Why
Pondering Life
Why do we begin if we don't plan to finish?
Why do we love if we don't want to get hurt?
Why do we live if someday we must die?
Why do we smile if we really hurt inside?
Meaningful Poems - Page 2
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Featured Shared Story
Most of the answers to this poem in my eyes would be hope.
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A Psalm Of Life
Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream!—
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.Featured Shared StoryMy deceased husband introduced me to this poem 55 years ago, and I've always considered it a great gift.
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A Poem About Time
Reflective Poem About The Perception Of TimeTime is slow, time is fast.
It never stops, but it always lasts.
It's time for bed, it's time for school.
To waste your time is to be a fool.Featured Shared StorySisters made a great impact on my life. In 1949, at age six, I was brought to St Clara's Orphanage because neighbors found me alone in an empty house. It just so happened that I was born with...
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A Day Away
Feelings And PerspectiveSome feelings are shallow, some feelings are deep.
Some make us smile, some make us weep.
Some we love, some we don't.Featured Shared StoryI, too, have dealt with depression most of my life. I have learned two things. Feelings are just that. They are fleeting. They come and they go. I have also learned to rely on my rock, my...
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The Choice Is Mine
Happiness PoemAnalysis of Form and Technique
Life may not let me choose my lot,
But whether I'd be happy or not...
That is my choice.
Featured Shared StoryI really loved this poem. It is simple but lovely, the sort of thing you could hand to anyone having troubles with life. The choice is theirs to let things worry them and spoil their lives or...
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A Simple Plan
A Simple Way To Live Your LifeSimple Sam was a simple man.
He lived each day by a simple plan.
Enjoy your life and live while you can.
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The Mask
Existing in the realm of its own true hell,
the pacing of the parasite begins to swell.
It suffers in silence, yet demands to be heard.
It will never survive without its bevy of words.Featured Shared StoryThis poem was amazing. May I PLEASE use some of it as song lyrics. I'll make sure it's known that you wrote it.
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Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Not Being Defined By LooksDo not judge me
From the outside,
Because all you will see
Is my stupid pride.Featured Shared StoryYou are a very talented writer. We can only imagine what amazing company you would be. So intelligent, interesting, and much deeper than most. Amazing work! Keep writing and never forget how...
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Memory Album
Precious MemoriesMemories are life's special moments
Borrowed from the passing of time.
Ghosts and shadows from bygone days,
Etched and stored inside our mind.Featured Shared StoryHi Laurie, I know what you're experiencing with your Mom. My Mom has Parkinson's and Dementia. This year her memory has gotten very bad. She imagines things that don't exist, at times forgets...
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Nostalgia
Learning To Let GoTogether we wrote our stories.
Together we sang our songs.
But now it's all gone.
Featured Shared StoryFor some, childhood may be joyful, filled with pleasant memories. For others, it may be unpleasant. Even among those unpleasant memories, one might find at least a few pleasant memories which...
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