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Life Poems | Poems About Life's Journey, Struggle, and Fun

Onwards on the Race of Life
My heart flutters when you’re near, Onward on the race of life; No one knows if you’ll be mine. Another year passes by, Morning to dusk every time, Onward on the race of life, Umbrella of yours, hiding us from the, Rain of time. Seas could not match my blue, but Arisen by you in me, your Ruby hues, Thank you for saying that you admired...

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Categories: life, crush, feelings, longing, love,
Form: Free verse
Light and Dark
Light leads darkness, Dark follows light, Both learned to embrace each other, And listen to each other’s plight. Light wanted to illuminate the world, Give every corner the warmth of sun, Leave no corner untouched. Dark wanted to calm the world, And give the peace of night, Give the world peace of mind, from their little trifes. Light and Dark so different, But their bond was...

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Categories: dark, life, light,
Form: Free verse



The last moments of my life
Dear PoetrySoup To my best nine days 50 poems sent ...

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Categories: life, 10th grade, child, children,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Grandma Shares the Truth
Poindexter was irritated about his name His litter mates were Frisky, Fralin, Frederick and Frances. Why had he not been blessed with a name beginning with an F? He could not ask his mother, for that might seem disrespectful. His father was not approachable, so he dared not ask him. He finally asked his grandmother who knew exactly why. They looked...

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Categories: life,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member True to Yourself
Be true to yourself In joy and sorrow For only you know What you feel Even if not why So stand tall, head high And remember to breathe Free and easy No matter what others May think or say Friend or foe For they never know What is both In your heart and head As the wind blows Sun shines Clouds form And rain falls Don’t forget who you are And that it...

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Categories: life, confidence, courage, integrity, self,
Form: Free verse



still life
i keep a teacup with a cracked rim— it doesn’t hold warmth for long but i drink from it anyway. the hallway light flickers like it’s unsure if it wants to stay on. some nights, i understand. there’s a coat in the closet that no one wears, but i leave it hanging. the walls don’t echo when i speak softly. so i don’t. not anymore. i fold myself into the quiet corners...

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Categories: grief, heartbroken, life, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Wonder
In the stillness and darkness of the night I lay in my bed and my thoughts begin to wonder I wonder what its really all about Wonder what lies ahead Wonder how and when will it end Wonder, wonder, wonder Unsettled with uncertainty Dread and anxiety fill my being My heart beats a little faster and louder My head feels cloudy and light I don’t...

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Categories: angst, anxiety, fear, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member This Meadow
In God's Book of Hours this meadow in which I lie in not constrained by a singular purpose... how then may I discover its meaning?...

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Categories: life,
Form: Free verse
Kvetching
If all your basic needs are met, Your bills are paid, no cause to fret, Whatever food you want, you’ll get – It’s then you can be kvetching. For if you have no place to sleep And hunger makes you want to weep, The only thoughts your mind can keep Might deal with budget stretching. It takes some chutzpah to complain When others’...

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Categories: life,
Form: Rhyme
When Life Slips Through Your Toes
They say life slips through our fingers, but I think it slips through our toes, for you never know the day you might... wrong a right dye your hair green out of spite or even take the plunge into death's dreaded depths and... Go And when you do, you might think of all the things you didn't do - all the places you never walked, but more...

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Categories: care, deep, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member the dent that dented you
distilling life into lines words seeking beyond I'm here I'm gone I sure a/f am more than these moments and memories the flesh and blood I made and the flesh and blood that made me I am I am the dent that dented you and I'll never be done I'll be your cat or your dog until the big wheel turns us out again then it won't be a house in the Keys full of six...

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Categories: life, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member CRUCIFIED RESURRECTED TREE
CRUCIFIED RESURRECTED TREE Sage crucified tree, gray, and buck naked, granted spring's resurrection... ...

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Categories: life, allegory,
Form: Haiku
Feeling Tired In Life
If feel tired of life You can rest for a while Take a break, settle down Rest your body, heart and mind I used to get tired of life Sometimes, I have been down I have been blank and lost But not to the point of surrender It's normal to experience that way Each of us has the method of repairing Of...

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Categories: courage, life, philosophy, wisdom,
Form: Narrative
Life Must Go On
Keep life moving forward Even if it's going the way Not the same with before Sometimes, be aggressive To build up armour for self Sometimes, being gentle To feel relatable with others Sometimes, play the fool To see the true colors of many Life isn't always good It depends on whom you turn to....

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Categories: character, courage, life, strength,
Form: Free verse
Smile Though The World Is Aching
Many times, I been wounded in life But you have never seen me sad I'll always cover it up with a smile Many people ask me if I don't get hurt I said it's hurt, but why stay sad I can break my heart if I will But in the world where values so strong I take permission not to be persuaded Let...

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Categories: character, life, smile, strength,
Form: Free verse

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