Upbeat Inspirational Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Happy, positive, motivational and inspirational poetry
This section is for happy, light, positive and inspirational poems that provide uplifting and motivational reading. Romantic love poetry is also included here. All happy poems on a range of subjects are in one place, to give you a big choice of poems to make you smile. This is where DU poets prove that the hard, dark and dirty side of poetry isn't always a tormented place.
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Damon
Damon
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:07pm
Yesterday 3:07pm
Acquainted
I've been acquainted with pain
Been acquainted with sorrow
There've been forecasts of rain
Yesterday, today & tomorrow
Don't wallow in lakes of misery
The Sun will eventually shine
The journey's rough psychologically
Don't let it cause you to lose your mind
Find something to grab onto to stay stable
We've all got vices to help us push through
Instead of going to reside with brother Abel
Even on the days when you're feeling blue
Been acquainted with sorrow
There've been forecasts of rain
Yesterday, today & tomorrow
Don't wallow in lakes of misery
The Sun will eventually shine
The journey's rough psychologically
Don't let it cause you to lose your mind
Find something to grab onto to stay stable
We've all got vices to help us push through
Instead of going to reside with brother Abel
Even on the days when you're feeling blue
#LifeStruggles
#motivational
#suffering
8 reads
2 Comments
JohnnyBlaze
Poem Published
Yesterday 1:55pm
Yesterday 1:55pm
Detonation Sequence
An honest friend
is a good friend
and true friend to have
from beginning to end
---takes the unstable dynamite
out of your angry, trembling hand
performs a controlled demolition
and after falling debris from
your collapsed argument
has finally settled
pulls you to your feet
dusts you off
and asks,
Did you have a good day?
is a good friend
and true friend to have
from beginning to end
---takes the unstable dynamite
out of your angry, trembling hand
performs a controlled demolition
and after falling debris from
your collapsed argument
has finally settled
pulls you to your feet
dusts you off
and asks,
Did you have a good day?
#friendship
#support
#responsibility
19 reads
9 Comments
cabcool
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 7:01pm
18th Jan 2021 7:01pm
on the edge of time
Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book.
Write a good one.” ―Brad Paisley.
i stood
on the edge
of time,
hesitant,
for the darkness
was too deep
for my sullen spirit
and the mountains too steep
for my swollen feet.
i could
try to dredge
where rhyme,
adamant
in its starkness,
made me leap
with no reason in it,
by the fountains that weep,
finding no retreat.
i gazed
at the open
skies,
whence lost dreams
beckon to me
like a ship ...
Write a good one.” ―Brad Paisley.
i stood
on the edge
of time,
hesitant,
for the darkness
was too deep
for my sullen spirit
and the mountains too steep
for my swollen feet.
i could
try to dredge
where rhyme,
adamant
in its starkness,
made me leap
with no reason in it,
by the fountains that weep,
finding no retreat.
i gazed
at the open
skies,
whence lost dreams
beckon to me
like a ship ...
#hope
#spiritual
#LifeGoals
#CallToAction
#NewYear
11 reads
1 Comment
oskar
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 4:54pm
18th Jan 2021 4:54pm
while we wait
While we wait
The terrace of our flat is a place for retired kings
the sun shines humbly not burning my nose and
the sea is calm as a full glass of water left
undisturbed in the kitchen during the dark hours,
outside in the streets, the pest is raging, closed
shops and full hospitals, death is aggravating,
caused by people refusing to wear masks or go to
parties and illegal revelries, the pest is demanding
payment, nothing is free if you are not prepared
to dance with death not dressed for the occasion.
In the interim, we sit...
The terrace of our flat is a place for retired kings
the sun shines humbly not burning my nose and
the sea is calm as a full glass of water left
undisturbed in the kitchen during the dark hours,
outside in the streets, the pest is raging, closed
shops and full hospitals, death is aggravating,
caused by people refusing to wear masks or go to
parties and illegal revelries, the pest is demanding
payment, nothing is free if you are not prepared
to dance with death not dressed for the occasion.
