Poems about Wisdom
#wisdom
Poems about wisdom, knowledge, experience and being wise. Poetry about wisdom learned, and developed by society during periods of time. Also poems about wise people and teachings, and about personal wisdom gained through life experiences.
LiamReeduus
LiamReedus
LiamReedus
Poem Published
13th May 2019 2:33am
13th May 2019 2:33am
Measure of a man
It's not how much you can lift with your hand.
It's not how many women you can claim you knew.
Though it is in a way measured by strength.
You will be judged by what you do.
It's how many time you pick your kids up and dust them off.
Then convince them not to give up hope and continue to try.
How much you still love them with all that's in you.
Even when they have done things to make you cry.
How you wake up every morning holding the same woman.
Not just hold her but remember you love her more then anything else.
You can see her...
It's not how many women you can claim you knew.
Though it is in a way measured by strength.
You will be judged by what you do.
It's how many time you pick your kids up and dust them off.
Then convince them not to give up hope and continue to try.
How much you still love them with all that's in you.
Even when they have done things to make you cry.
How you wake up every morning holding the same woman.
Not just hold her but remember you love her more then anything else.
You can see her...
#motivational
#inspirational
#sacrifice
#wisdom
#tolerance
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FTW-Isha
Poem Published
10th May 2019 12:39pm
10th May 2019 12:39pm
these
That, that I know...
that, that I believe...
are like two trees
in a garden
with these:
there is one tree
wielding fruits
whose yields are that:
that I know...,
so ever-good for food
and are thus ever-ripe
and another tree
wielding fruits
whose yields are that:
that I believe...
to be desired indeed
and ever-pleasing to the sight.
But only the fruits of one
(and not of the other) tree
be this true:
that what is pleasant
may not necessarily be...
that, that I believe...
are like two trees
in a garden
with these:
there is one tree
wielding fruits
whose yields are that:
that I know...,
so ever-good for food
and are thus ever-ripe
and another tree
wielding fruits
whose yields are that:
that I believe...
to be desired indeed
and ever-pleasing to the sight.
But only the fruits of one
(and not of the other) tree
be this true:
that what is pleasant
may not necessarily be...
#God
#faith
#spiritual #wisdom
#spiritual #wisdom
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Tenderloin
Poem Published
4th May 2019 4:05am
4th May 2019 4:05am
Obscured In The Slumber
That hour strikes
alone in your silence,
discomfort within
tossing to find
the resting position
that will allow
a day to evaporate
requiring
the unconcious peace
that can open the door
to the visitors
of past, present, future
hoping to remember
what may have been imparted
or even discarded
- some living, some dead
and some never known
but the presence felt
and the emotion intense
piecing together
words said
before the intrusion
of the mounting sun.
alone in your silence,
discomfort within
tossing to find
the resting position
that will allow
a day to evaporate
requiring
the unconcious peace
that can open the door
to the visitors
of past, present, future
hoping to remember
what may have been imparted
or even discarded
- some living, some dead
and some never known
but the presence felt
and the emotion intense
piecing together
words said
before the intrusion
of the mounting sun.
#dreams
#SelfReflection
#wisdom
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Losterodedsoul
Poem Published
1st May 2019 2:30am
1st May 2019 2:30am
2005 Football Season
Sitting in your throne
Sorrounded, yet all alone
Old, but still young
Every peak was a valley
And every valley was a peak
Something that laid
beneath the skin
Was denied its final gasp,
No the time has passed
That's it! There's the sun!
The extension of yourself, the 44 magnum!
Young, but ever so old
Still the time had come to pass
on the Legacy of Gonzo.
The final words before
stepping out into the cold
That's it! there's the sun!
The extension of yourself, the 44 magnum!
...
Sorrounded, yet all alone
Old, but still young
Every peak was a valley
And every valley was a peak
Something that laid
beneath the skin
Was denied its final gasp,
No the time has passed
That's it! There's the sun!
The extension of yourself, the 44 magnum!
Young, but ever so old
Still the time had come to pass
on the Legacy of Gonzo.
The final words before
stepping out into the cold
That's it! there's the sun!
The extension of yourself, the 44 magnum!
...
#misunderstood
#MovingOn
#FeelingLost
#FeelingTrapped
#wisdom
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eleven_mashariki
Poem Published
27th Apr 2019 6:47am
27th Apr 2019 6:47am
SELF RIGHTEOUS
I'm a self-righteous man,
Righteous in mine own eyes.
Always pointing fingers
at myself and at others.
Classic miss-goody-two-shoes
unfortunately.
We all are though,
Self-righteous people.
It's easier to talk ill
of others and their shortcomings,
but we ignore our own.
God have mercy on us all,
Help we love each other better.
Righteous in mine own eyes.
Always pointing fingers
at myself and at others.
Classic miss-goody-two-shoes
unfortunately.
We all are though,
Self-righteous people.
It's easier to talk ill
of others and their shortcomings,
but we ignore our own.
God have mercy on us all,
Help we love each other better.
#honesty
#vanity
#hypocrisy #wisdom
#hypocrisy #wisdom
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elsiesan
Poem Published
23rd Apr 2019 1:45pm
23rd Apr 2019 1:45pm
My Redemtion
He asks am I ok
He knows very well that i am not
I say, yes I'm ok
Having written and talked
Many times
Of my need to be touched
For you to reach out to me
And yet most times you do not
You only show glimpses
Of your touch
You say I go right to it
Well I say you do
You say you are into grooming
Grooming and the enchanted forest
Go hand in hand
Grooming paves the way
For deeper meaning
For deeper understanding
Of ourselves and the world around us
Grooming is...
