Submissions by AltairEndian
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
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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STORY POEM
Published
21st Jul 2024 10:53am
21st Jul 2024 10:53am
Towers in the dark
When the dragons came
We had to call the rain of ice
To tame their fire
And drag them out of the sky
The rain still falls today
And forces us to live underground
But before our banishment
Our wise ones sent out the Rakatirim
To preserve the light
The Rakatirim are heroes of old
Who have the ability to store energy in their bodies
And let it shine for others as a light
They fought the dragons
And took their fire inside of themselves
They withdrew when we called the rain
For they...
We had to call the rain of ice
To tame their fire
And drag them out of the sky
The rain still falls today
And forces us to live underground
But before our banishment
Our wise ones sent out the Rakatirim
To preserve the light
The Rakatirim are heroes of old
Who have the ability to store energy in their bodies
And let it shine for others as a light
They fought the dragons
And took their fire inside of themselves
They withdrew when we called the rain
For they...
#inspirational
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Jul 2024 7:54am
19th Jul 2024 7:54am
A wish fulfilled
My life is full
And my wish is fulfilled
I wished for purpose
And here it is
Every month a portion of my salary
Goes to good causes
Every month I bring my brother joy
By doing well
And I am a good friend
And I am a good poet
I admit, I set the bar low
I only have to stay employed
But even if that somehow ever goes away
I would find other ways
To fulfill my purpose
If I would fail and cause harm
Then this would simply become part of my story
It would not diminish what I have already done ...
And my wish is fulfilled
I wished for purpose
And here it is
Every month a portion of my salary
Goes to good causes
Every month I bring my brother joy
By doing well
And I am a good friend
And I am a good poet
I admit, I set the bar low
I only have to stay employed
But even if that somehow ever goes away
I would find other ways
To fulfill my purpose
If I would fail and cause harm
Then this would simply become part of my story
It would not diminish what I have already done ...
#LifeGoals
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SELF POEM
Published
19th Jul 2024 7:34am
19th Jul 2024 7:34am
Out of the dark
7 years ago
I went mad
Then I went into depression
Then, when I was recovering, my mother died
Then I got a job again
And was afraid of failure for a long time
But now...
Now I sit here and look forward
To an evening listening to music and reading a book
After a long day working
And I'm about to take a walk
Because the sun is still shining
And as I walk I will remember those 7 years
Where I was
And where I am now
Perhaps the simplest way to put it
Is this
I am out of the dark
I went mad
Then I went into depression
Then, when I was recovering, my mother died
Then I got a job again
And was afraid of failure for a long time
But now...
Now I sit here and look forward
To an evening listening to music and reading a book
After a long day working
And I'm about to take a walk
Because the sun is still shining
And as I walk I will remember those 7 years
Where I was
And where I am now
Perhaps the simplest way to put it
Is this
I am out of the dark
#gratitude
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Jun 2024 7:57pm
15th Jun 2024 7:57pm
The season
Sometimes you just need space to see
The truth that you have longed for
It opened up a path for me
A path that I adore
Structure and method are hard for me
Although I use them successfully
To do the work I need to do
And discipline often leads me through
But none of those are in my nature
I am creative and spontaneous
I do not like to stick to things
From thing to thing unfolds my wings
I let each minute be a thrill
Let hours take me where they will
Go resting with this song I sing
Curious what each...
The truth that you have longed for
It opened up a path for me
A path that I adore
Structure and method are hard for me
Although I use them successfully
To do the work I need to do
And discipline often leads me through
But none of those are in my nature
I am creative and spontaneous
I do not like to stick to things
From thing to thing unfolds my wings
I let each minute be a thrill
Let hours take me where they will
Go resting with this song I sing
Curious what each...
#freedom
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd May 2024 6:46pm
23rd May 2024 6:46pm
Come to rest
The grave waits for us all
The stone standing so tall
Do not wait until then to see
The best thing is to be
When you can just sit still
In your favorite places until
The world calls you again
Into its loud domain
From all the truth I know
It is the very best
The seeds of calm to sow
When you can come to rest
The stone standing so tall
Do not wait until then to see
The best thing is to be
When you can just sit still
In your favorite places until
The world calls you again
Into its loud domain
From all the truth I know
It is the very best
The seeds of calm to sow
When you can come to rest
#courage
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