Poems

Discover uplifting poems by category, crafted to inspire and brighten your day.

Updated July 18, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer

Be encouraged and inspired by our collection of poems, sorted by category and topic, covering a wide range of subjects.

Within these pages, you will find poems that seek to uplift and encourage you, igniting inspiration within your heart. We believe that reading poetry has the power to transform your thoughts, bringing forth a smile and brightening even the cloudiest of days. We hope this collection of poems adds a touch of radiance to your life and provide you with meaningful thoughts to ponder.

We invite you to find a topic that you need some encouragement or inspiration on; read these poems and let the words inspire you. We hope our collection inspires and encourages you.

Table of Contents

A

1. Abundance Poem
2. Abundance Prayer
3. Actions Speak Louder Than Words Poems
4. Adoption Poems
5. Adversity Poems
6. Poems on Aging
7. Poems On Adventure
8. Poems About Angels
9. Poems About Anxiety
10. Apology Poems
11. Appreciation Poems
12. April Poems
13. Poems About Anger
14. Anniversary Poems
15. Attitude Poems
16. August Poems
17. Autumn Poems

B

1. Baby Poems
2. BBF Poems
3. Be Thankful Poems
4. Poems About Being Yourself
5. Poems About Beauty
6. I Believe Poems
7. Best Friend Poems
8. My Best Friend Poems
9. Poems About The Bible
10. Poems About Birds

1. Birthday Poems
2. Poems About Blessings

1. Poems About Books
2. Brother Poems
3. Brother Poems From Sister
4. Poems About Brotherhood

C

1. Poems About Challenges
2. Poems About Change
3. Poems on Change In Life
4. Poems About Character
5. Poems About Children
6. Poems About Children Growing Up

1. Christian Poems
   • - In God We Trust
   • - Jesus By My Side
   • - Stand Always For God
   • - Christian Poems Of Comfort
   • - Christian Easter Poems
   • - Christian Poems Of Encouragement
   • - Christian Poems Of Hope
   • - Poems About The Cross
2. Poems About Communication
3. Poems About Compassion

1. Christmas Poems
• - Short Inspirational Christmas Poems
2. Poems About Church
3. Poems About Clouds
4. Poems About Colors
5. Commitment Poems
6. Poems About Community
7. Poems About Confidence
8. Poems About Conflict
9. Poems About Contentment
10. Courage Poems
11. Poems About Creativity
12. Poems About Criticism

D

1. Dad Poems
• - What Is A Dad Poem
• - Step Dad Poems
2. Poems About Daisies
3. Dandelion Poems
4. Poems About Daughter
5. December Poems
6. Poems About Defeat
7. Desiderata Poem
8. Poems On Determination
9. Devotion About Prayer
10. Disappointment Poems

1. Don't Quit Poem
2. Poems About Dreams

E

1. Poems About Earth Day
2. Easter Poems
3. Eastertide Poems
4. Easy Poems
• - Easy Poems for Kids
• - Easy Poems to Memorize
• - Easy Poems to Understand
5. Poems About Education
6. Poems About Effort
7. Poems About Empathy

1. Poems of Encouragement
   • - I Can't and I Can
   • - The Two Brothers
   • - Never Too Late To Mend
2. Experience Poems

F

1. Poems About Failure
2. Poems About Faith
3. Faith In God Poems
4. Poems About Fate
5. Poems About Family

1. Famous Poems
• - Famous Birthday Poems
• - Famous Poems About Books
• - Famous Christmas Poems
• - Famous Christian Poems
• - Famous Poems About Dawn
• - Famous Poems Of Encouragement
• - Famous Poems About Family
• - Famous Friendship Poems
• - Famous Garden Poems
• - Famous Inspirational Poems
• - Famous Poems About Life
• - Famous Love Poems
• - Famous Nature Poems
• - Famous New Year Poems
• - Famous Poets
• - Famous Thanksgiving Poems
• - Famous Poems About The Seasons
1. Fathers Day Poems
2. Fathers Day Poems From Daughter
3. Fathers Day Inspirational Poems
4. February Poems
5. Father Son Poems
6. Poems About Fear
7. Fire and Ice Poem
8. Poems About Fishing
9. Flower Poem
10. Poems About Following Jesus
11. Follow Your Own Path Poems
12. Forgiveness Poems
13. Forget Me Not Poem
14. Four Ages of Man Poem
15. Friends Are Blessings

