187 PoemsA collection of poems by category and topic covering many different subjects. Sorted alphabetically.Short Poems / Poems / |
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 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 written for the enjoyment of others, to express a thought or point. Poetry offers a different way to read about things or life issues. Reflect on the poet's words and you may find that their words may help you deal with a situation or they may help you see something in a different way. We hope they bring a positive thought to your day. Share these verses with others to brighten or to send an uplifting message! A Poet Poet: John McLeod © 1998 And some they tilt at windmills And some they push the plough The Poet does both on wind-filled wings Above the "wonder-how"! And some may never see beyond The bow-wave sparkling bright To where the questing Soul will find That broader, wiser sight. Me thinks this sometimes Poet and Clown Love's blessings rich endow, To brush the stars as, through the glass Sees much less darkly now! A Book Of Poems Poet: William R. Jacobs Pond'ring o'er a gilded volume Rich with gems, I am to-night, Looking for the sweetest column, Scanning for some rays of light. Here are poets from the distance With the softest lyric rhyme. Calling back into existence Sweet chords lost in lapse of time. Here portrayed are silent faces — Silent lips and silent eyes — Where my finger deftly traces. Looking for some glad surprise — Looking for some friend who's drifting Out upon the Western world. For companions now uplifting Drops of ink for drops of gold. Lo! inwrought like fibres golden In yon leaf upon the tree, Are these stanzas, new and olden, Penned in chants of melody. Quaintest rhet'ric penned, but splendid In simplicity and truth — Facts and fancies; as blended By the aged bard and youth. As I turn the snowy pages, Each enframed with golden wire, Mystic sounds come back from ages. Strains from Moore and Milton's lyre. Dreams of Shakespeare's musing rambles, Thoughts of Goldsmith and his fife, Odes of Pope and Scott and Campbell Flash across the path of life. And when sleepily I fold them — Fold the rhymers back in place, Fancy's mind can quite behold them, As the dureful hymns they trace. Some are mothers with devotion In their sonnets of to-day. Others sing of field and ocean, Mount and glen — and sweet their lay. Unwritten Poems Poet: Unknown There are poems unwritten and songs unsung Sweeter than any that ever were heard; Poems that will wait for an angel-tongue, Songs that long for a paradise bird; Poems that rippled through lowliest lives, Poems unnoted, and hidden away Down in souls where the beautiful thrives Sweetly as flowers in the airs of May; Poems that only the angels above us, Looking down deep in our hearts may behold; Felt, though unseen by the beings who love us; Written on lives all in letters of gold. Sing to my soul that sweet song that thou livest; Read me the poem that never was penned, The wonderful idyl of Life that thou givest, Fresh from thy spirit, Beaustiful Friend. |
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Verses from the poems of Famous Poets: Alchemy Poet: Sara Teasdale, 1884 - 1933 I lift my heart as a spring lifts up A yellow daisy to the rain; My heart will be a lovely cup Altho' it holds but pain. For I shall learn from flower and leaf That color every drop they hold, To change the lifeless wine of grief To living gold. Wings Poet: Clara Edmunds-Hemingway, 1899-1958 A gull rides the waves, as if Made for the sea, A swallow will sail high in air Oh let my soul rise, let it Soar far and free; Or mount on the high winds of care. Will You Think Of Me? Poet: Lillian E. Curtis Among the many and varied forms, Of all that you may see. Mid life's thick and gathering storms, Where e'er you chance to be, Mid life's fair or clouded morns, Will you ever think of me? |
Positive poems from our favorite Poets: Hard Knocks Poet: Edgar A. Guest, 1881 - 1959 I'm not the man to say that failure's sweet, Nor tell a chap to laugh when things go wrong; I know it hurts to have to take defeat An' no one likes to lose before a throng; It isn't very pleasant not to win When you have done the very best you could; But if you're down, get up an' buckle in - A lickin' often does a fellow good. I've seen some chaps who never knew their power Until somebody knocked 'em to the floor; I've known men who discovered in an hour A courage they had never shown before. I've seen 'em rise from failure to the top By doin' things they hadn't understood Before the day disaster made 'em drop - A lickin' often does a fellow good. Success is not the teacher, wise an' true, That gruff old failure is, remember that; She's much too apt to make a fool of you, Which isn't true of blows that knock you flat. Hard knocks are painful things an' hard to bear, An' most of us would dodge 'em if we could; There's something mighty broadening in care - A lickin' often does a fellow good. Morning Poet: C D. Bradlee The light has come, the sun is here, Again must work begin; And may we all, with love and fear, God's holy favor win. |
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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. Many of the 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! You May Also Like: Short Quotes (sorted by topic) to encourage and inspire Short Poems | Catherine Pulsifer, Byron Pulsifer - About Us | Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
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