In the interim, we sit...
#rain
#storm
#wind #snow
#wind #snow
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0 Comments
djridgel
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 3:52pm
18th Jan 2021 3:52pm
FREESTYLE WRITING
I swim through the ether
And turn it into water
Drifting over Ice bergs
Shooting out the gate
Piercing through the
Realm of night rays
Caressing the gentle
Breeze that deepens
The meaning of my reality
I break through the
Hour glass and bathe
In the sands of time
Stretching out the fabric
Of the universe while
I feel the stars melt
Into my platinum
Mind state drenching
Every thought solidifying
Them in an iron case
I feel my concreted heart
Liquify under the pressure
Of...
And turn it into water
Drifting over Ice bergs
Shooting out the gate
Piercing through the
Realm of night rays
Caressing the gentle
Breeze that deepens
The meaning of my reality
I break through the
Hour glass and bathe
In the sands of time
Stretching out the fabric
Of the universe while
I feel the stars melt
Into my platinum
Mind state drenching
Every thought solidifying
Them in an iron case
I feel my concreted heart
Liquify under the pressure
Of...
#motivational
#inspirational
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0 Comments
Recovery-Ministry
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 2:55pm
18th Jan 2021 2:55pm
Ant Farm
Ant Farm
Through
Plastic Glass
Black Ants
Walking
Talking
Walking
Blinking
Thinking
Through
Plastic Glass
Black Ants
Walking
Talking
Walking
Blinking
Thinking
#nature
2 reads
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Poetryman
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 2:21pm
18th Jan 2021 2:21pm
A Song Contained in Silent Refrain
I do not want to preach to the choir
Nor do I want to preach for the choir
But I do want the chorus to understand
That the music in their collective soul
Also sings within the chambers of mine
No one can own or imprison freedom
Shackles and chains cannot contain the heart
Walls will never impede the breath of Jesus
From cooling the embers of hatred's stain
and
Freedom cannot ring in souls of silence
Nor do I want to preach for the choir
But I do want the chorus to understand
That the music in their collective soul
Also sings within the chambers of mine
No one can own or imprison freedom
Shackles and chains cannot contain the heart
Walls will never impede the breath of Jesus
From cooling the embers of hatred's stain
and
Freedom cannot ring in souls of silence
#freedom
7 reads
2 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 7:35am
18th Jan 2021 7:35am
Yearning to Write
Here
Sitting on the floor
Legs criss-cross
For a second it all feels like a memory
A perfect weaving of kinetic harmony
Remembering a time never lived and only longed
The notes and chords resonate like words
From the soul
An extension of the self through fingers
Like aural brush strokes on ivory
Each one painting vivid tones
Vibrating
Awakening the senses
I’ve been here before
In love
Yearning to write and muse
The moods
The timbres and the hues
Each one calling me back
To an era...
Sitting on the floor
Legs criss-cross
For a second it all feels like a memory
A perfect weaving of kinetic harmony
Remembering a time never lived and only longed
The notes and chords resonate like words
From the soul
An extension of the self through fingers
Like aural brush strokes on ivory
Each one painting vivid tones
Vibrating
Awakening the senses
I’ve been here before
In love
Yearning to write and muse
The moods
The timbres and the hues
Each one calling me back
To an era...
#love
#music
#nostalgia
17 reads
1 Comment
MoeBetta
Moe Betta
Moe Betta
Poem Published
18th Jan 2021 6:09am
18th Jan 2021 6:09am
Blue
Your son is on the spectrum"
Six words I'd never thought I'd hear
Yet here we are with my five-year old son
The therapist's words were crystal clear
At the time it was one of the hardest days if my life
I did my research and was prepared
Couldn't say the same for my wife
She was in denial. Couldn't see the light
She was petrified, but I knew we'd be alright
I saw it for myself in his lack of eye contact
Saw it in his eating habits and social skills he lacked
The infatuation he had with the color blue
"Daddy, there's turquoise, navy,...
