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- Clinching The Bolt By Edgar A. Guest. in Famous Poems. Stories 0. Shares 86. Fav orited 9. Votes 24. Rating.
- Little Things By Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney. in Famous Poems. Stories 0. Shares 331. Fav orited 3. Votes 66. Rating.
- Destined To Fly By Ashley N. Hyder. Poem About Overcoming Addiction. in Change Poems. Stories 18. Shares 8917. Fav orited 350. Votes 1824. Rating.
- The True Meaning Of Life By Patricia A Fleming. What's Important In Life. in Meaningful Poems. Stories 39. Shares 59842. Fav orited 534. Votes 9058. Rating.
- "Risk", by Anaïs Nin
- "Stopping by Woods on A Snowy Evening", by Robert Frost
- “Hope Is The Thing with Feathers", by Emily Dickinson
- "The Peace of Wild Things", by Wendell Berry
- "The Summer Day", by Mary Oliver
- "The Guest House", by Rumi
- "From Milk and Honey", by Rupi Kaur
- "Sonnet 29", by William Shakespeare
- "I Took My Power in My Hand", by Emily Dickinson
- "O Me! O Life!", by Walt Whitman
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And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. A single sentence broken up into 8 small lines, Anaïs Nin’s “Risk” uses a flower as a metaphor, to remind us that there will come a day when the pain of complacency will exceed the pain of actually daring to make a change. The poem serve...
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. Reading out like a heartbeat, Frost's most famous work draws from nature to explore the human conflict of being torn between life’s beauty and its responsibilities. With the repetition of ‘and miles to go before I sleep’...
I’ve heard it in the chillest land - And on the strangest Sea - Yet - never - in Extremity, It asked a crumb - of me. The evocative extended metaphor at the heart of this work has helped to cement "Hope is a thing with feathers" as perhaps the best-loved of Dickinson's 1,800 poems. In the last stanza, Dickinson beautifully captures the ever-giving,...
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. Written in free verse, "The Peace of Wild Things” intentionally slips the shackles of a standa...
Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? Reflecting on the futility of life, Oliver’s “The Summer Day” shakes the reader by the shoulder, offering a jolt of inspiration. As everything dies ‘at last’ and ‘too soon’, the poem encourage...
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. Written by the great 13th-century Persian poet, "The Guest House" is a call for acceptance — one that is, unsurprisingly, often invoked in mindfulness circles. Rumi uses the m...
what is stronger than the human heart which shatters over and over and still lives Inward-looking in style, Rupi Kaur’s collection of poems, from Milk and Honey, centers around the theme of self-love (which is also a form of introspection). Kaur’s poems ironically remind us that the emotional attention and love that we crave and desire is not somet...
Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth sings hymns at heaven’s gate; For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings That then I scorn to change my state with kings "Sonnet 29" is a single sentence, divided into two: a conditional clause an...
I aimed by Pebble—but Myself Was all the one that fell— Was it Goliath—was too large— Or was myself—too small Whilst not particularly uplifting, Dickinson’s “I took my power in my hand” brings out a harsh reality many of us struggle with — accepting failure. The poem is populated with unorthodox punctuation (particularly a liberal use of dashes) an...
O Me! O 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 poor results of all, of the plodding...
A list of the 40 greatest poems about life from classics like Frost and Dickinson to contemporary poets like Kaur and Oliver. Each poem explores a different aspect of life, such as hope, nature, love, and acceptance.
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- A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This rhyming poem is the spark that can reignite the fires within you. It challenges you to go out and live your life in the present moment as a “hero” and leave your mark on this world.
- The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Life is made up of a succession of choices. This famous poem begins at a fork in a wooded path and ushers the reader along one “road” as a means of explaining that we must choose one way or another and not dilly-dally in life.
- If— by Rudyard Kipling. Life will challenge you – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This poem calls out for you to endure, keep going through, and rise above the adversity you will face.
- Do not go gentle into that good night by Dylan Thomas. Death is inevitable, and as this poem states (‘death’ being ‘dark’), it is right. But the author urges us not to yield to death too easily and to fight for life ‘til our last breath.
- The Invitation. Famous Poem. By Oriah Mountain Dreamer. It doesn't interest me. what you do for a living. I want to know. what you ache for. Stories 19. Shares 54343.
- A Psalm Of Life. Famous Poem. By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!— For the soul is dead that slumbers,
- Leisure. Famous Poem. By W. H. Davies. What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs, Stories 1. Shares 1519.
- It's Fine Today. Famous Poem. By Douglas Malloch. Sure, this world is full of trouble. I ain't said it ain't. Lord, I've had enough and double. Reason for complaint;
Explore poems by Raleigh, Longfellow, Whitman, Brontë, Dickinson, Lawrence, Larkin, Sexton, Angelou, and Plath that reflect on the meaning, challenges, and joys of life. From a play of passion to a room of despair, these poems cover a wide range of themes and tones.
Aug 4, 2023 · Find meaning and inspiration in these moving poems about life by famous poets such as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Walt Whitman. Whether you need a boost of joy, love, courage or hope, these poems will change how you see the world.
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