Upbeat Inspirational Poems by Top Critiquers
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Happy, positive, motivational and inspirational poetry
Poems written by Top Critiquers
Bluevelvete
Poem Published
22nd Dec 2021 7:04am
22nd Dec 2021 7:04am
Ought to —Spoken Word
I think (or dream)
there was only one...
who (knew)
that particularity
where being finally found
is bound by individual choice
perhaps a consensuality of a lifetime
the only one
brave enough
to show beauty in weakness
when the ache required truth
and truth required
a heart to love
without an iota of bias
the only one
to appreciate and recognize,
knowing how judgment,
corrodes and corrupts;
that being open
means
in ...
there was only one...
who (knew)
that particularity
where being finally found
is bound by individual choice
perhaps a consensuality of a lifetime
the only one
brave enough
to show beauty in weakness
when the ache required truth
and truth required
a heart to love
without an iota of bias
the only one
to appreciate and recognize,
knowing how judgment,
corrodes and corrupts;
that being open
means
in ...
#kindness
#hope
#dreams
#uplifting
#NoPoo
300 reads
65 Comments
TheOralizer
Poem Published
12th Jan 2022 4:48pm
12th Jan 2022 4:48pm
WORDS FROM SOCRATES
I was going through some
old notes preparing
a lecture on ancient
philosophy and wisdom
and found this quote
from a lecture years ago
from one of my favorite
philosophers--Socrates:
"I decided that it was
not wisdom that enabled
poets to write their poetry,
but a kind of instinct or
inspiration, such as you
find in seers and prophets
who deliver all their sublime
messages without knowing
in the least what they mean."
Yes, the ancient sage left
us something to think about,
study, and...
old notes preparing
a lecture on ancient
philosophy and wisdom
and found this quote
from a lecture years ago
from one of my favorite
philosophers--Socrates:
"I decided that it was
not wisdom that enabled
poets to write their poetry,
but a kind of instinct or
inspiration, such as you
find in seers and prophets
who deliver all their sublime
messages without knowing
in the least what they mean."
Yes, the ancient sage left
us something to think about,
study, and...
#strength
#motivational
#inspirational #respect
#inspirational #respect
42 reads
2 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
1st Dec 2021 3:38am
1st Dec 2021 3:38am
Fortune Cookie
This is for a special poetess...
Getting out of bed dressing to think what the day would bring
I only want to laugh, breath, and allow my heart to echo when my voice sings
Facing a world that can be so detrimental, unfair, and damaging to the mind, so cruel
Is it better to hide my sorrows, my shame under a pillow only to give laughter it’s just due
My skin is just as beautiful once I dust off my hidden composure and allow it to once again shine
Its worthy to be grand as I am, I was born in it and its mine
My emotions, found in the safety net of...
Getting out of bed dressing to think what the day would bring
I only want to laugh, breath, and allow my heart to echo when my voice sings
Facing a world that can be so detrimental, unfair, and damaging to the mind, so cruel
Is it better to hide my sorrows, my shame under a pillow only to give laughter it’s just due
My skin is just as beautiful once I dust off my hidden composure and allow it to once again shine
Its worthy to be grand as I am, I was born in it and its mine
My emotions, found in the safety net of...
#motivational
#inspirational
#uplifting
107 reads
robert43041
Viking
Viking
Poem Published
15th Dec 2021 10:19pm
15th Dec 2021 10:19pm
MOVE
The Machine is dry.
I hate it when that happens
It is enough to want to make you cry.
All you want to do is pour your heart out
Shout and scream
Voice your anger
At the injustice of it all.
But the right words refuse
To come forwards
And you lousy output sounds like
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me.
Nothing to make one laugh
At the irony, the craziness, the stupidity
Of it all.
Nothing to make one feel Sentiments,
Good, bad or indifferent.
Nothing to make a person laugh or cry
Also
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me.
Bland...
I hate it when that happens
It is enough to want to make you cry.
All you want to do is pour your heart out
Shout and scream
Voice your anger
At the injustice of it all.
But the right words refuse
To come forwards
And you lousy output sounds like
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me.
Nothing to make one laugh
At the irony, the craziness, the stupidity
Of it all.
Nothing to make one feel Sentiments,
Good, bad or indifferent.
Nothing to make a person laugh or cry
Also
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me.
Bland...
#courage
#motivational
#admiration
48 reads
0 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
4th Jan 2022 6:38pm
4th Jan 2022 6:38pm
The Woman in Fendi and the Young Salesman
She was known around town as the snooty divorcee
In the settlement she took most of her ex-husband’s money
But then she got accustomed to living in such a way
She thought of herself as queen since she had all that honey
Hermes, Gucci, Prada, you name it, she had it all
From Oscar, Marc, Ralph, Versace to Armani and Dior
Decked in diamonds and red bottoms made her look tall
And yet the woman in Fendi was shaped like a door
She went into car dealership looking for something nice
A convertible preferably to show off her wealth...
In the settlement she took most of her ex-husband’s money
But then she got accustomed to living in such a way
She thought of herself as queen since she had all that honey
Hermes, Gucci, Prada, you name it, she had it all
From Oscar, Marc, Ralph, Versace to Armani and Dior
Decked in diamonds and red bottoms made her look tall
And yet the woman in Fendi was shaped like a door
She went into car dealership looking for something nice
A convertible preferably to show off her wealth...
