Best Optimistic Poems

It is the fragrant peel of Florida's fruit that comes in convenient slices.
The savory citrus that packs a punch - to my tongue it simply entices.
It is the sprightly stripe of a clown fish that says, "Look at me," unabashedly (no joke)
To read between the...

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CELESTE

A bevy of wavelets rushes to the shore
while on peach coastline, this quietude I feel,
Under the alloy of rocks not seen before
A hidden water-world encrypts its frothed  zeal.

The dolphin in tungsten leaps, and then again 
With a belly raised to a marmalade sky;
And another...

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We celebrate the optimist
Extolling his cheery ways
As the light shines upon him 
We think he's worthy of our praise

He seems to have the answers
With him the future's always bright
Convincing us that darkness
Is a form of blackened light

Not a thing seems to phase him
He surveys life...

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Get in shape, lose some weight.
Every year it’s always the same.
Read a book, stay home and cook,
And I only have myself to blame.

Till some land, lend a hand.
You’d think that I’d be smart enough,
Cards to send to a sick friend,
To ignore this self-improvement stuff.

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Memories accumulate with each passing year
Some dark with troubles, some marked with cheer
I would rather stay focused on the smallest of things
For these are the ones I can keep in control
When everyday problems have taken their toll

Outside the window is a little orange tree
The laughter...

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I Am cautiously optimistic
I Wonder what I will do for the rest of my life
I Hear violins when I dance barefoot under the moon
I See Jonathan Livingston circling rainbows in the sky
I Want to be brilliant in a big comfy chair by the fire

I Am...

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As I assemble and ponder my life,
My childhood and family strife,
The hurt and separation from my future ex-wife.

The sadness and pain without my child,
Continuous battle to gain access not mild.

Difficulties of my own family surfaces,
The loss of loved ones seems merciless,
Friends impending fateful illnesses.

Daily work...

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Stay optimistic, even if you're
facing a set back. There are
many stages we go through in
our lives, but we manage, to get
back, on track. All good things
are possible, if you have 
confidence in yourself and do as
much as you can. No one has
accomplished anything, in one...

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Off to college he'd gone
  a cheerful, optimistic fellow
laidback, easygoing, mellow
  not one to boom or to bellow

But the folks there taught him
  to be ashamed of his privilege
That due to his fair white skin
  the college had let him in...

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Written: June 24, 2023
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grace at its purest
in the form of this odd bird~
hope exists for me...

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Wish
optimism thoughts
thinking, wanting, applying
A faith liken wish
Desire




5/6/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
CINQUAIN...

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                 Corona  has... 
              conquered
     hearts of 
   ...

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I listen to my favorite song
An uplifting beat and message so strong
Trying to play along on piano and 
Blurb! A wrong note like a nonsensical word

My fingers are like fudge
Thin in the art thick in the part
Where you need to be nimble
Piano yells at me...

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I shall never wear a tam-o-shanter in Scotland,
Yet I am satisfied for this is all right with me.
I shall never play my tambourine to a crowd of ten thousand,
Yet I am happy for this is all right with me.

An inkling of King Solomon’s wisdom tells...

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In midst of winter cold
Longing for sunny rays
A few minutes
Here and there
Between clouds
Or rare clear days
Just can’t get enough
Hints of glitter 
Brimming with life
Glowing with vitality 
So dear to us
Making everything
Look gilded precious
And buoyantly optimistic



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on December 26, 2018...

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