1. Friendship Poems
2. Poems About Frustration
3. Funeral Poems
• - Poems About Grandma For Funeral
• - Poems About The Future

4. Funny Poems
• - Funny Birthday Poems
• - Funny Poems About Aging
• - Funny Poems About Books
• - Funny Christmas Poems
• - Funny Fathers Day Poems
• - Funny Famous Poems
• - Funny Poems For A Friend
• - Funny Friendship Poems
• - Funny Garden Poems
• - Funny Grandma Poems
• - Funny Poems About Life
• - Funny Love Poems
• - Funny Poems About Marriage
• - Funny Mother's Day Poems
• - Funny New Year Poems
• - Funny Retirement Poems
• - Funny Roses Are Red Poems
• - Funny Santa Claus Poems
• - Funny Thanksgiving Poems
• Funny Halloween Poems
• - Funny Poems About Sisters
• - Funny Poems About Summer
• - Funny Valentine Poems
Funny Winter Poems
• - The Joyful Snowman Crew Poem
• - The Uncooperative Snowman
• - Bundling Up
• - Pets in Winter Coats

G


1. Garden Poems
• - Funny Garden Poems
• - Poem: How Does Your Garden Grow
• - In My Garden Poem
2. Poems About Generosity
3. Giving Poems
4. Poems About Goals

1. Poems About God
• - Poems About God's Blessings
• - Poems About God's Love
• - God's Garden Poem
• - Poems About God's Grace
• - God's Mercy Poems
• - God's Promises Poems
• - Poems About God's Timing
2. Good Poems
3. Goodbye Poems
• - Goodbye Love Poems
• - Goodbye Poems For A Friend
• - Goodbye Poems For Lovers
• - Goodbye Poems For A Teacher
• - Saying Goodbye Poem
• - Poems of Goodbye Death
4. Good Friday Poem
5. Good Morning Poems
   • - Good Morning Poems For Her
6. Good Night Poems
7. Graduation Poems
• - High School Graduation
• - Graduation Christian Poems
• - Graduation Poems for Daughter
• - Funny Graduation Poems
• - Graduation Poems For High School
• - Graduation Poems For Son
• - Graduation Poems From Parents
• - Graduation Thank You Poems
• - Graduation Wishes For A Friend
• - Graduation Farewell Poems
• - Graduation Congratulation Poems
8. Poems About Grandchildren
9. Grandma Poems
• - Poems From A Grandmother To Her Granddaughter
• - Grandma Poems For Mothers Day
• - Great Grandma Poems
10. Grandpa Poems
11. Grandparents Poems
12. Gratitude Poems
13. Groundhog Day Poems
14. Growing Old Poems
15. Poems About Growth
16. Poems About Guilt

H

1. Harvest Poems
2. Halloween Poems
3. Poems About Hands
4. Poems About Being Happy
5. Poems About Happiness
   • - The Roads of Happiness
   • - Where Is Happiness
   • - Let Us Do Good
   • - The Human Happiness Poem
   • - The Power Of A Smile
   • - Fragments of Happiness
6. Poems About Health
7. Heaven Poems
8. Poems About Helping Others
9. Holiday Poems
10. Poems About Home
• Home Sweet Home Poems
11. Poems About Honesty
12. Poems About Hope

