21. Love Is Better Than Hate
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Love is better than hate.
Life's too short to waste opportunities
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22. Fly!
Open heart and open mind,
On a journey of a lifetime.
Love and respect all,
Get back up when you fall. -
23. Seeing Ourselves Clearly
It’s difficult to take in the entirety of something
when you are standing inside of it.
Valleys are best seen from peaks.
Mountains from their bases.Featured Shared StoryOne should always keep an open mind when viewing the world around them, and what you say in your beautiful poem is so true, and other people often can see our inner beauty before we do. That...
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24. Smile, Rainbow, A Helping Hand
At times we need a little smile
or a rainbow big and bright.
At times we need a helping hand
to help us make things right. -
25. My Love Is Gone
Lord, hear my prayer oh so dear.
My heart is aching; my mind isn't clear.
My love has left me; it hurts my soul.
Without that love, I don't feel whole.Featured Shared StoryI know how you feel. My boyfriend left me last summer. Today would have been our anniversary. I feel so empty without him. I tried dating again, but he's always on my mind. I loved him, I...
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26. A Fallen Leaf
Famous Poem
A trusting little leaf of green,
A bold audacious frost;
A rendezvous, a kiss or two,
And youth for ever lost.Featured Shared StoryI believe this poem is referencing the fleeting duration of the human life span. A leaf in the spring starts out green and tender. Until the frost comes in the fall and gives the leaf a...
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27. The Terrifying Thing About Love
It is a terrifying thing
to watch love
walk in your direction
when you believeFeatured Shared StoryVery well written and, in my opinion, very true. I like it and agree totally with it.
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28. The Dark Days Will Pass
There will be dark days,
when you feel alone
with your aching heart
but that doesn’t meanFeatured Shared StoryI think that is true to every person's life, and what he or she needs is patience that brings a glorious morning after a gloomy night. I had also once gone through such dark days, which later...
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29. Snowflakes
I caught snowflakes
on my fingertips
but they melted
to my dismay.Featured Shared StoryAwesome. When more of us realize that, the better off we all will be. I really like this poem.
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30. Life Isn't Black And White
You can be unhappy and still be in love.
You can be in love and still walk away.
You can walk away and still feel the weight of loss.
You can feel the weight of loss and still stand tall. -
31. Wishes
The orange glow of the fireplace
fills the room with Christmas cheer.
To my family I raise my glass,
full of wishes for the year. -
32. Just The Beginning
one day
it will be so clear –
what you thought
was the end, -
Featured Shared Story
Very insightful. Self-love can be (and maybe should be) the first love we encounter. Even when we're not perfect.
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34. The Marching Heart
I believe the beating in our hearts
was put there to remind us
that even when we feel alone in the world,
a part of us marches on, -
35. The Hand Of Fate
There is no reason to feel troubled
if your path has not been made clear to you yet.
When you remain true to your spirit,
courageous in action, -
36. Choose How You Spend Your Time
You cannot
slow the setting
of the sun.
You can only choose -
37. The Strength In You
There is
a strength in you
you haven’t even
begun to find.Featured Shared StorySo true in that we really don't know how one will react until one has been there and has done it! Suffering is an important life experience. Great poem, thanks.
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38. The Girl I Used To Be
Try as I may, try as I do,
there are days when I wish
I could go back
to the girl I used to be -
39. Every Day Changes You
every day changes you
sometimes a lot
sometimes barely
but life never stops -
40. Finding Hope
I am learning to find hope
in the smallest and most unexpected places
like the whispers through the forest
and the velvet evening skyFeatured Shared StoryThis poem speaks to me. I really like it. We spend so much of our time focusing on things that really don't make life better and we miss out on many of the things that do.
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