Poems about life offer us a profound mirror, reflecting the myriad experiences, challenges, and joys that shape our human journey. As you navigate your own path, have you ever sought words that truly resonate with your spirit, offering clarity or a fresh perspective? In this collection, we’ve gathered some of the best poems about life … Read more
By Walt Whitman Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring,Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish,Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, and who more faithless?)Of eyes that vainly crave the light, of the objects mean, of the struggle ever renew’d,Of the … Read more
By Robert William Service ’Tis true my garments threadbare are,And sorry poor I seem;But inly I am richer farThan any poet’s dream. For I’ve a hidden life no oneCan ever hope to see;A sacred sanctuary noneMay share with me. Aloof I stand from out the strife,Within my heart a song;By virtue of my inner lifeI … Read more
By Myra Viola Wilds What kind of thoughts now, do you carryIn your travels day by day?Are they bright and lofty visions,Or neglected, gone astray? Matters not how great in fancy,Or what deeds of skill you’ve wrought;Man, though high may be his station,Is no better than his thoughts. Catch your thoughts and hold them tightly,Let … Read more
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tell me not, in mournful numbers,Life is but an empty dream!—For the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou art, to dust returnest,Was not spoken of the soul. Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,Is our … Read more
By Li Bai My old friend bids farewell at Yellow Crane Tower,In the misty blossoms of March, he goes down to Yangzhou.His lonely sail is a distant shadow on the blue void,Till now I only see the Yangtze River flowing to the edge of the sky.
by Kahlil Gibran Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.And the selfsame well from which your laughter riseswas oftentimes filled with your tears.And how else can it be?The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,the more joy you can contain.Is not the cup … Read more
By Li Bai Before my bed, the moonlight glows,I wonder if it’s frost upon the floor.I raise my head and gaze at the bright moon,I lower my head and think of home.
by Rabindranath Tagore This is my prayer to thee, my lord—strike, strike at the root of penury in my heart.Give me the strength lightly to bear my joys and sorrows.Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might.Give … Read more
By William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tearsLooms but … Read more