I

1. I Wanna Grow Old With You Poems
2. If Poems
3. Poems About Imagination

1. Inspirational Poems
2. Invictus Poem
3. Irish Blessings
• - Irish Blessings for Marriage
• - Irish Wedding Blessing

J

1. January Poems
   • - January's Promise
   • - January Reflections
   • - January's Embrace
2. Poems About Jesus
• - Poems About Jesus Resurrection
• - Journey With Jesus Poems
3. Poems About Joy
4. Judging Others Poems
5. July Poems
6. June Poems
7. Just For Today Poems
1. Poems About Justice

K

1. Poems For Kids
2. Kindness Poem
3. Poems About Knowledge

L

1. Poems About Laughter
2. Poems About Leaves
3. Legacy Poems
4. Legend of the Dogwood Tree Poem
5. Letting Go Poem
6. Poems About Libraries

1. Poems About Life
• - Poems About Life Changes
• - Enjoy Life Poems
• - Poetry About Life and Death
• - Poems About Life and Love
• - Life Choices Poems
• - Life Journey Poems
• - Life Is Good Poems
• - Life Is Too Short
• - Poems About The Good Life
• - Poems On Life Lessons
• - Poems About Life Struggles
• Living Life Poem
• - Poems About Living A Simple Life
2. Poems About Listening
3. Little Things Poems
4. Long Distance Relationships Poems

1. Short Love Poems
   • - Best Love Poems
   • - Christian Poems About Love
   • - Do You Love Me Poems
   • - Finding Love Poems
   • - Love and Friendship Poems
   • - I Love You Poems
   • - I Love You More Poems
   • - Love Poems For Her
   • - Love Poems For Him
   • - Love Poems For Husband
   • - Love Poetry
   • - Love Is Not Easy Poems
   • - Love Is Not Poems
   • - Poems About Being In Love
   • - To My Love Poems
   • - True Love Poems
   • - What Is Love Poem
   • - Poems About The Power of Love
2. Poems About Luck

M

1. The Man In The Glass Poem
2. March Poems
3. May Poems
4. Meaningful Poems
5. Memorial Poems
6. Poems About Memories
   • - Memories Of Life
   • - Memory
   • - Old Year Memories
7. In Loving Memory Poems
8. Poems About Miracles
9. I Miss You Poems
10. Poems About Mistakes
11. Poems About The Moon
• - Harvest Moon Poems
12. Monday Prayer
13. Poems About Money
14. Month Poems
15. Morning Prayer Devotion
16. Mothers Day Poems
• - Mothers Day Poems From Daughter
• - Mothers Day Poems From Son
• - Mothers Day Prayers
17. Mom Poems
18. Poems About Motherhood
19. Poems About Mothers
20. Mother Daughter Poems
21. Tribute To A Mother
22. Mother In Law Poem
23. Motivational Poems
24. Poems About Mountains
25. Mr. Nobody Poem

N


1. Nature Poems
2. Poems About New Beginnings
3. A New Chapter In Life Poem
4. New Year Poems
5. Never Give Up Poem
6. Poems About Night
7. November Poems

O

1. Ocean Poems
2. October Poems
3. Opportunity Poems
4. Optimistic Poems

P

1. Poems About Parents
2. Pastor Anniversary Poems
3. Poems for Pastor's Wife
4. Pastor Appreciation Poems
5. Patience Poem
6. Poems About Perseverance
7. Poems About Peace
8. Poems About Poetry
9. Popular Poems
10. Positive Poems
11. Positive Attitude Poems
12. Short Prayers
• - Prayer For The Church
• - Everyday Prayers
• - Prayer For Today
13. Praise God Poems
14. Poems About Procrastination
15. Pumpkin Poems
16. Poems About Purpose

R

1. Poems About Rain
2. Rainbow Poems
3. The Raven Poem
4. Poems About Reading
5. Poems About Regret
6. Remember Our Love Poems
7. Poems About Resilience
8. Respect Poems
9. Retirement Poems
• - Retirement Poems For Coworker
• - Retirement Poems For Teacher
10. He Is Risen Poems
11. Romantic Poems

