Hope Poems
#hope
Poetry about hope and optimism. Take solace from uplifting hope poems, drawing on the personal experiences of authors and poets. Hope can prevail, even through darkness.
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Friday Opus
Friday Evening Opus
The blaze in the fireplace burns with easiness, but
without mercy burnt my old boots to grey cinders.
They were made for walking on stony ground, but
time and wear ragged them, they fell out of fashion
and were stored in the shed in a black plastic liner
and forgotten so the one who discarded them should
see them and feel guilty for not walking anymore as
I cycle for my life on the training bike in the yard.
On evenings like this I should be an old man looking
contented into the fire surrounded by pictures of life...
The blaze in the fireplace burns with easiness, but
without mercy burnt my old boots to grey cinders.
They were made for walking on stony ground, but
time and wear ragged them, they fell out of fashion
and were stored in the shed in a black plastic liner
and forgotten so the one who discarded them should
see them and feel guilty for not walking anymore as
I cycle for my life on the training bike in the yard.
On evenings like this I should be an old man looking
contented into the fire surrounded by pictures of life...
#hope
#fire
#SelfReflection #disappointment
#SelfReflection #disappointment
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Hopping Into 2014
It is but one time of year I can throw this greeting out
as the universe gains another year
so many things I could wish for all:
For those who have felt the heavy hand of nation
that says it loves peace
yet continues to sell weapons globally
I simply echo Lennon words
"but I am not the only one
hope some day you will join us
and the world will live as one"
For those who feel isolated
as if there is no empathy to be found
Sir Paul once told us,
"there is always someone, somewhere
you...
as the universe gains another year
so many things I could wish for all:
For those who have felt the heavy hand of nation
that says it loves peace
yet continues to sell weapons globally
I simply echo Lennon words
"but I am not the only one
hope some day you will join us
and the world will live as one"
For those who feel isolated
as if there is no empathy to be found
Sir Paul once told us,
"there is always someone, somewhere
you...
#hope
#inspirational
#uplifting
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Misplaced monologues
"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances"
- William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II Scene VII
And so I pass across the stage
A royal lord renown for wisdom.
An idol of justice and titan of humanity
- Or so I see myself.
If the world's a stage
Then on most days I'm 'resting'
Far from the action and far from view.
- As if anyone pays any attention to this fool.
I paint pictures in my mind
- And they're beatiful
On a canvas no one can see...
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances"
- William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II Scene VII
And so I pass across the stage
A royal lord renown for wisdom.
An idol of justice and titan of humanity
- Or so I see myself.
If the world's a stage
Then on most days I'm 'resting'
Far from the action and far from view.
- As if anyone pays any attention to this fool.
I paint pictures in my mind
- And they're beatiful
On a canvas no one can see...
#hope
#myself
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Seed of Kindness
Listen to me closely
As I speak what must be spoken
It’s a knowledge we all contain
The silence has finally been broken
Open your eyes
Look around, what do you see?
I see misery, torture everywhere
And anywhere it could possibly be
There is hope
I also see a light
A light to lead the way
It shines so bright
No, it is not God’s light
Or any religious sphere
It’s just a light that reflects
The kindness of a person near
Not just anyone
Can fashion a light so bright
Only one distinctly pure
Who wishes...
As I speak what must be spoken
It’s a knowledge we all contain
The silence has finally been broken
Open your eyes
Look around, what do you see?
I see misery, torture everywhere
And anywhere it could possibly be
There is hope
I also see a light
A light to lead the way
It shines so bright
No, it is not God’s light
Or any religious sphere
It’s just a light that reflects
The kindness of a person near
Not just anyone
Can fashion a light so bright
Only one distinctly pure
Who wishes...
#kindness
#hope
#inspirational
#rhyming
#uplifting
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Let Me Be A Cloud.
I want to vanish into the sky
Let me be a shadow
That blends with the clouds
But as my soul cast upwards,
Let me leave behind a rainbow
For the sight of those,
Who've wanted me to stay here.
To let them know
That this is where I will be happy.
Not with my feet on the ground.
Moving through the dark days,
but drifting along in the blue and white.
Let me be a cloud.
Let me be a shadow
That blends with the clouds
But as my soul cast upwards,
Let me leave behind a rainbow
For the sight of those,
Who've wanted me to stay here.
To let them know
That this is where I will be happy.
Not with my feet on the ground.
Moving through the dark days,
but drifting along in the blue and white.
Let me be a cloud.
#hope
#clouds
#uplifting #TimeHeals
#uplifting #TimeHeals
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To the Graceful Swans
To answer your question: “Why in the world do they join the choir I'll never know”
Henry David Thoreau said it best, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
Everyone has a unique song inside, my vestal
fidus Achates friend
But many just carol along with other carnies
to follow the latest trend
But birds of grander plume, often
sing alone
while pigeons nibble street crumbs
to elevate their throne
Contented fowl sing for themselves, and often
sing it...
Henry David Thoreau said it best, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
Everyone has a unique song inside, my vestal
fidus Achates friend
But many just carol along with other carnies
to follow the latest trend
But birds of grander plume, often
sing alone
while pigeons nibble street crumbs
to elevate their throne
Contented fowl sing for themselves, and often
sing it...
#hope
#TruthOfLife
#humankind #birds
#humankind #birds
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Revolution
It rained all day
tuesday. On wednesday
the children left for
Nottingham. Thursday
morning I went back to
London. And on friday,
like Thoreau, I came
back. Weekends are
always hopeful: so
many revolutions. I
read Marx and Jesus.
The children are
returning today.
tuesday. On wednesday
the children left for
Nottingham. Thursday
morning I went back to
London. And on friday,
like Thoreau, I came
back. Weekends are
always hopeful: so
many revolutions. I
read Marx and Jesus.
The children are
returning today.
#hope
#children
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My Community
I'm from A close knit community
Some living in luxury
Which ease's the pain of those living in poverty
We don't feel the classism rivalry
Nor do we support the racism in society
Full heartedly I'm against that negative ideology
I'm positive with my thoughts never half hearted
Bring us justice i'm with you no matter the colour
Free my sister from the system that makes you my brother
Some living in luxury
Which ease's the pain of those living in poverty
We don't feel the classism rivalry
Nor do we support the racism in society
Full heartedly I'm against that negative ideology
I'm positive with my thoughts never half hearted
Bring us justice i'm with you no matter the colour
Free my sister from the system that makes you my brother
#hope
#motivational
#inspirational
#uplifting
#inequality
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I wish
I wish i was still a child
I wish my life didnt have so many miles
I wish the world would last forever
I wish i could stop the hate
I wish people wouldnt tempt fate
I wish i knew what to do
I wish that all people would be true
I wish that all my wishes would come
true
People wouldn't hate
And god would still come through
But lifes not that easy
Eve made it that way
If she didnt eat the apple maybe i would have my way
But I will keep on Dreaming until the end ...
I wish my life didnt have so many miles
I wish the world would last forever
I wish i could stop the hate
I wish people wouldnt tempt fate
I wish i knew what to do
I wish that all people would be true
I wish that all my wishes would come
true
People wouldn't hate
And god would still come through
But lifes not that easy
Eve made it that way
If she didnt eat the apple maybe i would have my way
But I will keep on Dreaming until the end ...
#hope
#identity
#dreams
#LifeGoals
#myself
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