Submissions by AltairEndian
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Sep 2024 2:08pm
12th Sep 2024 2:08pm
In memory
Sometimes I have memories of the past
Which make me bow my head and close my eyes
Because I am ashamed of what happened
For a long time I fought those memories
But now I realized
I can only grow by allowing those memories
The past comes and goes in my mind
Like storms come and go
And by letting those moments happen
I can move forward in memory of my mistakes
Which make me bow my head and close my eyes
Because I am ashamed of what happened
For a long time I fought those memories
But now I realized
I can only grow by allowing those memories
The past comes and goes in my mind
Like storms come and go
And by letting those moments happen
I can move forward in memory of my mistakes
#courage
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Sep 2024 1:55pm
8th Sep 2024 1:55pm
Traveling daily
Taking joy in traveling
To other countries, to far off places
Is something I have not inherited
When it comes to real places
I am happy with those in my city
And still I travel daily
To Shadesmar
To Roshar
To Middle Earth
To the world of the Wheel of Time
To the word of the Licanius Trilogy
To a galaxy far, far away
Yes, I have traveled a lot these past few years
And it is the greatest joy of my life
To travel daily
To other countries, to far off places
Is something I have not inherited
When it comes to real places
I am happy with those in my city
And still I travel daily
To Shadesmar
To Roshar
To Middle Earth
To the world of the Wheel of Time
To the word of the Licanius Trilogy
To a galaxy far, far away
Yes, I have traveled a lot these past few years
And it is the greatest joy of my life
To travel daily
#happiness
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Aug 2024 9:55am
27th Aug 2024 9:55am
Without the enemy
You sought to be a fortress
Of purity within the masses
Only to find
There are no masses to fight
Can you live without the enemy?
Of purity within the masses
Only to find
There are no masses to fight
Can you live without the enemy?
#peace
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Aug 2024 9:14am
26th Aug 2024 9:14am
To pretend
The world told me to reach for the skies
And I wanted to once
I am nearing my forties now
And I live much closer to the ground these days
Dear younger self
I know you want to change everything
And you want it done tomorrow
But you can not use a sledge hammer
To shape little pieces of diamond
For that is what we all are
We are all fragile and must be shaped with care
If you would change something, my friend
You must proceed carefully and slowly
I realize this is hard for you
For carefully and slowly...
And I wanted to once
I am nearing my forties now
And I live much closer to the ground these days
Dear younger self
I know you want to change everything
And you want it done tomorrow
But you can not use a sledge hammer
To shape little pieces of diamond
For that is what we all are
We are all fragile and must be shaped with care
If you would change something, my friend
You must proceed carefully and slowly
I realize this is hard for you
For carefully and slowly...
#TruthOfLife
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Aug 2024 8:20am
24th Aug 2024 8:20am
A very magical place
If you don't understand how something works
It might as well be magic to you
So look around you and think about
How many things you use and rely on
And you don't understand how they work
Do this regularly
And the world will all of a sudden be
A very magical place
It might as well be magic to you
So look around you and think about
How many things you use and rely on
And you don't understand how they work
Do this regularly
And the world will all of a sudden be
A very magical place
#beauty
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Aug 2024 8:14am
24th Aug 2024 8:14am
Little child
Little child within
You have forgotten how to play
These days are for remembering
For finding a new way
This is your chance to come out and be free
I want you again to be close to me
To rediscover what I have lost
And give me back my life
Cause we were born to play and create
I mark the day, I save the date
Knowing that it is never too late
Little child that's sleeping within me
You are the wonder I have unlearned to see
Little child, come out, be free
You have forgotten how to play
These days are for remembering
For finding a new way
This is your chance to come out and be free
I want you again to be close to me
To rediscover what I have lost
And give me back my life
Cause we were born to play and create
I mark the day, I save the date
Knowing that it is never too late
Little child that's sleeping within me
You are the wonder I have unlearned to see
Little child, come out, be free
#hope
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Aug 2024 2:16pm
17th Aug 2024 2:16pm
The soul of happiness
There are questions without answers
Why do I love music?
Science can not tell
I can not tell
All possible answers fail to grasp the truth
Why do you love the people you love?
You can tell me what you love about them
But there is no answer as to why you feel the love you feel
The most precious things are like this
Beauty defies explanation
For it lives in the heart of the beholder
And who can ever understand a human heart?
We can only come to know it better
But understanding is beyond us ...
Why do I love music?
Science can not tell
I can not tell
All possible answers fail to grasp the truth
Why do you love the people you love?
You can tell me what you love about them
But there is no answer as to why you feel the love you feel
The most precious things are like this
Beauty defies explanation
For it lives in the heart of the beholder
And who can ever understand a human heart?