S

1. Sad Poems
2. Santa Poems
3. Poems About School

4. Poems About The Seasons
5. Poems About the Change of Seasons
6. September Poems
7. Simplicity Poem
8. Sister Poems
9. Sister Poems from Brother
10. What Is A Sister Poems
11. Sister In Law Poems
12. Poems about The Sky
13. Smile Poems
14. Poems About Snowflakes
15. Poems About Snowmen
16. Special Friend Poem
17. Special Occasion Poems & Quotes
18. Spiritual Awakening Poems
19. Spiritual Poems
20. Spring Poems
21. Son Poems
22. Soulmate Poems
    • - Sharing Life
    • - Close by You
    • - Forever With You
    • - Together We Are
23. Poems About Stars
24. St. Francis Prayer
25. St. Patricks Day Poem
26. Still I Rise Poem
27. Poems About Strength
 
28. Prayer for Strength
29. Poems About Stress
30. Success Poem
31. Summer Poems
    • - When Summer Brings Sun and Rain
    • - Indian Summer Poem
    • - Summer Evening Poem
    • - Meadows Full Of Sun
    • - In The Good Old Summer-Time
    • - Summer and Winter Poem
    • - Song Of Summer-Time
    • - Summer Twilight Poem
32. Sunrise Poems
33. Poems About Sunset
34. Sunshine Poems

T

1. Poems For Teenagers
2. Teacher Appreciation Poems
3. Thank You Poems
   • - Thank You Friend Poems
   • - Thank You God Poems
   • - Thank You Grandma Poems
   • - Thank You Poems For Mom
   • - Thank You Poems For Nurses
   • - Thank You Veterans Poems
   • - Thank You Poems For Volunteers
4. Thanksgiving Poems
• - Thanksgiving Poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• - Thanksgiving Blessings
• - Thanksgiving Family Poems
• - Thanksgiving Friendship Poem
• Thanksgiving Prayers
5. The Oak Tree Poem
6. Thinking Of You Poems
7. This Too Shall Pass Poems
8. Poems About Time
9. Train Of Life Poem
10. Poems About Travel
11. Tree Poems
12. Trick or Treat Poems
13. Poems About Trouble
14. True Friend Poem
15. Poems About Truth
16. Trust In God Poems
17. Try Try Again Poem
18. Tuesday Prayer

V

1. Poems on Vacation
2. Valentines Day Poems
3. Short Valentine Poems
4. Verses About Friendship
5. Verses About Mothers
6. Veterans Poems

W

1. Poems About Waiting
2. Waiting For Life To Begin
3. Poems About Water
4. Wedding Poems
5. Weekly Poems
6. What Life Means To Me Poem
7. Where The Sidewalk Ends Poem
8. Wife Poem
9. Poems About The Wind
10. Poems about Winning
11. Winter Poems
• - Gone Is Summer
• - March Winds
• - Winter Time
• - Blooming Hope in Winter’s Chill
• - A Time Of Year
• - In Winter Days
1. Wisdom Poems
2. Wishing Poems
3. Poems For Women
4. Wonderful Things Poems
5. Poems About Work
6. Poetry About Words
7. Poems About Worry
• - Not Work, But Worry
• - Trapped by Worry's Wall
• - I Would Not Worry Poem
• - Do Not Look For Trouble Poem
1. Poems About Worship

Conclusion

Reading poems can change our thinking, it can bring us a smile, it can brighten our day. Life is full of ups and downs, no matter where you are we have a poem for you. You will find both famous and contemporary poetry here. May they bring a positive thought to your day.

Poems are great to share with others. All poems are written for the enjoyment of others, to express a thought or point.  We hope they bring a positive thought to your day. Share these verses with others to brighten or to send an uplifting message!

May the words of these Poets inspire and motivate you. May the verses reflect their passion for communicating in a way we can relate to. All poems are short and quick to read but will leave you with a thought you may have not considered. Our collection is full of encouraging and inspiring verses. Share these poems with others!

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