The Most Important Things In Life

by | Oct 29, 2025 | Gratitude Poems, Life Poems, Love Poems, Poems, Poetry, Spiritual Poems

The Most Important Things in Life

The most important things in life
Are not ‘things,’ most know
It’s the people in our lives
Who make our Hearts grow

Our family of Loved ones
Are the most important of all
They fill our lives with memories
Especially those who are small

The little simple moments
A smile, a hug, or glance
Whether in a photo, or our minds
Makes our Hearts sing and dance

Some friends are like family
They bloom perfectly in our Heart
Whether grown over the years
Or there right from the very start

Love, our greatest possession
It’s who we truly are
Giving and receiving Unconditionally
In life, we will go far

Good health is often taken for granted
Until something in the body goes wrong
Focusing on anything positive
Can bring relief along

Feeling appreciation
Speaking of our gratitude
Being thankful for all things
Is a Blessed attitude

Keeping an open mind
To learning all our days
Growth continues and expands
In hundreds of delightful ways

Shining our Inner-Light
Helping others along their way
Respecting the differences
Letting all have their own say

Tranquillity and Peace
A rested and calm mind
Practising meditation
Our own way, we can find

Faith, an individual thing
Not just for those religious
Simple hope, or a belief
That life is truly glorious

Inspiration lifts our Spirit
Helps us reach our goal
Whether given or received
It delights our eternal Soul

People are important
And the memories we build
Good health for a vital life
Inspiration, to be fulfilled

Appreciating and respecting
All of life, everywhere
Having faith in the Peace
And happiness to share

These are life’s treasures
And money has no part
But the greatest of them all
Is the Love in everyone’s Heart!

Thank God it’s Friday

by | November 14, 2025 | Friday Poems, Life Poems, Poems, Poetry | 0 Comments

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by | November 6, 2025 | Friendship Poems, Love Poems, Male Poets, Poems, Poetry, Poets | 0 Comments

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by | November 6, 2025 | Female Poets, Friendship Poems, Life Poems, Maya Angelou, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Wisdom Poems | 0 Comments

Lying, thinkingLast nightHow to find my soul a homeWhere water is not thirstyAnd bread loaf is not stoneI came up with one thingAnd I don’t believe I’m wrongThat nobody,But nobodyCan make it out here alone. Alone, all aloneNobody, but nobodyCan make it out here alone....
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Love and Friendship by Emily Bronte

by | November 6, 2025 | Female Poets, Friendship Poems, Love Poems, Poems, Poetry, Poets | 0 Comments

Love is like the wild rose-briar, Friendship like the holly-tree— The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms But which will bloom most constantly? The wild rose-briar is sweet in spring, Its summer blossoms scent the air; Yet wait till winter comes again And who...
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A November Night by Sara Teasdale

by | November 3, 2025 | Female Poets, Life Poems, November Poems, Poems, Poets | 0 Comments

A November Night There!  See the line of lights,A chain of stars down either side the street —Why can't you lift the chain and give it to me,A necklace for my throat?  I'd twist it roundAnd you could play with it.  You smile at meAs though I were a little dreamy...
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November By Emily Dickinson

by | November 3, 2025 | Emily Dickinson, Female Poets, Life Poems, Nature Poems, November Poems, Poems, Poets | 0 Comments

Besides the autumn poets sing,A few prosaic daysA little this side of the snowAnd that side of the haze.   A few incisive mornings,A few ascetic eyes, —Gone Mr. Bryant's golden-rod,And Mr. Thomson's sheaves.   Still is the bustle in the brook,Sealed are the...
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She Walks in Beauty

by | October 31, 2025 | Love Poems, Male Poets, Poems, Poetry, Romantic Poems | 0 Comments

She Walks in Beauty By Lord Byron (George Gordon) She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day...
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I am Thankful for by Nancy J Carmody

by | October 29, 2025 | Gratitude Poems, Life Poems, Poems, Poetry | 0 Comments

I Am Thankful For by Nancy J Carmody I am thankful for …..the mess to clean up after a partybecause it means I have been surrounded by friends. ​…..the taxes that I paybecause it means that I’m employed. …..the clothes that fit a little too snugbecause it means I have...
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Gratitude by Edgar Albert Guest

by | October 29, 2025 | Gratitude Poems, Poems, Poetry, Poets | 0 Comments

Gratitude by Edgar Albert Guest Be grateful for the kindly friends that walk along your way,Be grateful for the skies of blue that smile from day to day,Be grateful for the health you own, the work you find to do,For round about you there are men less fortunate than...
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by | October 29, 2025 | Gratitude Poems, Life Poems, Poems, Poetry | 0 Comments

I’m grateful for change, the ups and the downs, Both happiness and sadness, the smiles and the frowns.I’m grateful to writing for giving me pause, To examine the world, for its beauty and flaws. To cheese, I thank you for obvious reasons, And I too must show love to...
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Peace by Matshona Dhliwayo

by | Oct 28, 2025 | Life Poems, Peace Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems

PEACE

“When there is no peace in Heaven
there is no peace in the universe,
when there is no peace in the universe
there is no peace in the cosmos,
when there is no peace in the cosmos
there is no peace in the sky,
and when there is no peace in the sky
there is no peace on Earth.

When there is no peace in your soul
there is no peace in your heart,
when there is no peace in your heart
there is no peace in your mind,
when there is no peace in your mind
there is no peace in your life,
and when there is no peace in your life
there is no peace in your world.

