Courage Life Poems

Life is beautiful pain


Suffering is seldom a choice one would accept,

Why change a custom in which you’re safely kept.

Personal and spiritual growth can come with...

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“Precious in God’s sight is the death of His saints.”
The Bible says it with truth-might that never faints
Such assertion guards my soul from harm of...

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*Inspired by Poet Daniel Turner’s poem: The Sum of Life

I have walked through the cold rain 
And fallen on the floor in pain
I have danced...

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Just yesterday morning,
The west wind whirled away my hat.
"What use is an old hat?"
I murmured as I pedalled my bicycle, whistling.

Few miles away, my flip-flop...

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Where we live and what we do
Are choices made without a clue
If we will thrive at home or work;
We cannot know what problems lurk.

Decisions made...

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19th Century
French writer Emile Zola-
defender of truth






Copyright © 2018 by Mark Toney. All rights reserved. 
First published 2018 in Hollywood Haiku via wattpad.com

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Live life like a fighter


Intro
Live life like a fighter,
Live life like a fighter,


Vs 1
You...never know...what you can be,
don't... accept... mediocrity 
Stand your ground and fight
You've...

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I find myself in quite a precarious state.
Uncertain as to why I was so quick to acquiesce.
My heart flutters with excitement. 
My body trembles inside...

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"Light Kissed"


Light kissed her through the veil
Come tempest on the beach of morning sun
With Gold on your naked feet
Life has again for you begun 
Like...

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Life is hard for us all
Challenges we will face each day 
It is a big dance
Obstacles are there in every way
We rise to take the...

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The alarm blasts me awake
From a fitful night’s sleep,
Another day of bills to pay
And promises to keep.
Dropping Patanol in my eyes 
As I attempt to...

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Where went the time
Where we could speak our minds
And not be afraid
We'd be threatened for our lives

What's good for the goose 
Is not the gander...

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I'm a breakout star
Who's career will go far
Can't wait to drive all the fancy cars
Dreaming of a life that has no scars
I keep leaning on...

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I've been told to look for the light
Stop dwelling in pitch black night

I know it won't be easy, more of a struggle
I realize the hurt...

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From the school of Hard Knocks, Life's University;
A student of progressive learning, a grad to never be.
For this course of study, there is not an...

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My Lesson of My life


What I have learnt
What I tend to forget
My life is not about what I have lost
My life is all about what...

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You have a purpose in life 
Always believe that you can 
Go forward and do good things 
As you walk across the land
When there is...

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Neither Here nor There

All in Good Time


Legs to walk
Wings to fly
A single thought of the mind
Motions moving throughout time
Sand falling either side of the line
Cemented...

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Longevity of life 
Involves a great amount of
Courage and requires 
Kindness 
Empathy
Tenderness
Yourself respect

Speed of a lifetime 
Possesses many twists
Leading us down
Interpersonal roads
Till death doth us...

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