We can only come to know it better
But understanding is beyond us ...
#happiness
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Aug 2024 2:09pm
17th Aug 2024 2:09pm
The miracle
Oh how I wonder why apples are round
Why nature has riches and terrors abound
I wonder why birds are made to fly
Why are there creatures on sea, land and sky
And why was I made with an urge to write
With words and thoughts entertain and delight
And why does a good rhyme warm my soul
When my heart speaks and the mind looses control
And why do I often forget to wonder
In hectic life the miracle goes under
Taken for granted the sun and the thunder
Taken for granted this wonderful world
But if I get to be 100 years old ...
Why nature has riches and terrors abound
I wonder why birds are made to fly
Why are there creatures on sea, land and sky
And why was I made with an urge to write
With words and thoughts entertain and delight
And why does a good rhyme warm my soul
When my heart speaks and the mind looses control
And why do I often forget to wonder
In hectic life the miracle goes under
Taken for granted the sun and the thunder
Taken for granted this wonderful world
But if I get to be 100 years old ...
#uplifting
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Aug 2024 5:24pm
15th Aug 2024 5:24pm
As you are
There can be no peace
If there is a war raging inside of you
If you reject yourself
And never forgive yourself for your mistakes
You were born as a shining star
Free of guilt and hatred
What evil, what wrong there is in you
The world has given you
This excuses nothing
But explains so much
As all bad in you came into existence
So can a lot of good still come into existence inside you
So you can turn towards good
If you accept yourself
As you are
Only then can you truly change
If there is a war raging inside of you
If you reject yourself
And never forgive yourself for your mistakes
You were born as a shining star
Free of guilt and hatred
What evil, what wrong there is in you
The world has given you
This excuses nothing
But explains so much
As all bad in you came into existence
So can a lot of good still come into existence inside you
So you can turn towards good
If you accept yourself
As you are
Only then can you truly change
#hope
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Aug 2024 12:12pm
4th Aug 2024 12:12pm
Coming home
I clothe myself anew
After 38 years
My new dress is called contentment
I am blessed to wear it now
It makes me richer than I was
Althought materially nothing has changed
It makes me see life in a whole new way
And I build a city
Inside myself, it's only for me
Until my death within shines a light
It protects my heart from the despair I once felt
And although so many candles have burnt out
I feel that I have come home
The meaning of life is not material wealth
Although you need that to a certain...
After 38 years
My new dress is called contentment
I am blessed to wear it now
It makes me richer than I was
Althought materially nothing has changed
It makes me see life in a whole new way
And I build a city
Inside myself, it's only for me
Until my death within shines a light
It protects my heart from the despair I once felt
And although so many candles have burnt out
I feel that I have come home
The meaning of life is not material wealth
Although you need that to a certain...
#happiness
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Aug 2024 7:13pm
3rd Aug 2024 7:13pm
The ground
I needed 38 years and a sleepless night
To find the ground on which I stand
It will guide me through the darkest night
And lead me to a calmer land
A kingdom within, of being content
This gift, it's fitting it comes on my birthday
For I feel like it's from heaven send
Breathing deeply, in and out
Close my eyes and focus on this
I don't need any video or sound
Just me and my breath and my body knows bliss
My breath is with me until I die
It helps me to exist without a why
Step into being instead of doing
I...
To find the ground on which I stand
It will guide me through the darkest night
And lead me to a calmer land
A kingdom within, of being content
This gift, it's fitting it comes on my birthday
For I feel like it's from heaven send
Breathing deeply, in and out
Close my eyes and focus on this
I don't need any video or sound
Just me and my breath and my body knows bliss
My breath is with me until I die
It helps me to exist without a why
Step into being instead of doing
I...
#happiness
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Aug 2024 1:27pm
1st Aug 2024 1:27pm
The hard way
Our world seems to be full of rage
There is outrage about the smallest mistakes
This is the easy way
For it is easy to go online and be outraged
It is easy to be "real"
And put all respect for others aside
It is much harder to contain yourself
And make constructive suggestions
Naming problems clearly, but without being disrespectful
It is hard to have compassion with someone who failed
It is easy to self-righteously condemn them
As if we ourselves never made mistakes
Next time someone's mistake...
There is outrage about the smallest mistakes
This is the easy way
For it is easy to go online and be outraged
It is easy to be "real"
And put all respect for others aside
It is much harder to contain yourself
And make constructive suggestions
Naming problems clearly, but without being disrespectful
It is hard to have compassion with someone who failed
It is easy to self-righteously condemn them
As if we ourselves never made mistakes
Next time someone's mistake...
#courage
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