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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Morning Promise
The trees danced to the wind,
waving hello, as the earthy
fragrance of dew sneaked in.
All, enwrapping me in a hug,
while whispering of life
and a morning promise
of a better day.
waving hello, as the earthy
fragrance of dew sneaked in.
All, enwrapping me in a hug,
while whispering of life
and a morning promise
of a better day.
#morning
#nature
#hope
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Life Moves On IV
As the greys begin to change
You fill my world with light
All the colours have restored
And the ice around my soul
Has melted away this day
With you, I'll stay
With you by my side
I know we'll be fine
When all of the darkness fades
And turns into light
No more lonely nights, just you and me together
With the promise you made me that this is forever
The past fades away
The pain is erased
With these moments together underneath the moonlight
Everything that matters is here in this moment
And together, as...
You fill my world with light
All the colours have restored
And the ice around my soul
Has melted away this day
With you, I'll stay
With you by my side
I know we'll be fine
When all of the darkness fades
And turns into light
No more lonely nights, just you and me together
With the promise you made me that this is forever
The past fades away
The pain is erased
With these moments together underneath the moonlight
Everything that matters is here in this moment
And together, as...
#dreams
#family
#hope #love
#hope #love
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Move Along
A land that's been invaded
by hate and vitriol
waiting on a king
to fix the troubles
two babies in the backseat
shame on us
took too long
Detroit's cold in the winter
move along move along
someone's gotta get stepped on
move the fuck along
sell some pillows or apple cider vinegar
million likes on social media
this is how far we've come
on and on we keep ranting
as our world comes undone
but what you gonna do
if they don't pay yah
move along move along
peace be with you ...
by hate and vitriol
waiting on a king
to fix the troubles
two babies in the backseat
shame on us
took too long
Detroit's cold in the winter
move along move along
someone's gotta get stepped on
move the fuck along
sell some pillows or apple cider vinegar
million likes on social media
this is how far we've come
on and on we keep ranting
as our world comes undone
but what you gonna do
if they don't pay yah
move along move along
peace be with you ...
#anger
#grief
#hope #PopCulture
#hope #PopCulture
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4 Comments
these city streets (and 20 years)
1. 2004 Winter
Nineteen
a lady gave me her neon yellow sweater
on my way out of detox
she heard I was about to be homeless
and didn't want me to be frozen
to the spit stained pavement
before I had a chance
to live through the night
The detox centre
didn't care where I ended up
my week was over
and the rest was up to me
I'd been turned down
by 3 rehab centres that day
and didn't know where
I was going to sleep
I cried into fuzzy yellow
and made frenzied phone calls
a handful...
Nineteen
a lady gave me her neon yellow sweater
on my way out of detox
she heard I was about to be homeless
and didn't want me to be frozen
to the spit stained pavement
before I had a chance
to live through the night
The detox centre
didn't care where I ended up
my week was over
and the rest was up to me
I'd been turned down
by 3 rehab centres that day
and didn't know where
I was going to sleep
I cried into fuzzy yellow
and made frenzied phone calls
a handful...
#homelessness
#hope
#poverty
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3 Comments
My secret weapon is a teaspoon
today demanded
I take myself apart,
scrub out my insides
then polish them
let everything shine
all the way through.
I wasn't about
polished matter
while sleeping
on floorboards
in broken down
factories turned
into squats,
occupying worn
out sofas left in
crowded council
flat drug dosses.
I can shave carrot
skins down with
an edge of a
teaspoon
because my hands
could not behave
themselves around
anything resembling
sharp...
I take myself apart,
scrub out my insides
then polish them
let everything shine
all the way through.
I wasn't about
polished matter
while sleeping
on floorboards
in broken down
factories turned
into squats,
occupying worn
out sofas left in
crowded council
flat drug dosses.
I can shave carrot
skins down with
an edge of a
teaspoon
because my hands
could not behave
themselves around
anything resembling
sharp...
#LifeCycle
#courage
#hope
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music junkie #2
I don't share my music playlist
with many people
I don't even share it
with my partner
He likes more upbeat music
and our definitions
of what is upbeat
are very different
(and according to him
I'm doing it wrong)
so I save my dreamy
melancholy tunes
and angsty metal ballads
for people who get my vibe
Because music is my love language
and the more something makes me feel
the harder it is to share with anyone
outside my chosen few
who gets just as high as I do
off...
with many people
I don't even share it
with my partner
He likes more upbeat music
and our definitions
of what is upbeat
are very different
(and according to him
I'm doing it wrong)
so I save my dreamy
melancholy tunes
and angsty metal ballads
for people who get my vibe
Because music is my love language
and the more something makes me feel
the harder it is to share with anyone
outside my chosen few
who gets just as high as I do
off...
#addiction
#hope
#love #music
#love #music
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My Reason
The sand felt warm under my feet
as I walked closer to the sea,
the waves ebbing and flowing,
an invitation to approach.
The first contact with water
was like a kiss from nature,
bringing life back into me,
to mend something it didn’t break.
The depths of blue reached my waist,
slowly engulfing me, inch by inch,
with fingers curling around my neck,
trying to squeeze life out of me instead.
