Short Push Forward Poems

A foot forward
one at a time.

With each step
comes the courage
to take one more....

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Hold on, keep on
One step, one more time
Push forward, pull away
Eyes open, on the finish line....

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Hold on, keep on
One step, one more time
Push forward, pull away
Eyes open, on the finish line....

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Many Ways We May Judge

Are many various ways we may judge;
Like stick together when we did fudge;
Get a grip;
Facts skip,
Or slowly push forward after we nudge.

Jim Horn...

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Fear is the impetus which doubt provides:
with the roiling of false pride
of the sought for safety decry!
By the power of prophesy let fear hide
as the brave push forward let love abide....

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In spite of the negatives, you encounter through life
Smile and giggle and push forward in spite
It surely ain't forever
Let's grin and bear it together
With family and friends through all of life's plights...

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The fraying thread in which holds me,
So weak and worn, I know.....I see.
Another challenge has begun ahead,
I want to run but push forward instead.
Breathing deeply, then... exhaling my fear,
Gaining strength from loves both far and here....

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Strong water so eternal
Seep back, mighty push forward
Kings of ocean heightens
Relating to the noise and sight
Dancers enter and fold forward
Hungry to explore - seeps over
As pureness of a coconut smashing
Spits milk and lets roar
Awaiting time to enter our world...

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Dreams, or the real world?
Which one do you prefer to...
Live in, in your life?

To really live you...
Must have dreams to push forward...
We need dreams to live...

So we can have hope...
That the world isn't as bad...
As we think it is...

Dreams, or the real world?...

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Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Flashing brightly in the dark
You fight so hard to impress the earth
No one seems to care
Greatness and power are what you seek
Both as far from your reach as you are from mine
You push forward ever stronger
Burning out so quickly
Fading, fading, little speck...

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When you start to doubt
Stop
Look at all that is around you
Remember what you would never let go
Think of the things that really matter
Keep all these memories and thoughts near
Now push forward
onto the next day
So you may make more to carry with
and to help make it easier
Easier to take that step...

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Let me not hear and let me not see.
Let me not speak the anger in me.

Let me take each day as it goes.
Let not my words run as free as the river flows.

Let my Good days keep a steady ryme.
Let my happy thoughts push forward the time.

Let not this hostile man ruine my smile.
Let not a frown on my face run for a mile....

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Traveling a road unknown
To a place far in the distance
Surrounded by uncertainty you carry on 
Holding on to your sense of courage

The darkness draws nearer 

Challenging the storm you push forward
No sense of familiarity
The rain beats down, lightning fills the sky
You can never know what’s ahead
Traveling a road unknown...

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The Tiny River

I am that which flows freely, 
never stopping.
I move forward making my way around obstacles in my path.
I create new life and sustain the existing,
nurturing my surroundings. 
I rise and fall but push forward peacefully for the sake of all life. 
I am small but connect in a way that's never ending. 
I am everything to all....

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keep going 
our youll never make it 
dont give up 
push forward
life is hard
once your on your own youll
look back on your 
old life and see that you 
had a good life as a 
kid after alll
and youll always want to back 
to when you 
were a kid 
an enjoy it 
better
so look at it this way
if you quit youll never learn
how good it really was...

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When things get tough,
Just keep smiling and push forward.
Things can get hard, but don't worry.
If it's something you can change, change it.
If it's not why dwell on it?
What does worrying do? Nothing.
There is always gonna be something in life.
All we can do is keep moving forward, smile,
 And remember everything we have and wouldn't change.
Things will get better.
You'll see....

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The script of experience,
endorsing our wills
banking our choices,
paying our bills

Crediting our memory
for what lies ahead
debentures of faith
the black and the red

A ledger retallied, 
both columns in sync
the plus and the minus,
indelible ink

Its summary left open,
all errors erased
with loans to push forward
—new funding in place

(Rosemont College: December, 2021)...

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On a dark dreary spring day
where the buds 
cling to barren trees
with no spring rain
the process is slowed
tiny hints of green
peak out from buds
a new season of rebirth
as winter mould disappears
flowers begin to peak
from their long rest
wanting the sun's warmth
to push forward growth
each year brings changes
the dryness or wetness
will determine the outcome
of what is to come....

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Life

 The window was shaded and tattered
 The walls were dented and battered

 A whistling breeze was heard and 
 goose bumps appeared

 The breeze made me wheeze, the 
 searing pain left no gain!

 Daybreak comes and heartache fades
 years pass with nights full of tears
 days filled with strength & accolades

 The tears in my heart are not 
 mended, but each day I’m rewarded 
 with the courage to push forward!...

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My abundant life is calling me
No dream is lost forever 
It just has a timeline
The order is set out perfectly
There is no need to worry

The power of not knowing 
Sometimes you don’t need the answers
Let life happen without the need to control
Be happy in yourself, in your life 
The rest will flow

I push forward and make the necessary steps
There is no right and wrong 
The path is already planned
You just need to seek 
Have faith...

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Look closely you will see my gears grinding,
they race like a bullet down the highway;
Ping pong against the walls inside my head,
my hyperactive mind’s always running;
It won’t slow down even on a good day, 
the story behind my eyes is pure dread;
I never see that point of no return 
flying past a sign that says ‘Stay Away’.
Push forward when I should let go instead,
hanging on too long I know I will burn 
                   that thread....

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As song's come alive
expanding my mind
.........flows to my feet
where I begin dancing with time

Personal space filled
outgrowth is real
sharing my notes
for others to feel

Push forward these feet
as I pound these streets
overflowing satisfaction
for all I greet.....

It's only a moment
a blink of an eye
focus lens shutters
'cause in a blur passes by

Peripheral vision
absorbing light
coloring images
most beautiful sights........

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Rise 
Out of the ashes
Out of the Darkness
Against the hardships
Don't be stopped, don't be slowed

Rise
Wipe the blood off
Brush the dust and ash
Wash the sweat
Push through the pain and misery, for they are only temporary

Rise
Stronger than you fell
With fire in your soul
With an inferno in your eyes
Push forward, never falter

Rise 
When you think you can't
Rise
When your body wants to fail
Rise
When you want to give up

RISE...

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As the Marines push forward as if to shrug feigning indifference for the lives that have been taken to the god of which they believe to be unforgiving all they can do is push forward and move to their already known perilous fate and meet death face to face and dance with the devil and once this happens their mission has become complete because all you can do as a Marine is sweat Crude Oil And Bullets

A man once said Wars come and go but our soldiers are eternal...

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Life is full of challenges
It's your determination and character 
That shape the future 
Even when the path seems tough
You have to push forward
Every step no matter how small
Brings you closer to your mission 
Success isn’t about never falling
It’s about rising every time you do
Stay focused, stay positive, and never give up  Believe in the power of perseverance 
You have everything you need to succeed
Just believe in yourself 
And keep moving forward....

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