Best Stoicism Poems

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. 
Today I am wise, 
so I am changing myself.”
Rumi

In a world where ego still reigns supreme,
soul searches for a place seen in a dream.
An inn where there's no room for ignorance,
where no race of...

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In silence, when darkness 
envelopes the sky,
unlock the glass windows 
of your mind, 
forgive the stars
that veiled their silver,
for it is in times of 
confusion and calamity,
we paint our own
rose wine twilight,
that scintillates beyond
fleeting fog of time and sanity.

Sometimes, we forget to 
appreciate nature’s performance,
as...

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Purposeful thought leaders, empowering intellect they reign, 
In disposition phlegmatic, indifferent to pleasure or pain,
Rejecting emotions vain, impassive within taciturn domain,
Questing for mindful contentment, virtues of reason ordain.

Missives tolling of rectitude, emanate from heart and mind,
Guiding sanctity of awareness, wisdom virtuous aligned,
Maximizing positive thoughts, amplifying...

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"A gentle pat and soft voice comforts even the frighten beast." Quote_ by poet

How many children grow up thinking that abuse is the norm,
never complaining of what goes on in their home.
Like a 3-year-old boy being tossed and kicked repeatedly 
down a hallway of their...

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                    STOICISM

                    Axis of my  life...

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“Strong and silent” well defines a stoic person.
They try not to let things take them by surprise.
Owning their fate, they endure without complaint.
In fact, they don’t fear death, and tears seldom wet their eyes.
Calm are they in chaos. Also, they live in the “now.”
It’s their...

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"As a child I maintained a stoic attitude.
I exhibited patience, restraint, resignation, forbearance, and lack of complaint.
The ideal child you might say. As I grew, I realized the error of my ways." 
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In stoic carnival, emotions juggle,
laughter somersaults on a tightrope of reason.
Epictetus, ringmaster, dons a clown's nose,
philosophy as whimsical sideshow.

Stoicism, circus tent of paradox,
where the lion tamer wrestles inner beasts.
The trapeze of fate swings on absurdity,
as three Moirai perform an acrobatic feat.

Seneca's stoic beard, a magical...

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The blank page just waits

          that we fulfill it out, but nothing charges...

         moden writing or an eld work

         it...

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    The simple recipe for a healthier life
    a Stoic view unaffected by impulses or emotions
    The impressions and interpretation of the world
    Bury any negative thoughts
    accept your responsibility...

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Written 23 November 2023
Placed 1st in :
Stoicism as  Way of Life Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Sotto Poet

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Stoicism stands for wisdom,
Virtue and success,
Education,
Information,
Beat a gritty guess.

Virtue is the guiding force,
Of values that remain,
Honesty and clarity,
Promote a greater parity,
That modesty and charity retain.

Stoicism stands for truth,
In what we say and do,
Standing tall,
Is after all,
A harmony of two.

If you shake the money tree,
Shake it...

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Up the diversified life's evolutionary lineage tree, 
with time a unique species climbs to the canopy of sagacity.
With functional form and wisdom blending in beautiful mind,
the rational man creates the art of living, the masterpiece.

In the righteous journey made to the realm of wisdom, 
humans...

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The Show
By Shawn H. Hall

She slowly wakes as roosters crow
While morning breezes gently blow.
The sounds of morning fill the air
As backlit, pastel clouds now glow.

A blur of fur and bed-head hair
Soon greet the day with joy to spare,
Though half an empty bed belies
The happiness that...

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Our spirit is the sole queen 
Queen of the body’s hive as seen 
Without her, all would be anarchy 
Oh Queen, mercifully guide me 

If she falls over and tumbles 
The hive falls too as it rumbles 
Both plunge to the dirt of the tree...

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