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 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 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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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 StoryThis is a great work of art. You're very talented and that was very brave. Clearly, you're a beautiful person!!
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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 can relate 100%. I hope you are finding some peace and that writing may be cathartic to you. It's a great short poem and I read it at a time I needed to. Some things are funny that way....
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Barter
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,Featured Shared StoryHow wonderful to stop, really see, and appreciate what nature gives us. I too love the crashing waves, the dancing flames and beautiful smells around us, we need to be mindful of every moment...
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Other People
Poem On Heaven And Hell In Our RelationshipsHell is other people.
-Jean-Paul Sartre
Hell is other people whoFeatured Shared StoryThat's so true. I am from somewhere where flat girls are considered beautiful. My friends often make fun of me because I am not flat like them, and it often makes me cry, but now I'm used to...
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