Meaningful Poems

Meaningful Poems

Meaning of Life Poems

It is the thesis of the great psychoanalyst Viktor Frankl that man can endure any hardship as long as he can find meaning in the experience. Incidentally, as a survivor of Nazi Concentration Camps he was in a position to know. Thankfully, most of us are not tested in such extreme conditions. However, the principle is the same. Human beings cannot live without meaning. Depression is the natural outcome of living a life that is bereft of purpose.

72 Deep Poems about Life

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  1. 1. Stoic

    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 18, 2025 with permission of the Author.

    As life unravels, be brave and bold,
    Never criticise, neither grudges hold.
    Live in harmony, with your fellow man,
    Following nature, as our lord planned.

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    Excellent poem and excellent wisdom.

    Nice work!

    God bless

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  3. 2. Deja Vu

    • By Marcia A. Newton
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 10, 2025 with permission of the Author.

    I can't be certain, but I believe we have met before.
    There's an eerie connection between us; of this I'm very sure.
    You seem so familiar like our paths have crossed somehow.
    I wonder maybe in a dream or a memory long past now.

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  5. 3. Offers

    I don't mind accolades
    freely passed on my way,
    I'll take encouragement
    gladly, any given day.

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    I really relate to this poem and many of your other poems. I should love to know more about you and what started you on the path to becoming a poet. Perhaps you could fill in your bio on...

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  6. 4. This Journey Of Mine

    I wake up each day
    On this journey of mine,
    Grabbing each moment
    Of my limited time.

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    Ann: I just ran across your comments. I'm glad I reached someone with my poems. I don't know which poem you were referring to, but I'm glad you enjoyed it. Did you read No More Whippoorwill,...

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  7. 5. Ozymandias

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    I met a traveller from an antique land
    Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
    Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
    Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown

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  8. 6. Is This The Year To End All Years?

    I watch the hands on the clock tick by
    And I wonder where time goes.
    Will this be the year to end all years?
    Well, only God can know.

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    Excellent poem, as always. Keep writing...
    Very best wishes,
    Ann

  9. 7. 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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  10. 8. Blessed

    • By John P. Read
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2023 with permission of the Author.

    I've never wished for fortunes,
    I've always prayed for better things.
    I'm happy and contented,
    Never wanting to live like a king.

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  11. 9. Unbidden

    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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  12. 10. A Place To Be

    Ever gotten there?
    To that place where
    You have nothing to prove
    and can just be.

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  13. 11. Remembering Will Have To Do

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

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  14. 12. Only If....

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

    If I were a superstar,

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  15. 13. Read It Again

    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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  16. 14. My Creed

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    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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  17. 15. Life

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    Let me but live my life from year to year,
    With forward face and unreluctant soul;
    Not hurrying to, nor turning from the goal;
    Not mourning for the things that disappear

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  18. 16. There Will Be Days

    • By S.C. Lourie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2021 with permission of the Author.

    There will be days
    when your heart will break.
    And there will be days when
    your heart will soar.

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    Inspiring. Truthful and well-written. I like it. Good read.

  19. 17. The Hero Of Your Life

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

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  20. 18. 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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  21. 19. My Journey

    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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  22. 20. It's About The Journey

    • By Lauren Bowman
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2021 with permission of the Author.

    How about sad but hopeful.
    Lonely but looking inward.
    Resting but planning your next step.

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