Best Inspirationalmay Poems


True Poetry In Motion?

I began to tell of the two pens (my couplet) I always carry tucked away in my shirt 
pocket, and of my humble closet which contains nary a pocketless shirt.
 
My thoughts drifted to what by.. and how I am inspired, when my love and I began speaking 
of a subject very dear to me.
 
     When we finished ....  in what I believe to be an infused prayer,...perhaps inspiration to 
some,... I saw what seemed to be liquid glass like droplets ..falling slowly from above ..
as a slow motion shower into an atmosphere of what may have been, space and time. I saw 
no earth or sky.
    
     These liquid glass droplets were falling without disruption through a pellucid barely 
recognizable outline of a figure that I perceived to be a poet.

     Somewhere from within I asked why the poet could not be lined somehow with a shell to 
capture these apparently valuable liquid glass treasures. They were so clear that the 
atmosphere through which they were falling, appeared as a gloom gray.
    
      I understood that these treasures cannot be contained or retained. They must fall 
through the poet who must also be like these liquid luculent treasures in order that these 
particular gifts may come through the poet ..continuing to transform same and all others who 
allow these treasures to permeate them.
      There is no clearer description within me to give. ... 

     And then... I was no longer free and came back into the pain, 
discomfort and seemingly bloated entity
within this shell.. that I call me.

Do Not Quit

Don’t Quit



When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,

When funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit!!

Life is ***** with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When you might have won,
If you’d stuck it out!

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit
Its when things seem worst that
You must not QUIT!!

Prisoner

This world it cruel to use its name
Its ruler has a heart of stone,
Yet all its prisons that I’ve seen
There’s one that’s worse, that stands alone.

Its cells of grief are cold I know
Its bars are strong with rusty stains,
Yet cell on cell with trouble soul
Could not compare with simple chains.

I stand before my window’s glass
There are no bars to block my view,
There is no lock upon my door
No guard that would I run pursue.

I stand and watch the breaking dawn
Its beauty call to me to write,
Yet when I reach to take y pen
I feel the heavy chains pull tight.

Though many walled my prison cell
And bar less every window frame,
The chains of time have bound my wrists
Its shackles on each step a strain.

Though fall may linger by my door
And leaves may carpet all the grass,
I look with wish on wish to write
Through prison windows barred with glass.


I'M Not a Failure

When I’ve tried and don’t succeed
That doesn’t make me a failure,
But if I give up and throw in the towel
I‘d be setting my self up for disaster 

Situations may not work out as plan, 
I'll Keep trying, and try again
I may fail at one thing or even another,
But i won't stay in that comfort zone forever.

Some set backs are temporary, and are part of life
If i fail at one thing i will try another
Failure at some things may need to teach me
lesson that will help me excel and grow.
© Abraham L  Create an image from this poem.

I Believe In Myself

I believe in myself

Written By Dean Masciarelli

November 28, 2010 (7:25am)


I believe in myself enough to know 
that, all 
of my dreams, can become a reality.	
	
But I am not Robert Frost, 
nor am I 
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
or even William Butler Yeats.

And I may never be, 
as 
talented, as they can be. 

Because they were truly, 
some of 
the worlds, greatest poets.

And I accept that, 
with respect, and
honor and dignity.
 
But I will aspire to be, 
the best poet, 
that I can possibly be. 

For I am just one of many,

That will do what ever it takes,
to 
reach the highest mountain tops.

And I will continue to dream upon 
a dream, and I will set my goals higher,
so that I may touch the stars some day

Because I believe that the 
impossible can be achieved
when it comes 
to, the desires of our hearts

And if and  when my life comes to 
its fateful end, which it will some 
day,
I will gladly step aside gracefully, 
with a smile on my face, because I 
did strive to be, 
the best poet that I could possibly be

Because I believed enough in myself.
to know that,
all of my dreams, can become a reality.	



