Life Poems

If you’ve never asked the question Who or when or why or how Give your mind that great suggestion Go ahead and do it now You will find when you consider All the options that abound There is still but one conclusion Where peace of mind is found It not

Don’t ever be reluctant to show your feelings when you’re happy, give in to it. When you’re not, live with it. Don’t ever be afraid to try to make things better, you might be surprised at the results. Don’t ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders. Don’t

I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray. Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each task. “Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered. He answered, “You didn’t ask.” I wanted to

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

In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. Ah! what is not a dream by day To him whose eyes are cast On things around him with a ray Turned back upon the past?

When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall; Then the forms of

Our Father knows what’s best for us, So why should we complain … We always want the sunshine, But He knows there must be rain. We love the sound of laughter And the merriment of cheer; But our hearts would lose their tenderness If we never shed a tear. Our

When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully. When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light. When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it. When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway. When life seems to beat you down,

How sweet to hear at eventide When still grows day and twilight nears The song of thrush and blackbird, Joy that falls so gently on the ears…. To celebrate another day Of life and living, flying free, To praise, as time of rest draws near, Life’s wondrous ways and mystery.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don’t see the

Every single day when the world’s bright and green I look for the way to find out what life means The sun shines bright over this place We’re all running to win the world-wide race Who will get there first and win the prize In the end, we’ll learn all

I reach my hands up to the clouds And I grab the side one cloud that interests me I pull myself up onto the cloud I look around and I see things that I don’t normally see For we live in a world full of hate, violence, and poverty And

I’ve never made a fortune, and it’s probably too late now. But I don’t worry about that much, I’m happy anyhow. And as I go along life’s way, I’m reaping better than I sowed. I’m drinking from my saucer, ‘Cause my cup has overflowed. Haven’t got a lot of riches,

Life, believe, is not a dream So dark as sages say; Oft a little morning rain Foretells a pleasant day. Sometimes there are clouds of gloom, But these are transient all; If the shower will make the roses bloom, O why lament its fall Rapidly, merrily, Life’s sunny hours flit

Here I am at mid day Where did my rider go I just started leading the pack Now I just don’t know Why does it always happen to me Just as I am getting ahead I lose the thing that guides me on Now I’m all alone instead My rider