Stoicism
World's storms may rage on,
Inner peace, a steady flame,
Virtue is the path.
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Categories:
stoicism, life,
Form: Haiku
Stoicism is the Key
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 life seems to be a
black gold theatre of
manipulative
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Categories:
stoicism, feelings, integrity,
Form: Free verse
Stoicism as a Way of Life
Written 23 November 2023
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Stoicism
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Categories:
stoicism, humanity, inspirational, life, men,
Form: Rhyme
Stoicism as Way of Life
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 tendencies kind,
Of knowledge and understanding, spirits tranquil designed.
Freeing from distress,
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Categories:
stoicism, inspirational, meaningful, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Cosmic Stoicism: a Carnival of Absurd Wisdom
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 illusion,
transforms into a confetti-spewing waterfall.
Cynicism rides a unicycle of cosmic
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Categories:
stoicism, fate, philosophy, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Stoicism, Way of Life
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 for a cause,
Love’s election,
Not perfection,
Settles for a pause.
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Categories:
stoicism, leadership, love, philosophy, truth,
Form: Rhyme
STOICISM
“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 habit to listen more than speak, and they don’t just
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Categories:
stoicism, people,
Form: Acrostic
Stoicism
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 acquire the attribute of fundamental fortitude,
attain in toiling times the
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Categories:
stoicism, life, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Stoicism As Way of Life
"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 building. The abuse was caught
on a doorbell camera.
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Categories:
stoicism, abuse, encouraging, wisdom,
Form: Haibun
- Stoicism As Way of Life -
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 for your own emotions
What you can't
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Categories:
stoicism, caregiving, encouraging, giving, life,
Form: Narrative
Stoicism
I have felt the sting
And the joy of the rain
Soaked in its confusion
Watched
As it turned cold
Bitingly cold and angry
Upon a howling wind
Frozen rivulets
Pelting the helpless
Becoming a more friendly
Soft fluffiness
Drifting into mountains
Burying all hope
Smothering
Isolated thought
Shaping the future
Of a sunrise
Hardening the resolve
Of life
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Categories:
stoicism, life, spiritual, strength,
Form: Free verse
Stoicism As Way of Life - Or Not
"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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Categories:
stoicism, dream,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
stoicism, how i feel, life,
Form: Quatern
Stoicism Sonnet
“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 people seek dominance.
But, first one must turn to self reflection,
cleanse
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Categories:
stoicism, emotions, perspective, philosophy,
Form: Sonnet
Queen Bee Unseen
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
Oh Queen, mercifully guide me
If she is sound and
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Categories:
stoicism, analogy, encouraging, inspirational, mentor,
Form: Kyrielle
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