Submissions by AltairEndian
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Mar 2025 10:14am
14th Mar 2025 10:14am
Water
Oh water, lovely water
I often consume you
Without giving a thought
To how wonderful it is
To get you
How grateful I should be
To have you in unrestricted quantities
The cheapest of all goods I have access to
Is at the same time the most precious
For after a day without you
I would be truly miserable
All that I do
Is based upoon having enough of you
I want to sit in my armchair more often
And consciously hold a cup of water in my hands
Consciously enjoy every drop
And be thankful
For...
I often consume you
Without giving a thought
To how wonderful it is
To get you
How grateful I should be
To have you in unrestricted quantities
The cheapest of all goods I have access to
Is at the same time the most precious
For after a day without you
I would be truly miserable
All that I do
Is based upoon having enough of you
I want to sit in my armchair more often
And consciously hold a cup of water in my hands
Consciously enjoy every drop
And be thankful
For...
#gratitude
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Mar 2025 9:39am
14th Mar 2025 9:39am
To be a poet
To be a poet is to sing with words
When all restraint upon the weary heart departs
When all the beauty of the language flows and flows
And through words we catch but a glimpse of realms of gods
It is no coincidence that the word rhyme
Forms a sweet pair with the word divine
We leave the mortal realm when we turn to the stories told
Through rhymes and rhythms we shall enter a new world
And in this world sweet honey turns to gold
Most precious song to which my soul is sold
In gratitude for every song I forged flees all regret
...
When all restraint upon the weary heart departs
When all the beauty of the language flows and flows
And through words we catch but a glimpse of realms of gods
It is no coincidence that the word rhyme
Forms a sweet pair with the word divine
We leave the mortal realm when we turn to the stories told
Through rhymes and rhythms we shall enter a new world
And in this world sweet honey turns to gold
Most precious song to which my soul is sold
In gratitude for every song I forged flees all regret
...
#LifeAsAWriter
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Feb 2025 1:19pm
22nd Feb 2025 1:19pm
All peace
All peace exists only in the moment
All peace will be taken from you at some point
And you must work to recover it time and time again
Once you understand this
That peace is not forever
Peace becomes precious
And boredom vanishes
For what is boredom but an opportunity to consciously enjoy peace?
How can we ever be bored if our objective is to have more peace?
Don't you think the people living in war zones would love to be "bored"?
Don't stuff every moment of your life with input
Learn to enjoy the quiet of...
All peace will be taken from you at some point
And you must work to recover it time and time again
Once you understand this
That peace is not forever
Peace becomes precious
And boredom vanishes
For what is boredom but an opportunity to consciously enjoy peace?
How can we ever be bored if our objective is to have more peace?
Don't you think the people living in war zones would love to be "bored"?
Don't stuff every moment of your life with input
Learn to enjoy the quiet of...
#peace
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SELF POEM
Published
12th Jan 2025 3:12pm
12th Jan 2025 3:12pm
Stepping into eternity
Being under treatment for bad sleep
And suizidal thoughts
Although things are improving
Every minute feels like an hour
And I used to fight it
I can not any longer
I do not know when I will recover
But until then
I have to step into eternity
And suizidal thoughts
Although things are improving
Every minute feels like an hour
And I used to fight it
I can not any longer
I do not know when I will recover
But until then
I have to step into eternity
#courage
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Dec 2024 6:29pm
19th Dec 2024 6:29pm
See for yourself
We are endlessly bombarded
With people claiming they know what is good for us
But the only way to know
Is not to believe in something
It is to see for yourself
Don't believe it because science says it
Don't believe it because a guru says it
Or an "expert"
Try it out in your own life
Give it a fair chance
Then simply keep what works
And discard what doesn't
All theory is dust before the result of a practical test
Only by testing will you know what works
And what doesn't
The...
With people claiming they know what is good for us
But the only way to know
Is not to believe in something
It is to see for yourself
Don't believe it because science says it
Don't believe it because a guru says it
Or an "expert"
Try it out in your own life
Give it a fair chance
Then simply keep what works
And discard what doesn't
All theory is dust before the result of a practical test
Only by testing will you know what works
And what doesn't
The...
#courage
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Dec 2024 4:14pm
8th Dec 2024 4:14pm
Fill the silence
When you can't stand the silence
Then take deep breaths
And listen to the sound the air makes
As it enters and leaves your mouth or your nose
That is the sound of you being alive
Let this sound enfold you
Trust this sound
Whatever has happened
Whatever will happen
This sound is there for you
Until you die
Don't be scared of the void
For you can always
Fill the silence
Then take deep breaths
And listen to the sound the air makes
As it enters and leaves your mouth or your nose
That is the sound of you being alive
Let this sound enfold you
Trust this sound
Whatever has happened
Whatever will happen
This sound is there for you
Until you die
Don't be scared of the void
For you can always
Fill the silence
#hope
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Dec 2024 11:15am
7th Dec 2024 11:15am
Special
No one knows when their end comes
No one knows when tragedy will strike
No one knows what the future will bring
But we can make this life special
By being here while we are here
This is the secret
That now enriches my life
You can not stop the worries from coming
You can not stop the thoughts and feelings
What matters is how you deal with them
And the way to deal with them is to choose
What thoughts and feelings you focus on
And engage with
This is your freedom
Always
It can't be taken away...
