Hard Work Poems

Stoved-up city
  I’m a stoved-up man
I keep on movin’ 
  Just as best I can
Joints are achin’
  And my bones do creak
My...

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Yesterday can't be fixed
Tomorrow is unpredictable
Take notation for today
Live in every moment 
Avoid negative thoughts
Follow your instinct
Always do things with love
Chance to make you happy
Work...

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If you will work hard,
You'll be full without begging
In all of your life....

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One way to improve yourself is to work 
If you want a better life for yourself,
Start working hard, as soon as possible
Not everything will work...

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1.)
Gutter bed for a hope held ransom, 
Three bottles opened, 
Drunk reflections of my mirror got me feeling handsome. 
Can’t go a day. 
I can’t...

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Lester sat in Lisa’s café that morn,
his eyes mindlessly staring out the door,
it was July of 1889,
and new work young Lester now had to find.

He’d...

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You will succeed in whatever you choose to do
The light will shine on the road ahead of you

Don't stop walking because the path is hard
Rely...

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Poetry Soup Premiere Contest winner
MOTHER'S DAY poetry contest sponsored by Benjamin Bartley, April 2025

Morning starts early, before it gets light
Opening cupboards, to see what’s in...

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Success is no accident
It entails hard work 
Clear consistent approach 
Open to productive learning 
Accept continuous studying
Working with unrelentless sacrifice 
Most of all, enjoy the...

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The home office became synonymous with covid. Men built desks, for their wives, with their bare hands. Once again, a hammer and nails, took to...

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what now, little man?


51 years on the chain gang, tell me
how did that work out for you?
nobody said it would be easy,
I'll admit I sometimes...

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So on jobs, it’s nice and rewarding to be recognized and commended for your outstanding work performance. However, even though you are one of their...

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Never work hard and miss the special moments
Be visible in your kids' lives, or it will be a torment
 
You will miss out on all...

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The early bird will catch the prize,
The late one watches as time flies.

Start working now, don't wait too long,
Or dreams will fade before they're strong.

Let...

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Busy as bee
Have time yourself
To be happy.

Drive yourself free
Don't get stress
Muddle your life.

Hard work result
Not seen afront
But end reward.

Prove with action
Don't just say words
Proof wins...

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