He knows very well that i am not
I say, yes I'm ok
Having written and talked
Many times
Of my need to be touched
For you to reach out to me
And yet most times you do not
You only show glimpses
Of your touch
You say I go right to it
Well I say you do
You say you are into grooming
Grooming and the enchanted forest
Go hand in hand
Grooming paves the way
For deeper meaning
For deeper understanding
Of ourselves and the world around us
Grooming is...
#sadness
#relationships
#lover
#honesty
#wisdom
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CDEbaca
Poem Published
22nd Apr 2019 4:25am
22nd Apr 2019 4:25am
Nothing for the Next
Hollowed out hearts
fall victim to flesh
They take what they want
until nothings left
In fear of not knowing
afraid of regret
They Wonder what could be
And how they can get it...
fall victim to flesh
They take what they want
until nothings left
In fear of not knowing
afraid of regret
They Wonder what could be
And how they can get it...
#strength
#forgiveness
#escape
#acceptance
#wisdom
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Ahavati
Poem Published
21st Apr 2019 10:04pm
21st Apr 2019 10:04pm
Syllabus
I deny nothing—
which fills me
with experience:
Love, hate, jealousy
greed, gluttony, lust—
murderous thoughts;
suicide, shame, surrender
I welcome those that come
offer tea, also time;
realize I'm learning—
so heed their syllabus
Sometimes it took weeks
other...
which fills me
with experience:
Love, hate, jealousy
greed, gluttony, lust—
murderous thoughts;
suicide, shame, surrender
I welcome those that come
offer tea, also time;
realize I'm learning—
so heed their syllabus
Sometimes it took weeks
other...
#universe
#spiritual
#confessional
#emotional
#wisdom
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Moonfire-Lark
Poem Published
19th Apr 2019 8:52pm
19th Apr 2019 8:52pm
Moonfire Circus
Voices speaking from the piano's soul
Is reaching out for anyone to be heard
It's a simple composition
Full of sounds with not a single word
The signpost says "Hurry! Before it's too late!"
But the eyes of the many won't reciprocate
There is a skull to remind us all
That our lives will leave soon
For castled dreams and sunbeams
For those with a good attitude
A fortnight of passion to wrangle peaceful whims
So tear up the contract and then we'll begin
Read the banner and you'll
Know where I got my name ...
Is reaching out for anyone to be heard
It's a simple composition
Full of sounds with not a single word
The signpost says "Hurry! Before it's too late!"
But the eyes of the many won't reciprocate
There is a skull to remind us all
That our lives will leave soon
For castled dreams and sunbeams
For those with a good attitude
A fortnight of passion to wrangle peaceful whims
So tear up the contract and then we'll begin
Read the banner and you'll
Know where I got my name ...
#LifeStruggles
#memories
#wisdom
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Ely
E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
15th Apr 2019 5:13am
15th Apr 2019 5:13am
Tanka #23 ...
truth is often very dear...and
wisdom don't come easy...
I have often wished...that
all those enlightening years
didn't weigh - quite - so - much.
wisdom don't come easy...
I have often wished...that
all those enlightening years
didn't weigh - quite - so - much.
#TimeHeals
#SelfReflection
#wisdom
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Ahavati
Poem Published
13th Apr 2019 7:39pm
13th Apr 2019 7:39pm
A Lover’s Call ( after Kahlil Gibran )
But the spirit remains joined safely in the hands of
Love, until death arrives and takes joined souls to God.”
Conjoined by an eternal world
beyond the ethereal veil
through human birth;
Love doesn't discover anyone
within boned sinew; it's innate
calling many, choosing few—
those ready for the threshing floor;
it's blanket affirmation
activates when kindred are close
sans any tangible proof
or intelligent...
Love, until death arrives and takes joined souls to God.”
Conjoined by an eternal world
beyond the ethereal veil
through human birth;
Love doesn't discover anyone
within boned sinew; it's innate
calling many, choosing few—
those ready for the threshing floor;
it's blanket affirmation
activates when kindred are close
sans any tangible proof
or intelligent...
#love
#universe
#spiritual
#wisdom
#KahlilGibran
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JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
10th Apr 2019 10:48pm
10th Apr 2019 10:48pm
Wisteria Lane
She took me on tour
walking Wisteria Lane
reciting Proverbs from a book
that tested this earthbound brain
in ways numbering some
thirty pages
totaled
Every cold breath inhaled
was autumn death on parade
and a springing to life that followed
So many promises made
Karmic debts owed paid in full
Filled with potential
every chain linked oversoul;
their metal more precious
than silver and gold
Willed into being
stories yet to be inked;
untold
...
walking Wisteria Lane
reciting Proverbs from a book
that tested this earthbound brain
in ways numbering some
thirty pages
totaled
Every cold breath inhaled
was autumn death on parade
and a springing to life that followed
So many promises made
Karmic debts owed paid in full
Filled with potential
every chain linked oversoul;
their metal more precious
than silver and gold
Willed into being
stories yet to be inked;
untold
...
#flowers
#universe
#spiritual
#wisdom
#NaPoWriMo2019
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