( I think that Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s  words permeate through my mind from one of
his poems that he had written when he said ”Let us, then, be up and doing ,With a heart
for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait” )

They and Me

I know not what is this bittersweet
feel as I am trodden by the feet...
...Oh, so dark!...of lonliness
crushed by its smirking ruthlessness.
Battered and bruised by the emotional pain,
enmeshed in a web of tears and pain.
'??',you may quire, and all I can say
you have No idea, how miserable are THEY.
They are wanting to advance stepping on shoulders,
their way should be clear- others, all boulders.
And so empty vessels never a chuckle suppress- 
they can only loudly mock and depress.
And THEY define lonely, how sad is love lorn
Lives should be hooded in night, forget morn!
Ah! They only know to blur twinkling eyes,
for they only know how to turn laughter to cries.
They only know how joy is sucked out from souls,
they only know how to leave a heart full of holes.
But I know I´ll come out, I know I´ll be free-
today they may laugh, one day they´ll praise me!
And then my incessant caterwauling
will take the much awaited swing...
and THAT moment I´ll rejoice, as pure ecstasy
I know its not too far....I´ll reach....its easy.
So its best to let the bacchanalias bawl,
´cause with the stones they throw, its a BRIDGE, not a wall!


Storms Are Not Forever

Winds may split your wrist,
Hail may bruise your frame 
While you lose your way in mist,
Remember my child,
Storms are not forever 

Money may not come,
Landlords may make threats
While you feed your family with crumbs,
remember my child, 
Storms are not forever

You may be aged,
Fear playing hopscotch on the edge of your thoughts 
Afraid of the next page,
Remember my child, 
Storms are not forever

When all else fails that seems clever,
Rest weary and cry your tears, however
Remember my child, 
Storms are not forever

Rains of Fortitude

Tear charged riders 
Above the sea
Born and chosen, 
To rise and clean
Air, and water
Our hills and valleys.

They help filter
UV rays streams
From brazing earth
That all receives
The sun's power
To hold it burn free.

Tear charged riders
Raised by light beams
For earth, like father 
Joined by breezes,
Dancing mother
That life we may breathe.

Hands together
Might that is feared
Teams of silver
Their fate quite sealed
As they're propelled
Death, in drops of tears.

Tear charged riders 
Above the sea
Your sacrifice, 
A price quite dear
For salvation
That all, may know peace.

By CarolineCécile 
Copyright © 06.14.11

Self Confidence Will Allow Us

Self confidence will allow us

Written By Dean Masciarelli

Wednesday, March 3, 2010



Self confidence will allow us

To conquer our fears 

And our limitations

So that we no longer have 
to be 
a victim of our own failures

Because we can climb above 
and over all the hurdles
that are standing in front of us

And we can change our 
failures and turn them
into accomplishments

Just by changing 
our attitudes

And that’s just half the battle

The rest is fairly simple

Because each and everyone of us 
are blessed with 
our own unique gifts and talents

We just need to learn
how to bring 
them to the surface

So that we may continue
to hold our heads up high 

No matter what we may face

Because this will give us
the opportunity
to believe in ourselves

So that we may acquire
the inner 
strength that is within us

And the self confidence

To conquer and defeat
our failures
and our own weaknesses 

And the obstacles that we face
and the I cant do this attitudes 
that lie underneath the surface 

Because we are all 
programed for success

Self confidence will allow us 

To conquer our fears 

And our limitations

So that we no longer have 
to be 
a victim of our own failures

It's a Boy

A joy to behold more than fine gold

                               Cuddley as a teddy bear with beautiful silky hair

                                             Handsome and fair

                                       Eyes shinning ever so bright

                                         Like an angel in the night

                                    
                                    A wonderful gift you have recieved

                                        The best ever I believe

                                            Your baby boy

                                    May he always bring you lots of joy

                                        May he grow big and healthy

                                            all of his life

                                        You are his guiding light

                                     Cherish your little gift from God

                                      He's so sweet that won't be hard

Freedom's Crown

.