#funny
78 reads
11 Comments
Phantom2426
Poem Published
26th Dec 2021 1:45am
26th Dec 2021 1:45am
Christmas Day
Today is Christmas Day
I celebrated with my
family we had a fun
time remembering about
past times and eating
homemade tamales
We also watch
great Christmas movies
So enjoy yourself
Make good new
memories with
your family and
love ones for
Life is short
So live life
To The Fullest
I celebrated with my
family we had a fun
time remembering about
past times and eating
homemade tamales
We also watch
great Christmas movies
So enjoy yourself
Make good new
memories with
your family and
love ones for
Life is short
So live life
To The Fullest
#love
#family
#inspirational
#Christmas
#holiday
66 reads
8 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
13th Sep 2020 00:39am
13th Sep 2020 00:39am
that day in the frozen food section
..our eyes
met
met
#FallingInLove
215 reads
16 Comments
runningturtle87
Poem Published
28th Oct 2014 9:40pm
28th Oct 2014 9:40pm
Thanks
I can hear
In your voice
That you've been
Fighting
The good fight.
I'm proud
Of you
For sticking
It through.
In your voice
That you've been
Fighting
The good fight.
I'm proud
Of you
For sticking
It through.
501 reads
Cipher_O
Poem Published
29th Jul 2021 9:36am
29th Jul 2021 9:36am
Beards & Breakdowns
It always starts with a beard -
The breakdown.
After days bleed into weird -
The falling frown.
Realization behind silver
Filaments, crawling
Under the surface layer
Of the lit up mirror.
Precision of vision bright -
Madness is quite
The sight
Tonight.
Gnarly follicles screaming.
Wild hair dreaming.
All seeming -
Freeing.
Like
Detachment adjacent
to
Detachment
Unhinged
Lunatic fringe...
Madness begins...
The breakdown.
After days bleed into weird -
The falling frown.
Realization behind silver
Filaments, crawling
Under the surface layer
Of the lit up mirror.
Precision of vision bright -
Madness is quite
The sight
Tonight.
Gnarly follicles screaming.
Wild hair dreaming.
All seeming -
Freeing.
Like
Detachment adjacent
to
Detachment
Unhinged
Lunatic fringe...
Madness begins...
#courage
#shadows
#heroic
#tea
#fear
104 reads
10 Comments
SweetOblivion
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2015 00:39am
22nd Nov 2015 00:39am
Promise I - prelude
She runs, with all her heart, to the tall trees;
She skips across the meadow; her delight
Is tangible – she’s eating air – she sees
The stars shine out above – eternity
Seems brighter when she loses all control;
She lets exhilaration rule her roost;
When running on the grass, she’s like a foal
Who’s graceful, full of wonder; she can boost
Her own morale; she floats across the fields
And finds her destination is desire
To see things differently, as she yields
To new perspectives; and the pricks of fire,
High in the midnight sky, will play their...
She skips across the meadow; her delight
Is tangible – she’s eating air – she sees
The stars shine out above – eternity
Seems brighter when she loses all control;
She lets exhilaration rule her roost;
When running on the grass, she’s like a foal
Who’s graceful, full of wonder; she can boost
Her own morale; she floats across the fields
And finds her destination is desire
To see things differently, as she yields
To new perspectives; and the pricks of fire,
High in the midnight sky, will play their...
540 reads
2 Comments
Whyme
Poem Published
30th Dec 2021 00:52am
30th Dec 2021 00:52am
Being Truly Happy
Write about this night
This truly wonderful
Emotional roller-coaster
I've never
cried so much
Tears of happiness of joy
Of love that being
A parent
Can bring
Have you
Ever in your life
Spent hours
Of unadulterated
Laughter
Tears filling buckets
Having nine one one
On speed dial
Heart ready to burst
Never having
Knowing such love
Just a look is all
It took
One look
Crazy right
I've always thought
Impossible
Until
Tonight
We filled those buckets ...
This truly wonderful
Emotional roller-coaster
I've never
cried so much
Tears of happiness of joy
Of love that being
A parent
Can bring
Have you
Ever in your life
Spent hours
Of unadulterated
Laughter
Tears filling buckets
Having nine one one
On speed dial
Heart ready to burst
Never having
Knowing such love
Just a look is all
It took
One look
Crazy right
I've always thought
Impossible
Until
Tonight
We filled those buckets ...
#happiness
#love
#children
#friendship
#son
65 reads
6 Comments
averageJoe69
Ron Summers
Ron Summers
Poem Published
9th Jan 2022 1:03pm
9th Jan 2022 1:03pm
What you do
What you do
I breath you in and you fill my lungs with hope, expelling all despair, bringing only joy and happiness, though I can only feel you in the air
Just the simple thought of you can scare the clouds away and bring out the shinning sun, the gods knew I needed a Angel, so they sent me one
Dream after dream you are there, you soothe my aching soul, your kind words and tenderness, fuel my aims and goal
Inspiration comes from you, ideas just flood my brain, they get sorted into stanzas until a poem just remains
The heaviness gets...
I breath you in and you fill my lungs with hope, expelling all despair, bringing only joy and happiness, though I can only feel you in the air
Just the simple thought of you can scare the clouds away and bring out the shinning sun, the gods knew I needed a Angel, so they sent me one
Dream after dream you are there, you soothe my aching soul, your kind words and tenderness, fuel my aims and goal
Inspiration comes from you, ideas just flood my brain, they get sorted into stanzas until a poem just remains
The heaviness gets...
#love
#kindness
#dreams
76 reads
4 Comments
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