I RANI ran not out of fright,
I ran not because I was chased.
I ran not because I felt compelled,
Nor from some urging to flee from something or someone.
I ran not because others did,
I ran not because I'm an idealist at heart.
I ran not because...
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Categories:
motivation, confidence, encouraging, freedom, hope,
Form: Free verse
WhipI need a break, a minute’s breath of space;
The furious tempo driving me along,
a fussy temper, fervent all day long
to strive, stress, toil, scramble to keep the pace—
—the pace of a spent poet keeping face;—
enough to numb a hand that once inked strong
words, and made paper sound loud as a gong.—
and what a base...
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Categories:
motivation, art, confidence, creation, inspiration,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Where did manners goHello how are you
How've you been
Things we need to hear again
Thank you. Please. Appreciation
Have disappeared from this nation
Manners and more pleasantries
Need returning. They have fleed
From the hearts of me and you
We need to really undo
All the damage we have caused
With our mean and hateful flaws
...
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Categories:
encouraging, motivation, people, thank
Form: Rhyme
Abandon Not Your VowAbandon not your vow to do what is right
Built upon integrity along sincere practice
Cling to your commitment with steadfastness
Directed toward service and reaching-out.
Exhorted for loyalty and fidelity’s tenacity
Fulfill your role well with honest heart
Guarded against hypocrisy’s destruction
Hoisted for readiness to help by God’s grace....
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Categories:
motivation, blessing, christian, encouraging, faith,
Form: ABC
Abandon not the Soul
Categories:
happiness, inspirational, life, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
Run OnDear God,
Let me run on
Until my work is done
For every mountain in my path
Give me the strength to climb
Let me run on
Until my work is done
For every river that is before me
Give me the ability to swim and cross
Let me run on
Until my work is done
For every thunderstorm that may appear
Give me the wisdom to...
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Categories:
motivation, courage, encouraging, endurance, faith,
Form: Free verse
An ode to my radiant selfI radiate my inner glow—
like a well-polished precious jewel,
pleasing to see, with graceful height.
My handsomeness: a masterpiece of art,
driven by keenness to shed excess fat,
yet I still stand out like a star in the crowd.
My eyes radiate warmth that melts ice—
as deep and mysterious as a star-filled sky.
My smile, a...
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Categories:
motivation, dedication, extended metaphor, inspirational,
Form: Ode
The Beauty They Feared, The Light They Lost
This is the story of a woman unknown.
On top of green hill that rose above a village
There was a tiny white cottage that sat for all to see
The clouds brushed on its roof
And green vines ran up and down the walls
This cottage was the house of a woman named Unknown
She rose early in the...
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Categories:
motivation, angel, creation, desire, feelings,
Form: Free verse
When Words Fly Back
With care, I craft the words on the page,
but I see that they loathe being in this cage.
Too often, they break out of formation
and run everywhere — such disorganization!
I wonder if I should set the words free,
considering they’ve already done so much for me.
The next day, carrying a heavy heart,
I tell...
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Categories:
motivation, adventure, appreciation, art, cheer
Form: Free verse
LOVE YOURSELF
My loves, please love yourself first.
Make yourself a priority.
Plan for all your dreams.
Don’t give away your light and dreams.
Make all of life like a dream.
Filled with love and memories that will last a lifetime.
Shine your light so bright that your heart will stay warm for life.
...
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Categories:
motivation, america, dream, faith, future,
Form: Rhyme
Today I Live and WriteToday I live and think,
Of all that could have been.
A whiskey I may drink,
To drown what I have seen.
Greatness is what I seek,
Yet despair is what I’ve seen.
Hope is heavy, silent and sleek,
Yet this burden is my sin.
I choose this path to stick,
Worth it all, if I can win.
Today I live and write,
Full of...
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Categories:
destiny, devotion, hope, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
Daybreak
As I bathe in my
morning coffee,
a candle lights the
way. In a matter of
moments I'm ready
to greet the day.
...
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Categories:
motivation,
Form: Free verse
Value Of Music To MeI really like to listen to music when I do home chores:
It inspires, motivates, relaxes, recharges me
Staying alone, I put headphones in and think
When it's bad, when it's good, painful, joyful,
When in doubtful, anxious and loneliness sets in
It helps thoughts flow in the right direction
That's the right thing I do, I feel...
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Categories:
inspiration, motivation, music, work,
Form: Prose
Our Cup is Overfull
Categories:
motivation, divorce, inspirational, life, love,
Form: Narrative
Watchers in the GloomTo that shadowed city round
Come those that are sorrow bound
In their multitudes alas
Through a Terminus so vast
For a city grim enabling
Their eternal laboring
From the parapets looking down
Cold and timid souls abound
To shed their tears in torment rife
That shed they not for all their life
And from the masses on the wall
Does that gentle misery fall
It...
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Categories:
death, humanity, judgement, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Motivation Poems
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