Popular Upbeat Inspirational Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Happy, positive, motivational and inspirational poetry
Popular poems, listed in order of their popularity this month.
Keepsake
(A day is a vase)
_____________________
The morning alarm obliterated my dream
So much so that I had no recollection
of the details, yet I could sense
and miss the feeling it left me with
Sometimes the early light
(Pink through the sheer curtain)
reminds me of a resurrection
after the death of another yesterday
And sometimes I feel that significance
rising in my chest
before the coffee
before the cigarettes
As the sun bestows bronze armor
upon my shoulder;
I am renewed
to ride the day ...
_____________________
The morning alarm obliterated my dream
So much so that I had no recollection
of the details, yet I could sense
and miss the feeling it left me with
Sometimes the early light
(Pink through the sheer curtain)
reminds me of a resurrection
after the death of another yesterday
And sometimes I feel that significance
rising in my chest
before the coffee
before the cigarettes
As the sun bestows bronze armor
upon my shoulder;
I am renewed
to ride the day ...
#kindness
#hope
#admiration
253 reads
35 Comments
A Poet's Power
We stitch thoughts that become fabrics of emotions...
cloaked in poetic apparel
from tailor-made experiences
with the sweat of our pen’s brow
We labor hard, in scorching fields of ink
collecting melted vowels and consonants...
metamorphosis of words,
burning relevance into the
minds,
hearts
and souls of our audiences
We disrobe on paper and strip on stage
wearing only words
exposing our inkwell for all to witness
as poetry flows through our veins
revealing personal secrets and battles scars
coaxing us to...
cloaked in poetic apparel
from tailor-made experiences
with the sweat of our pen’s brow
We labor hard, in scorching fields of ink
collecting melted vowels and consonants...
metamorphosis of words,
burning relevance into the
minds,
hearts
and souls of our audiences
We disrobe on paper and strip on stage
wearing only words
exposing our inkwell for all to witness
as poetry flows through our veins
revealing personal secrets and battles scars
coaxing us to...
#LifeAsAWriter
148 reads
18 Comments
Would You Love Me If I Wasn’t ’t A Poet?
Would you love me if I wasn’t a poet?
Writing between the rhymes
Building beautifully a wonder from words
Sculpting skilfully
What in you
A mesmerising mirth stirs..
Would you love me?
As I dip my whole
In the depth of the silence of words
And have you hover
In the width of my world
Impatiently, passionately
Pursuing the pounding of my heart..
If I wasn’t a poet, would you love me?
The realm I reign
Rarely do I take reins
A time, attaining the zenith
Dazzled and dazed on cloud nine
One other time ...
Writing between the rhymes
Building beautifully a wonder from words
Sculpting skilfully
What in you
A mesmerising mirth stirs..
Would you love me?
As I dip my whole
In the depth of the silence of words
And have you hover
In the width of my world
Impatiently, passionately
Pursuing the pounding of my heart..
If I wasn’t a poet, would you love me?
The realm I reign
Rarely do I take reins
A time, attaining the zenith
Dazzled and dazed on cloud nine
One other time ...
#love
#inspirational
#WritingPoetry
113 reads
13 Comments
It’s Not Just a Scooter
My best friend’s wife
Passed away
A few years ago
He kept her scooter
She was in failing health
For years
Their twenty year marriage
Was spent
Mostly in hospital rooms
And sorrow
I asked him once
Why he held onto it
Why he didn’t
Sell it
Because it’s valuable
He proceeded to explain
That insurance
Wouldn’t pay for it
So he worked overtime
When he wasn’t working
Overtime at home
So that he could
Provide her comfort
So that she could have ...
Passed away
A few years ago
He kept her scooter
She was in failing health
For years
Their twenty year marriage
Was spent
Mostly in hospital rooms
And sorrow
I asked him once
Why he held onto it
Why he didn’t
Sell it
Because it’s valuable
He proceeded to explain
That insurance
Wouldn’t pay for it
So he worked overtime
When he wasn’t working
Overtime at home
So that he could
Provide her comfort
So that she could have ...
#love
#BestFriend
#support
106 reads
17 Comments
A True Story
This is the story of a girl, a boy and far-away lands
Lands ripe with dark green forests and deep blue oceans
And mountains
Majestic mountains with air that bursts at the tops
And clouds
Billowing, puffy, lacy web-like clouds that blanket the sky
And rain
Hurricanes full of heat and power
And with flowers
The boy sent the girl flowers on Her first day as a Paralegal
The elation felt by the girl is palpable and Her coworkers are happy that she is in love
She will be moving in with him, she excitedly tells...
Lands ripe with dark green forests and deep blue oceans
And mountains
Majestic mountains with air that bursts at the tops
And clouds
Billowing, puffy, lacy web-like clouds that blanket the sky
And rain
Hurricanes full of heat and power
And with flowers
The boy sent the girl flowers on Her first day as a Paralegal
The elation felt by the girl is palpable and Her coworkers are happy that she is in love
She will be moving in with him, she excitedly tells...
