Short Poems

What Life Means To Me

A poem about what life means to me from the poet. Each of us has a different meaning of what life means. Reflect on the verses of this poetry and answer the question of what life means to you!

Nicky Gumbel describes what life means to him, "Life is so short. Grudges are a waste of time. Laugh when you can, apologise when you should, and trust God with what you cannot change." We think this is a great description.

And Angela Schwindt said, "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." How true that is!!

Be inspired by this collection of poems about what life means!

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Life To Me
Poet: Julie Hebert, �2015

Life to me is all that I see,
Each and every day.
It's the family I love, the people I speak of,
It's a smile I receive on my way.

Life to me is all that I hear,
Each and every day.
It's the birds in the tree, singing to me,
It's the sounds of waves crashing on the bay.

Life to me is all that I touch,
Each and every day.
It's the warmth of my cup, the soft little pup,
It's the kiss that makes me sway.

Life to me is all that I taste,
Each and every day.
It's the love of dessert, my fruity water squirt,
It's my favourite food at the buffet.

But what life is to me is most of all,
Is the love I feel each day.
Without family and friends to share in life's frenz,
Life would be so grey.

Life Is A...
by Mother Teresa

Life is a beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is costly, care for it.
Life is a wealth, keep it.
Life is love, enjoy it.
Life is a mystery, know it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, brace it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is life, save it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.

Life is meant to be a vibrant, deeply felt, growing mosaic of long, meaningful moments. Brendon Burchard

Painter Of Life
by Wilferd Peterson

You hold in your hand the camel's hair brush of a painter of life.
You stand before the vast white canvas of Time.
The paints are your thoughts, emotions and acts.

You select the colors of your thoughts;
Drab or bright, weak or strong, good or bad.

You select the colors of your emotions,
Discordant or harmonious, harsh or quiet, weak or strong.

You select the colours of your acts;
Cold or warm, fearful or daring, small or big.

You select and mix the positive colors of heart, mind and spirit
Into the qualities of effective living; patience, determination,
Endurance, self-discipline, work, love, and faith.

Each moment of your life is a brush stroke
In the painting of your growing career.

The art of achievement is the art of making life -
Your life - a masterpiece.

Life Is A Gift
Poet: Edgar A. Guest

Life is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away;
It isn't a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes and treasure your best;
It isn't a joy to be sipped now and then
And promptly put back in a dark place again.

Life is a gift that the humblest may boast of
And one that the humblest may well make the most of.
Get out and live it each hour of the day,
Wear it and use it as much as you may;
Don't keep it in niches and corners and grooves,
You'll find that in service its beauty improves.