,
Rather than giving into strife.

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56. The Hero Of Your Life

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

You are the only one
who can save you
no one else can
do it for you

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57. The Little Things Mean More Than Anything

• By Gemma Troy
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2021 with permission of the Author.

It’s the little things
isn’t it
that mean more than anything
and the simple pleasures

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58. Read It Again

• By Alexandra Michelle
• Published by Family Friend Poems January 2022 with permission of the Author.

I hate people who’ve hurt me
so you’ll never hear me say
I must love them harder.
I know that

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59. Life

• By John P. Read
• Published by Family Friend Poems May 2019 with permission of the Author.

Your springtime has gone.
Your summers have passed.
Autumn's now waving goodbye.

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60. Remember Humanity

• By Joy Young
• Published by Family Friend Poems April 2019 with permission of the Author.

"I"n this moment, my heart is open.
"N"ever before have I felt such powerful emotion.
It is "N"ow that I realize the true meaning of living.
It is for being loved, loving, "A"nd also forgiving.

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