 America
Bright Freedom's crown
 Bought with Patriot's blood for thee
    May thy song abound
       And forever resound
     Across all of the lands and seas!

 America
Brave land of liberty
 Where came the world's unwanted
    That fought to be
       The land of the free
     May you always stand undaunted!

 America
Liberty's finest trend
 First always in freedoms fight
    Whose brave men
       Stand till the end
    For the cause of the just and the right!

 America
Freedom's first knight
 May God in His pride find thee
    Shine bright your light
       And with His delight
    May He keep you the land of the free!



                           Timothy I. Brumley

For All the Good Man Out There

A handsome and well groomed man he is
Usually very neat with well combed hair
A middle aged man of relative height
Wearing a warm smile that demands a response
Of wearing a scent I know not.

He is one of the few good men remaining in the world
‘How do I know? And how sure are you that he is good?”, you ask,
When you spend time with him that’s when you will realize
What a treasure he is, what a gentleman he is.
Lucky is she that found and keeps this treasure near her bosom.

Principled is just an understatement and for lack of a better word I will use it
A man of good character, integrity and honesty
Quick to make amends and reconcile for a wrong turn made
Thoughtful and considerate of other people feelings
A listener who will listens to you whether you make sense or not

Many have tried to ensnare and catch him
But he is ever so careful and wary of such people
Dismissing such kind politely and as humanly as possible
Able to keep confidential information as it is supposed to be
Treating all persons with dignity.


He is an early riser and a diligent work
Working till late into the night
For his family to be comfortable
To give what he may or may not have received
To lead a better fulfilling life.

Integrity and faithfulness are his core values
This has kept him going almost quite literally
He knows the importance of these virtues firsthand
He do not entertain unfaithful people
Those without integrity he abhors.

“This is too good to be true”, you say
But am yet to get to know about his weaknesses
I can only say what I have seen and heard
I know no one is perfect and he is no exception 
Am yet to find his imperfections though.

He may or may not have hidden his imperfections
Or maybe they are hard to come by
Could be there was no situation to bring them out 
That I was able to witness
And that is one of the reasons why it is an ongoing observation on my part
To really understand and get to know the person

God Is Still In Charge

No matter how the election
turns out this year, just remember
God is still in charge.

No matter what the
world may think,
God is still in charge.

We may think we
run things, but
God is still in charge.

Man does things his
way, but
God is still in charge.

Man breaks the law
and gets away with it, but
God is still in charge.

We raise our family
the way we want, but
God is still in charge.

So if the wrong person
gets elected and we get mad, just remember,
God is still in charge.

Wrote 8-31-08

The Broken Branch

The nest was neatly nestled on a branch above the bay, 
But suddenly the branch began to bend and then to sway. 
The baby birds were barley bold enough to be alive; 
So far a fall their fragile frames would surely not survive. 

One of them went whirling down, wildly to the waiting ground, 
Screaming songs of sadness, then silence was his sound. 
Another kept to clawing, calling out for God, a blessing. 
Holding on to hope so long he died from second guessing. 

The last little bird lost her balance just the same, 
Death was dealt to her, and was set to win the game. 
She said no thing, she spread her wings and tried to fly away, 
She couldn't fly, but didn't die, her flapping saved the day. 

One day your branch will break away and you will have to choose, 
You can stay and pray, try to fly, or lie and live to lose. 
The choice you make may take its toll, to dice you roll may burn, 
So for goodness' sake, stay awake, when time to take your turn.

Being Human

I may be black, brown or white
I may be clever, or not very bright

I may be Indian, Chinese or Brit
I may be strong, or not very fit

I may be Hindu, Muslim or Jew
I may be popular, or have friends that are few

I may be a gentle lady, or a stoic gent
I may be young, or a life nearly spent

I may be very tall; or rather short
I may be wealthy; or be a have not

I may be…
Many things…
But ONE thing I know…

I AM

HUMAN

ONE of a kind, a very rare breed
With the will to survive and the power to succeed.

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