Poems about Life
The things that made you sad.
But never forget to remember,
The things that made you glad.
Always remember to forget,
The friends that proved untrue.
But never forget to remember,
Those that stuck by you.
Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away,
But never forget to remember
The Blessings that come each day.
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Making a Difference..a humorous poem with a poignant point
A million starfish
By the tide were landed
When the sun arose, they would die,
On the beach, stranded
A boy said he must help
I said you can't make a difference,
Hardly any
It's a waste of time
There are just too many
He picked one up and threw it to the sea
In an instance, it was gone
Well, he said
I think I've made a big difference...
To that little one
With due deference
I joined him,
Making a difference
It's just possible that one of those rescued starfish,
This is my heartfelt wish,
went on to become the President of the United States
of American Starfish
Jon Bratton 2008
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One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring,
One smile can begin a friendship,
One hand can lift a soul,
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal,
One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam can light a room,
One candle can wipe out darkness,
One laugh can conquer gloom,
One hope can raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care,
One voice can wake up everybody,
One life can make the difference,
You see it's up to you!
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Life is a gift, accept it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is a mystery, unfold it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a struggle, face it.
Life is beauty, praise it.
Life is a puzzle, solve it.
Life is opportunity, take it.
Life is sorrowful, experience it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a goal, achieve it.
Life is a mission, fulfill it.
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If there is a future there is time for mending-
Time to see your troubles coming to an ending.
Life is never hopeless however great your sorrow-
If you're looking forward to a new tomorrow.
If there is time for wishing then there is time for hoping-
When through doubt and darkness you are blindly groping.
Though the heart be heavy and hurt you may be feeling-
If there is time for praying there is time for healing.
So if through your window there is a new day breaking-
Thank God for the promise, though mind and soul be aching,
If with harvest over there is grain enough for gleaning-
There is a new tomorrow and life still has meaning.
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Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
to sweet eternity.
We all have different journeys,
Different paths along the way,
We all were meant to learn some things,
but never meant to stay...
Our destination is a place,
Far greater than we know.
For some the journey's quicker,
For some the journey's slow.
And when the journey finally ends,
We'll claim a great reward,
And find an everlasting peace,
Together with the Lord
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Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey:
From childhood to maturity
and youth to age;
From innocence to awareness
and ignorance to knowing;
From foolishness to desecration
and then perhaps to wisdom.
From weakness to strength or
from strength to weakness
and often back again;
From health to sickness
and we pray to health again.
From offense to forgiveness
from loneliness to love
from joy to gratitude
from pain to compassion
from grief to understanding
from fear to faith.
From defeat to defeat to defeat
until looking backwards or ahead
We see that victory lies not
at some high point along the way
but in having made the journey
step by step
a sacred pilgrimage.
Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey;
A sacred journey to life everlasting.
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When all else fails, read the instructions.
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A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing;
Every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves:
This day let me make a sound beginning,
for what we have hitherto done is naught!
-- Thomas A. Kempis
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Don’t limit yourself.
Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do.
You can go as far as your mind lets you.
What you believe, remember, you can achieve.
-- Mary Kay Ash
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Dreams are renewable.
No matter what our age or condition,
there are still untapped possibilities within us
and new beauty waiting to be born.
-- Dr. Dale Turner
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Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea.
It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off,
and does something about it that makes a difference.
-- Nolan Bushnell
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Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly,
but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
-- Mary Kay Ash
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All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune.
-- Henry David Thoreau
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Good judgment comes from experience,
and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
-- Will Rogers
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If you have made mistakes...
there is always another chance for you...
you may have a fresh start any moment you choose,
for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down,
but the staying down.
-- Mary Pickford
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If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light.
Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears.
-- Glenn Clark
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If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it.
-- Jonathan Winters
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Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.
-- Harold B. Melchart
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Many of our fears are tissue paper thin,
and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.
-- Brendan Francis
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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.
-- Mark Twain
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You don't get to choose how you're going to die, or when.
You can only decide how you're going to live now.
-- Joan Baez
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Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot.
In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
-- Oscar Wilde
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Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
-- Julie Andrews
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Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many
—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
-- Charles Dickens
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If you want your dreams to come true, don't oversleep.
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The best vitamin for making friends....B1.
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Ideas won't work unless YOU do.
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Jumping to conclusions can be bad exercise.
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One thing you can give and still keep...is your word.
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For many generations
Where spirit dreams have played.
Hung above the cradle board,
Or in the lodge up high,
The dream net catches bad dreams,
While good dreams slip on by.
Bad dreams become entangled
Among the sinew thread.
Good dreams slip through the center hole,
While you dream upon your bed.
This is an ancient legend,
Since dreams will never cease,
Hang this dream net above your bed,
Dream on, and be at peace.
~~Author Unknown.~~
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Dream Catcher verse
Sleep well sweet child
don't worry your head.
Your Dream Catcher is humming
above your bed.
Listen so softly I know you can hear.
The tone of beyond close to your ear
Love is alive and living in you.
Beyond all your troubles
Where good dreams are true
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Pennies from Heaven
Today I found a penny
Just laying on the ground
But its a very special one
This little coin I've found
For those pennies come from heaven
My grandma always said
Oh how I loved that story
When she tucked me into bed.
She said when angels miss you
They toss a penny down
Maybe just to cheer you up
Or make you smile not frown
So dont pass by that penny
When you are feeling blue
It could be one from heaven
That an angels tossed to you .
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ANGEL FOOD
Take a CUP of KINDNESS
mix it well with LOVE,
Add a lot of PATIENCE,
and FAITH in GOD ABOVE, Sprinkle very generously with JOY, AND THANKS, AND CHEER-
And you'll have lots of "ANGEL FOOD"
to feast on all the year!
~By Helen Steiner Rice~
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