No one knows when tragedy will strike
No one knows what the future will bring
But we can make this life special
By being here while we are here
This is the secret
That now enriches my life
You can not stop the worries from coming
You can not stop the thoughts and feelings
What matters is how you deal with them
And the way to deal with them is to choose
What thoughts and feelings you focus on
And engage with
This is your freedom
Always
It can't be taken away...
#determination
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Nov 2024 5:59pm
29th Nov 2024 5:59pm
Dear Silence
Dear silence
Will you tell me
What only you can tell me?
Do you listen
When I let my heart
Speak to you?
Will you give me
An unconditional
Love for
Just being alive?
Not matter if unpleasant
Or pleasant things
Are present
Isn't it a gift just to be able to feel?
Will you let me find, in the words of the poets
The meaning
Which you can not speak?
Like Laotse said
The name you can not name
The eternal name
I search in the words
The...
Will you tell me
What only you can tell me?
Do you listen
When I let my heart
Speak to you?
Will you give me
An unconditional
Love for
Just being alive?
Not matter if unpleasant
Or pleasant things
Are present
Isn't it a gift just to be able to feel?
Will you let me find, in the words of the poets
The meaning
Which you can not speak?
Like Laotse said
The name you can not name
The eternal name
I search in the words
The...
#peace
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Nov 2024 7:57pm
25th Nov 2024 7:57pm
The greatest regret
I think the greatest regret
That I would have on my deathbed
Whenever I will be there
Is to have held on too tight
To not have enjoyed the quiet hours
With poetry, books and meditation
To not have learned to sit still
In this world which can be so unbearably loud
I am learning it now
I have anew begun the journey
After forgetting it for a time
And paying for it with exhaustion
This is the greatest advice I can give
If you want to learn one thing that will enrich your whole life
Then it is simply this: ...
That I would have on my deathbed
Whenever I will be there
Is to have held on too tight
To not have enjoyed the quiet hours
With poetry, books and meditation
To not have learned to sit still
In this world which can be so unbearably loud
I am learning it now
I have anew begun the journey
After forgetting it for a time
And paying for it with exhaustion
This is the greatest advice I can give
If you want to learn one thing that will enrich your whole life
Then it is simply this: ...
#courage
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
25th Nov 2024 6:35pm
25th Nov 2024 6:35pm
I'll leave it up to you
I practice letting go
Give my brain lots of breaks
I'll leave it up to you
You know all my mistakes
I don't know who you are
But you know who I am
You are my guiding star
The way out of quicksand
The church describes you one way
But I like my own better
I like to think you are like me
Trying to steer through stormy weather
You know all in my heart
The one that I call god
The endless mistery
Trusting will set me free
So wherever I go
And whatever I do
My refuge is my faith
The...
Give my brain lots of breaks
I'll leave it up to you
You know all my mistakes
I don't know who you are
But you know who I am
You are my guiding star
The way out of quicksand
The church describes you one way
But I like my own better
I like to think you are like me
Trying to steer through stormy weather
You know all in my heart
The one that I call god
The endless mistery
Trusting will set me free
So wherever I go
And whatever I do
My refuge is my faith
The...
#faith
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Nov 2024 1:35pm
24th Nov 2024 1:35pm
Heaven is closed
Dear Reader
I have bad news
While you walk this earth
Heaven is closed
While you walk this earth you will sometimes have pain
Sometimes all your efforts will be in vain
Sometimes catastrophe will strike
Sometimes you will get what you don't like
For heaven on earth is not to be
For you are not god, and you're not always free
In other words, to put it bluntly
Perfection is what you will never see
But within this knowledge there is a freedom
I'm not saying not to do your best
But if perfection is your...
I have bad news
While you walk this earth
Heaven is closed
While you walk this earth you will sometimes have pain
Sometimes all your efforts will be in vain
Sometimes catastrophe will strike
Sometimes you will get what you don't like
For heaven on earth is not to be
For you are not god, and you're not always free
In other words, to put it bluntly
Perfection is what you will never see
But within this knowledge there is a freedom
I'm not saying not to do your best
But if perfection is your...
#motivational
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Nov 2024 6:58pm
18th Nov 2024 6:58pm
The tower
I waited long for this or that
I ran just like a restless rat
And so I made the tower
Oh what achievement must I bring
To life before my heart can sing
What input must I still consume
Before I'll bring my soul to bloom
So I sat every hour
Imprisoned in the tower
But now a wonder graced my world
I sit and let my life unfold
Within myself, stories untold
A wisdom like the wise of old
I see that joy is always here
A breath away, jaw-dropping near
For what the wise man said is true
Even though...
I ran just like a restless rat
And so I made the tower
Oh what achievement must I bring
To life before my heart can sing
What input must I still consume
Before I'll bring my soul to bloom
So I sat every hour
Imprisoned in the tower
But now a wonder graced my world
I sit and let my life unfold
Within myself, stories untold
A wisdom like the wise of old
I see that joy is always here
A breath away, jaw-dropping near
For what the wise man said is true
Even though...
#happiness
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