So I let it wreathe around my body,
hoping to drown in its embrace,
to dilute the twisting ache,
to dull the...
as I walked closer to the sea,
the waves ebbing and flowing,
an invitation to approach.
The first contact with water
was like a kiss from nature,
bringing life back into me,
to mend something it didn’t break.
The depths of blue reached my waist,
slowly engulfing me, inch by inch,
with fingers curling around my neck,
trying to squeeze life out of me instead.
So I let it wreathe around my body,
hoping to drown in its embrace,
to dilute the twisting ache,
to dull the...
#suicide
#hope
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Out of the Cold
Well done
collecting the best burning wood
tinder to fuel your fire
wisdom, love, compassion, camaraderie
that when ignited will set ablaze action
Be encouraged by intellectual progress
be strengthened by new spiritual insight
however, don’t keep it stacked too long
sitting unused beside your hearth
arrange it carefully in your firebox
add pages filled with words of wisdom for kindling
simply strike the match and light your passion
warming heart and soul,
awakening to service feet and hands
compelling mind and...
collecting the best burning wood
tinder to fuel your fire
wisdom, love, compassion, camaraderie
that when ignited will set ablaze action
Be encouraged by intellectual progress
be strengthened by new spiritual insight
however, don’t keep it stacked too long
sitting unused beside your hearth
arrange it carefully in your firebox
add pages filled with words of wisdom for kindling
simply strike the match and light your passion
warming heart and soul,
awakening to service feet and hands
compelling mind and...
#happiness
#hope
#passion
#uplifting
#wisdom
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2 Comments
wear white to my funeral
in the back of mind,
where i was born
where i will die
all my friends,
celebrating
my family pallbearers
every other day,
a funeral for
an old side of me
i can't help it,
every other day i find
a new side of me
deep inside of me,
a writhing pit of despair
beside the highest cliff of ecstasy
wear white to my daily funeral,
and leave the decor dark
so you stand out with the angels and i
where i was born
where i will die
all my friends,
celebrating
my family pallbearers
every other day,
a funeral for
an old side of me
i can't help it,
every other day i find
a new side of me
deep inside of me,
a writhing pit of despair
beside the highest cliff of ecstasy
wear white to my daily funeral,
and leave the decor dark
so you stand out with the angels and i
#angels
#funeral
#hope #SelfReflection
#hope #SelfReflection
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1 Comment
Life
It all seems so simple
Yet I try and fail
I just want to take pleasure
In life's daily struggles and triumphs
Without searching for
A crutch to help me hobble along
I want to laugh and cry
Instead of fazing out
In an emotionless stupor
Hold my boys and know
They want always be boys
Get lost in the gaze
Of my beautiful wife's eyes
And realize how blessed I am
I want to grow old
And see my boys turn into men
While holding my wife's hand
Thinking of how we made it
...
Yet I try and fail
I just want to take pleasure
In life's daily struggles and triumphs
Without searching for
A crutch to help me hobble along
I want to laugh and cry
Instead of fazing out
In an emotionless stupor
Hold my boys and know
They want always be boys
Get lost in the gaze
Of my beautiful wife's eyes
And realize how blessed I am
I want to grow old
And see my boys turn into men
While holding my wife's hand
Thinking of how we made it
...
#addiction
#depression
#hope
#inspirational
#redemption
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5 Comments
toxic optimism isn't the answer
Too dark
Too dark
Too dark
The words won't leave my mind
You keep saying the things
in my head are too dark
If I could speak under the weight
of the shame of it
I would say...
I'm not trying to glorify
my shitty mental health
I don't write so you can relate
I write so I can breathe
I write for me
And I'll never say I'm glad
if you're someone who resonates
and is down in the dark with me
what I hope you find
between the lines
are the words ...
Too dark
Too dark
The words won't leave my mind
You keep saying the things
in my head are too dark
If I could speak under the weight
of the shame of it
I would say...
I'm not trying to glorify
my shitty mental health
I don't write so you can relate
I write so I can breathe
I write for me
And I'll never say I'm glad
if you're someone who resonates
and is down in the dark with me
what I hope you find
between the lines
are the words ...
#dialogue
#hope
#MentalHealth
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12 Comments
GREENLAND
I wanna whisk you away to Greenland,
Like whipped cream -
To the largest island in the World!
I wanna spoil you with Danish Kroner -
The official local currency.
I wanna make love to you in the snow,
Like nobody knows, as we live like Eskimos,
Trudging through its 80% ice cap.
I will lavish you with fresh fish and wine -
Ravish you, once we reach Nuuk (Nuke),
The capital. Divine!
I love it when you talk like that!
Take me away and treasure me,
If only in wishes and dreams -
Then so be it.
Feed me until I...
Like whipped cream -
To the largest island in the World!
I wanna spoil you with Danish Kroner -
The official local currency.
I wanna make love to you in the snow,
Like nobody knows, as we live like Eskimos,
Trudging through its 80% ice cap.
I will lavish you with fresh fish and wine -
Ravish you, once we reach Nuuk (Nuke),
The capital. Divine!
I love it when you talk like that!
Take me away and treasure me,
If only in wishes and dreams -
Then so be it.
Feed me until I...
#dreams
#hope
#inspirational
#uplifting
#passion
146 reads
34 Comments
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