Labouring like ants and bees, humans of goodwill gather
Being sloth-filled like sloths, does one have the right to scatter?
With nobleness, each being should acknowledge the other
If one fails to hail the other, will the other bother?
Those who help others in the accomplishment of mission
Those who join their neighbours in their battle against Satan
Such as these would follow you, carrying daily crosses.
Sharing each of your gains, they would also share your losses.
Humans, in their conspiracy to mar others, blasphemed
Forgiving these, towards them, your forgiveness unfastened
As scorpions and snakes venom those who try to save them
Their abhorrence towards those who saved them was at its helm.
Why should one oppose the truth and chock another's graces?
To be saved, should one roam holy places after places?
Life is easier
if you learn
To manage
your time.
If you can't
do lock-up,
Don't do
the crime.
You get
more done
by focusing
On one thing.
If you missed it,
You can get it
on the upswing.
Try to improve
by 1% every day.
Don't make excuses,
Never delay.
Problem
solve
with a
little logic.
Stay aware
Sidestep the
dark magic.
Keep a high value
Network of friends.
If you get the chance,
Make amends.
Be honest and
always work hard.
Don't be afraid to
show your scar.
Seek and you can
find your purpose.
You could be
the ringleader
of a circus.
Walk at your
own pace,
Stay on your
side of the road.
Sometimes the
Prince can turn
Into a toad.
Don't hesitate
when you
should act.
Pay attention
so you can find
your way back.
Experience what
you feel and learn.
Remember you can
always make
A U-Turn.
Make all
things count.
It could be
pouring rain
or in a drought.
If you have it,
Learn to give.
Last but not least,
Live and let live.
Turbo1904 ?
Though a ripple to me is a billow to you, we let peace ensue.
I believe we make our own world wherever we are
Living in a cozy, little house in a neighborhood
I live close to a drug dealer, a snob, and a recluse,
None of whom, apparently, wish me any good.
I could whine, and let them make me miserable,
I could immerse myself in their puddles of poo,
But I choose to go about my life without concern
What the people in the next block think and do.
I mind my own business, live in a peaceful world
Anymore, I don’t even watch the evening news
I go about my business trying to live a good life
I don’t need aggravation from some stranger’s views.
My motto is “live and let live,” just give me a break
I am not judgmental, so try to treat me with grace.
Leave my property alone, do not my belongings take,
And if you have something to say, say it to my face!
Written October 18, 2022
When I was young and life was new
A wonderful new life was ahead
A life filled with exciting new adventures
Thrilling new experiences lay just ahead
On a dayly basis I was in awe
At what this old world had in store
I still have this wonder
Although a little less enthralled with life
When learning of the negative side
Of the human condition
I still possess that early enthusiasm
But a little less enthusiastic
When learning how there's a positive
AND a negative side to the human condition
That have evil and negative opinions
For personal gain and wealth
Oh well c'est la vie we are all unique
With different attitudes and goals
Live and let live I say
War is as ghastly as
It is astronomically costly.
The price tag?
Trillions of US dollars!
Yes, that costly.
The cost of injuries sustained,
The cost of human lives,
The cost of weapons,
The cost of grief felt
By families of soldiers
Coming home in closed caskets;
It's too much to bear!
The price tag of peace? Zero.
That's right. It costs nothing!
So why don't we try
To live...
And let live instead?
Humanity shines
As bright as
A summer afternoon sun
When we peacefully co-exist,
When we choose to be civil
And break bread in this vale of tears.
It's better to sit down
And brainstorm a solution
To resolve our differences,
As opposed to waging war
Against one another.
What a wondrous world it would be
If we bridged the divide
Between us
Instead of exchanging gunfire.
How about we shake hands,
Smile, and wish each other well?
Let us simply...
Live and let live.
Live and let live, or so I am told--
Is the best way to get along these days
And, if ever I should be so bold--
I shall not covet any other person’s ways.
written June 20, 2021
I breathe with ease
We breathe with ease
Live And Let Live!
I speak for free
We speak for free
Live And Let Live!
We merry around our berries
And our bellies we filled with goodies
Live And Let Live!
As we wine and dine in sands of time
We grace each day and say amen
Live And Let Live!
The slavery times are done in dusts
Be out and free like twinkle in the stars.
Live And Let Live!
We are Muslims,
we are Christians,
Jews and Hindus too;
Same blood runs in veins,
Made of same flesh and bone;
Same emotions,
Same love we feel;
God or Allah is same sense,
Word used differently,
In different worlds;
God Created humans
to live side by side;
Inscriptions say,
"Surrender to me,
And follow pathway I draw";
"Live for others,
Die for others,
And Feed the needy,
Live and let live";
Where have we lost;
Mistook guidelines,
Of God or Allah;
Reading and memorising,
Spiritual verses,
Two and five times,
Becomes the sign of excellence;
No text reading or worship,
Is worth,
Without bringing them,
Into own life;
Have we lost as human,
Defeated humanity,
For selfish avarice;
Purpose of spirituality,
Is only one,
"Live and let live"
© sadashivan nair
Live for what matters in life, and in what counts. Let life take surprise in your life without action or conflict. Live for the special moments in life and not the hard ones. Live for what is in life and not for what to expect in life.
Framed like a felony fiction
Struck out fast like a speed junkie pitcher
Falling fast to Earth like a burning meteorite
Blazed like a comet in a neverending night
With bars on the windows and lightning in the sky
I live and let live...I live and let die
Wires up to Heaven and wires down to Hell
Loose springs and live wires...they all go where they will
Some live out their blessings
Some die in dark spells
When psychopathic phases turn into sad styles of life
I live and let live...I live and let die
Injecting the poison and bringing the pain
Fools and fiends get soaked and scorched in the acid rain
Polluting mad minds,spirits,and dreams
Still everyone must walk their very own road
From the rugged to the smooth
From the high to the low
Vultures gather where the bodies bloat
Like slow motion suicide...Eaten alive
I live and let live...I live and let die
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.