Six words I'd never thought I'd hear
Yet here we are with my five-year old son
The therapist's words were crystal clear
At the time it was one of the hardest days if my life
I did my research and was prepared
Couldn't say the same for my wife
She was in denial. Couldn't see the light
She was petrified, but I knew we'd be alright
I saw it for myself in his lack of eye contact
Saw it in his eating habits and social skills he lacked
The infatuation he had with the color blue
"Daddy, there's turquoise, navy,...
#love
#strength
#hope
#motivational
#inspirational
15 reads
3 Comments
djridgel
Poem Published
17th Jan 2021 11:24pm
17th Jan 2021 11:24pm
CLARITY
I brush my feet across
The hot coals while feeling
A light sprinkle of water
Drip on the back of my neck
And slide down my back
While the sunlight beats down
Making the coals flare up
I look to the sky hopeful
For another droplet of water
And I watch the clouds turn
Black and fall from the sky
Blanketing the coals forming
A mist of white energy that
Slowly absorbs the oxygen
I hit my knees gasping for
Air when I notice a light
Piercing through the mist
Evaporating...
The hot coals while feeling
A light sprinkle of water
Drip on the back of my neck
And slide down my back
While the sunlight beats down
Making the coals flare up
I look to the sky hopeful
For another droplet of water
And I watch the clouds turn
Black and fall from the sky
Blanketing the coals forming
A mist of white energy that
Slowly absorbs the oxygen
I hit my knees gasping for
Air when I notice a light
Piercing through the mist
Evaporating...
#happiness
#strength
#emotions
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TheOralizer
Poem Published
17th Jan 2021 9:01pm
17th Jan 2021 9:01pm
WAITING FOR YOU!
THE ONE
It's almost time!
I have reserved
our favorite table;
the dozen red roses
were handpicked
just for amazing YOU,
my beautiful Princess.
Our favorite vintage wine
will be on ice.
ALL DAY
I have been excited
about being with you,
my wonderful youthful lover.
The spirit of expectancy
has warmed my face and
triggered the UP alarm;
my pulse is trying to outrun
my heartbeat.
I am going to be with my
DREAM;
we're going to fly away on wings
of lust and desire to the ...
It's almost time!
I have reserved
our favorite table;
the dozen red roses
were handpicked
just for amazing YOU,
my beautiful Princess.
Our favorite vintage wine
will be on ice.
ALL DAY
I have been excited
about being with you,
my wonderful youthful lover.
The spirit of expectancy
has warmed my face and
triggered the UP alarm;
my pulse is trying to outrun
my heartbeat.
I am going to be with my
DREAM;
we're going to fly away on wings
of lust and desire to the ...
#happiness
#love
#inspirational
#admiration
#emotions
31 reads
5 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
17th Jan 2021 5:25pm
17th Jan 2021 5:25pm
Knickers
Ive got frilly ones
lily ones
and downright silly ones
Holey ones
moley ones
and cheeky holy moley ones
Pink ones, blue ones
and not to
misconstrue ones
Purple ones
white ones
and some to give a fright ones
Red ones
in bed ones
and some on my head ones! (don't ask!)
After a few quick flickers
i counted 35 pairs of knickers
(some have still got their stickers)
And why are they called a pair?
when there is only one knicker there
it's not like socks........
lily ones
and downright silly ones
Holey ones
moley ones
and cheeky holy moley ones
Pink ones, blue ones
and not to
misconstrue ones
Purple ones
white ones
and some to give a fright ones
Red ones
in bed ones
and some on my head ones! (don't ask!)
After a few quick flickers
i counted 35 pairs of knickers
(some have still got their stickers)
And why are they called a pair?
when there is only one knicker there
it's not like socks........
#funny
#surreal
14 reads
2 Comments
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