We all face trouble in our life. The difference is how we handle it. Let these poems about trouble give you thoughts and ideas on how to handle trouble next time you are faced with a life problem.
Troubles? Sure I've lots of them,
Got 'em heaped up by the score,
Got 'em baled and bundled up,
Got 'em hid behind the door.
Got 'em young and got 'em old,
Got 'em big and little, too.
Don't care to discuss 'em now.
Rather tell my joys to you.
Got the finest home there is.
Got the finest pair o' boys.
An' the sweetest little girl,
Reg'lar livin', breathin' joys.
Got the finest wife in town,
Got a little garden, too.
Troubles? Sure I've got 'em, but
Rather tell my joys to you.
Got a bunch of friends I love.
Friends I know are staunch and true;
Visit 'em, they visit me,
Jus' the way good friends should do;
Got my health, an' got a job.
That's enough to see me through.
Troubles? Sure I've got 'em, but
Rather tell my joys to you.
The Little Song Poet: John Kendrick Bangs
When trouble came and skies were drear,
Although his soul was filled with fear,
His heart within would softly croon
A sort of cheerful little tune:
Tara-diddle, tara-diddle, tara-diddle-deee.
No matter what the trouble there
It helped him over his despair -
That little song within his heart,
Devoid though it might be of arf:
Tara-diddle, tara-diddle, tara-diddle-deee.
"No man," quoth he, "can really mope
And find himself bereft of hope,
If only as he walks along
He'll hum that simple little song:
Tara-diddle, tara-diddle, tara-diddle-deee."
So all together! Let it ring!
Join in the chorus, all, and sing.
Start with a will each new-born day
With this, his care-dispelling lay:
Tara-diddle, tara-diddle, tara-diddle-deee.
Because I cannot fly
No angry grouch have I;
To birds I'll leave the air;
And joy that on the street
Two fairly nimble feet
Will take me anywhere.
You'll never see me weep
Because I cannot sweep
The depths as fishes free.
To them I'll leave the seas
And all that in them is;
The water's not for me!
But here upon the land,
With sweets on every hand,
Contented with my lot,
I'll take what comes my way
And thank God every day
For troubles I have not.
Can't smile, my friend, because you're blue?
Well, here's a little hint for you:
Look on the heavens for awhile;
The bluer they, the more they smile!
When trouble overtakes you, why
Pretend you're just a bit of sky,
And do
As it does when it's blue;
Look down on trouble and despair
As calm as though they were not there!
Smiling Face Poet: John Kendrick Bangs
When Trouble comes upon the scene
Just greet him with a smiling face,
And make him feel that he's the style
Of friend you've wished for all the while.
If thus you do he will not stay,
But soon departing on his way
Will flee your hearth at maddest pace,
For Trouble hates a smiling face!
Imagine how boring life would be
if we never had any trouble?
Experiences we would never gain
if we never had any trouble?
Life lessons that would be lost,
if we never had any trouble?
The opportunity to help others with what we learned,
if we never had any trouble!
No one goes looking for trouble of any kind.
But how we look at trouble starts within our mind.
When trouble knocks on your door
Look at it differently, don't duck and hit the floor.
Life can be good or bad,
And troubles can make us sad.
But take the lesson and learn it well
On your troubles, do not dwell!
There's many a trouble
Would break like a bubble,
And into the waters of Lethe depart,
Did we not rehearse it,
And tenderly nurse it,
And give it a permanent place in the heart.
There's many a sorrow
Would vanish tomorrow,
Were we but willing to furnish the wings:
So sadly intruding,
And quietly brooding,
It hatches all sorts of horrible things.
We hope these trouble poems have given you thoughts to help keep your troubles in perspective. Remember trouble and life problems do not last forever, this too shall pass!! Life is too short to stay focused on troubles, take action to resolve
your issues, and move on.