Best Attitude Poems

Positive and negative energy

Pulls you strongly either way

Which do you choose to flow with

To start you off each day

Each one has the power

To take you oh so far

Which of them do you choose

To show you who you are

You have the power in you

To stand up...

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With the onset of years
erstwhile crazy ideas
abandoned with caution and dread
now crowd my mind
no peace I will find
till my conscience lies neatly in shreds

Conscience, out the way
there's hell to pay
for too long I've toed the line
Ms Goody Two-Shoes
who never once boozed
longs to taste the fruit...

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When it's viewed
and renewed
let's exude
a good mood
attitude

Life's worthwhile
with new style
wear a smile
don't be vile
or hostile


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Start with fond feel that feels most right,
See sparkle steel your grand foresight.


Peace of mind comes from true being,
Plant choice that sums wise becoming.


Ask to be wise with street-smart poise,
Aim for love's prize with steadfast voice.


Rise to the road where journey takes,
Roam with fine loads...

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I am strong & energetic
I am spiritual & creative
I am happy & positive
My joy comes from within

The past need not 
Taint my present
Much less
My future

I am strong & energetic
I am spiritual & creative
I am happy & positive
My joy comes from within



AP:  3rd place 2020

Submitted...

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Attitude, Crattitude. Mattitude. Fattitude. Jattitude. Rattitude.
Nothing comes close to it.
There is only one.
And it is all yours.
Nothing compares.
Nothing can replace it.
It walks ahead of you into rooms.
It shows people who you are before you say a word.
It displays itself by the way you carry your...

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Laughing, dancing, having the time of her life,
Faerie Fun went from mushroom house to toadstool cottage,
Spreading joy,
Playing with everyone
In a kind and pleasant way.
There was going to be no sadness
In Faerie Forest today if she could help it.
It is up to me, she said.
I am...

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heave bursts from lips can both injure or heal
harsh words strike deep the bayonet’s metal
while kind words stroke soft as a rose petal
floral scent~ gardener’s sweeter appeal



AP: 2nd place 2022

Submitted on March 4, 2020 for contest KIND INK sponsored by CHARLES MESSINA  - ...

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let me pause 
slow down a minute
and look inward
to adjust my lens

there’s more to life than
operating in react mode

let me pause to ask 
the real question
the why is so much more
revealing than the what

let me break the cycle
and if need be, like a rookie
put training...

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Looking outward.
She’s had a hard life, yet can still laugh and smile,
making it look effortless and genuine.
Looking bubbly and youthful, glowing from happiness
like she knows no other way to live.

I’d like to understand -- I really would.
She’s more than a survivor -- she’s a champ.
Looking...

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I have little control
over the world's travesties
I have power
over little more
than my thoughts
my words my actions
so put away that sharp tongue
so as to never sting or slash
best choose to be kind
so as never to regret
the smile not given
the kind word or
compliment not granted
preferring
to love
wholeheartedly
and spread...

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regrouping
i take a deep breath
like nothing else matters
owning the moment

basking in its magnificence
relishing in the focus
the intensity of being present
the pulsating rhythm of consciousness
and synchronized openness

making peace with time
letting go of the past
of what’s ahead of what’s next
experiencing life in segments

having sublimely discovered
the secret to...

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the heart of a priestess 
the courage of a lioness
she stands in defiance

with every ounce of strength
throws caution to the wind
with her grand dreams and schemes

she lives her life
on her own terms
fearless and audacious



AP: Honorable Mention 2022, Honorable Mention 2022

Submitted on April 10, 2022 for...

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I only tell of sunny hours...
The cheerful makings of memories
Cloudy bouts to be forgotten
Nights meant for relaxation
Each a designated pause between
Sunfilled enjoyment and adventures
I only tell of sunny hours...
The ones that are important
So you’ll bite into life with vigor
And treasure each bright day 
As the...

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Tongue lashings are bitter
  they hurt and injure
Gnawing at both the heart
  of victim and abuser
With each hostile strike
  both hearts bruise and deaden
Hostility a most deadly poison
  injected as cheeks redden

No word of a lie striking a chord
You live by...

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