#love
#nonfiction
110 reads
15 Comments
I Still Look for You
I don’t usually dream
But sometimes
Before
I go to sleep
I relive
The joy
You brought
Me
And for
A few
Moments
I feel
As if
Anything
Is possible
But sometimes
Before
I go to sleep
I relive
The joy
You brought
Me
And for
A few
Moments
I feel
As if
Anything
Is possible
#happiness
#dreams
#memories
165 reads
14 Comments
A Sunday Morn
on this
silent Sundy morn
visions of tranquility filter down
my crown chakra...
softly
ever...so...softly
like a latent cerebral breeze
an ethereal tease
bearing gifts of solitude
and gratitude...
eye am
windswept... stilled
and shaded simultaneously
beneath the willow of my lover's soul...
nature's canopy..
the lover of
my soul...
i can feel her emotions liquify
as the {ravine of she} reveals reflections
of her movement...
her branches hovering ...
silent Sundy morn
visions of tranquility filter down
my crown chakra...
softly
ever...so...softly
like a latent cerebral breeze
an ethereal tease
bearing gifts of solitude
and gratitude...
eye am
windswept... stilled
and shaded simultaneously
beneath the willow of my lover's soul...
nature's canopy..
the lover of
my soul...
i can feel her emotions liquify
as the {ravine of she} reveals reflections
of her movement...
her branches hovering ...
#nature
#lover
#gratitude
108 reads
7 Comments
Riding This Cloud
And here we are
I’m flying high
But my feet want to run far
Away from what you may see
When you look inside of me
I only come with what’s packed inside
A lifetime of trials I can’t deny
Little by little I shed each layer
Yet you stay
You’re not running scared
Holding out your hand
You patiently wait
Knowing how much I hesitate
Finding acceptance in your love and smile
I’m thankful you’ve pulled up a chair
And decided to stay a while
I’m flying high
But my feet want to run far
Away from what you may see
When you look inside of me
I only come with what’s packed inside
A lifetime of trials I can’t deny
Little by little I shed each layer
Yet you stay
You’re not running scared
Holding out your hand
You patiently wait
Knowing how much I hesitate
Finding acceptance in your love and smile
I’m thankful you’ve pulled up a chair
And decided to stay a while
#happiness
#love
#gratitude #vulnerability
#gratitude #vulnerability
116 reads
16 Comments
Live For Today
My 30th year reunion is coming real soon
Majority I went to high school with are dead
Reminds me of some after school special, I presume
I can be next before this reunion transpires
Phlegmatic, I never was
Stress I carry in my jaw, my ass is on fire
A chemical relationship I had with my friends
Most of those goons have departed
They’d often asphyxiate me similar to The Bends
Domestic violence occurred often
Love was a fist in their lives
Now you see why their all in coffins
Screw the event, I'm going out to...
Majority I went to high school with are dead
Reminds me of some after school special, I presume
I can be next before this reunion transpires
Phlegmatic, I never was
Stress I carry in my jaw, my ass is on fire
A chemical relationship I had with my friends
Most of those goons have departed
They’d often asphyxiate me similar to The Bends
Domestic violence occurred often
Love was a fist in their lives
Now you see why their all in coffins
Screw the event, I'm going out to...
#motivational
#school
#rhyming
#MovingOn
#choices
66 reads
13 Comments
BETWEEN US!
BETWEEN US ...
Bees fly between us
pollinating our hearts;
a honey sweeter than sugar
flows from our souls.
We taste the nectar
from a sparrow's beak;
it energizes our loins
causing rivers of passion to flow.
Breaking all restraints
lowering all barriers
riding lightening bolts
eternal fires of lust are created.
BETWEEN US is a love
never seen in the universe;
it satisfies our every need
living by its own creed.
Meet me at the Kissing Place
and we'll merge what stands ...
Bees fly between us
pollinating our hearts;
a honey sweeter than sugar
flows from our souls.
We taste the nectar
from a sparrow's beak;
it energizes our loins
causing rivers of passion to flow.
Breaking all restraints
lowering all barriers
riding lightening bolts
eternal fires of lust are created.
BETWEEN US is a love
never seen in the universe;
it satisfies our every need
living by its own creed.
Meet me at the Kissing Place
and we'll merge what stands ...
#happiness
#love
#inspirational
#admiration
#emotions
80 reads
14 Comments
If You Had to Walk in These Shoes
Would you falter, I wonder
Stumble as I have
Only to pick yourself up
Dust off your mistakes
And soldier on
Would you be ashamed, I wonder
As you realize
You could have done much better
But chose not too
When you took the easy way out
Leaving the work to others
Would you hide, I wonder
From a world you were unprepared for
Communication not a staple
Understanding foreign
As you shuffle from bad decision to bad decision
Constantly seeking validation
Would you learn to thrive,...
Stumble as I have
Only to pick yourself up
Dust off your mistakes
And soldier on
Would you be ashamed, I wonder
As you realize
You could have done much better
But chose not too
When you took the easy way out
Leaving the work to others
Would you hide, I wonder
From a world you were unprepared for
Communication not a staple
Understanding foreign
As you shuffle from bad decision to bad decision
Constantly seeking validation
Would you learn to thrive,...
#hope
#inspirational
#SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth
#SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth
111 reads
12 Comments
Modern Day Viking
yea
you don't have to look defeated..
a Warrior retreated
feel depleted...
from mistakes repeated
take inventory of the soul
one day at a time
get back to grass roots of what it is
to be you
man down?...man up
there's a blessing in every lesson
in every honest confession
don't allow your faults to lessen
your greatness
manage the damage
as best you can
focus on those gifts and talents
while...
you don't have to look defeated..
a Warrior retreated
feel depleted...
from mistakes repeated
take inventory of the soul
one day at a time
get back to grass roots of what it is
to be you
man down?...man up
there's a blessing in every lesson
in every honest confession
don't allow your faults to lessen
your greatness
manage the damage
as best you can
focus on those gifts and talents
while...
#men
#inspirational
#CallToAction #mythology
#CallToAction #mythology
178 reads
6 Comments
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