When there is peace in Heaven
there is peace in the universe,
when there is peace in the universe
there is peace in the cosmos,
when there is peace in the cosmos
there is peace in the sky,
and when there is peace in the sky
there is peace on Earth.

When there is peace in your soul
there is peace in your heart,
when there is peace in your heart
there is peace in your mind,
when there is peace in your mind
there is peace in your life,
and when there is peace in your life
there is peace in your world.”
― Matshona Dhliwayo

A Wish for Peace

by | November 7, 2025 | Peace Poems, Poems, Poetry | 0 Comments

A Wish for Peace I wish for you,I wish for me,I wish for all the world to live in harmony.When I look into the sky at night and see the stars above,I wish for peace, I wish for love. I wish for you…I wish for youI wish for me…I wish for me I wish for all the world to...
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Peace by Matshona Dhliwayo

by | October 28, 2025 | Life Poems, Peace Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems | 0 Comments

PEACE "When there is no peace in Heaventhere is no peace in the universe,when there is no peace in the universethere is no peace in the cosmos,when there is no peace in the cosmosthere is no peace in the sky,and when there is no peace in the skythere is no peace on...
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Peace Is Holy Sacred by Terence George Craddock

by | October 28, 2025 | Peace Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems | 0 Comments

Peace Is Holy Sacred peace by human civilizations under ratedpeace by entity humanity under ratedpeace by dictators transgressions slighted peace by megalomaniac leaders crushed peace so preciouspeace so gloriouspeace so miraculous peace so holy sacred peace an...
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I Love Peace Mohammad Younus

by | October 28, 2025 | Peace Poems, Poems | 0 Comments

I love peace,The foundation of the world is peace—Do not shake it. I choose peace,Above all that the world offers,Even at the highest price.I still choose peace. I choose peace,Over the mundane that fades away.Peace transcends truths and facts,Unveiling deeper...
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Peace Is Holy Sacred by Terence George Craddock

by | Oct 28, 2025 | Peace Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems

Peace Is Holy Sacred

peace by human civilizations under rated
peace by entity humanity under rated
peace by dictators transgressions slighted

peace by megalomaniac leaders crushed

peace so precious
peace so glorious
peace so miraculous

peace so holy sacred

peace an enlightened state of mind
peace a revered state of mind
peace aspired to by enlightened souls;

peace pure God given blessings
peace gifts prosperity potentials
peace blesses multiple cultures

peace blesses societies countries
peace blesses ordinary people families
peace loves sacred peace makers;

Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)

Terence George Craddock

A Wish for Peace

by | November 7, 2025 | Peace Poems, Poems, Poetry | 0 Comments

A Wish for Peace I wish for you,I wish for me,I wish for all the world to live in harmony.When I look into the sky at night and see the stars above,I wish for peace, I wish for love. I wish for you…I wish for youI wish for me…I wish for me I wish for all the world to...
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Peace by Matshona Dhliwayo

by | October 28, 2025 | Life Poems, Peace Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems | 0 Comments

PEACE "When there is no peace in Heaventhere is no peace in the universe,when there is no peace in the universethere is no peace in the cosmos,when there is no peace in the cosmosthere is no peace in the sky,and when there is no peace in the skythere is no peace on...
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Peace Is Holy Sacred by Terence George Craddock

by | October 28, 2025 | Peace Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems | 0 Comments

Peace Is Holy Sacred peace by human civilizations under ratedpeace by entity humanity under ratedpeace by dictators transgressions slighted peace by megalomaniac leaders crushed peace so preciouspeace so gloriouspeace so miraculous peace so holy sacred peace an...
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On Prayer – Kahlil Gibran

On Prayer – Kahlil Gibran

by | Jun 11, 2024 | Articles, Bible, Life Poems, Poems, Poetry, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems

On Prayer by Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran

1883 – 1931

Then the priestess said, Speak to us of Prayer.
And he answered, saying:
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might pray also in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.

For what is prayer but the expansion of yourself into the living ether?
And if it is for your comfort to pour your darkness into space, it is also for your delight to pour forth the dawning of your heart.
And if you cannot but weep when your soul summons you to prayer, she should spur you again and yet again, though weeping, until you shall come laughing.
When you pray you rise to meet in the air those who are praying at that very hour, and whom save in prayer you may not meet.
Therefore let your visit to that temple invisible be for naught but ecstasy and sweet communion.
For if you should enter the temple for no other purpose than asking you shall not receive:
And if you should enter into it to humble yourself you shall not be lifted:
Or even if you should enter into it to beg for the good of others you shall not be heard.
It is enough that you enter the temple invisible.

I cannot teach you how to pray in words.
God listens not to your words save when He Himself utters them through your lips.
And I cannot teach you the prayer of the seas and the forests and the mountains.
But you who are born of the mountains and the forests and the seas can find their prayer in your heart,
And if you but listen in the stillness of the night your shall hear them saying in silence,
“Our God, who are our winged self, it is thy will in us that willeth.
It is thy desire in us that desireth.
It is thy urge in us that would turn our nights, which are thine, into days which are thine also.
We cannot ask thee for aught, for thou knowest our needs before they are born in us:
Thou art our need; and in giving us more of thyself thou givest us all.”

Psalms 105 – Oh Give Thanks

Psalms 105 – Oh Give Thanks

by | Jun 11, 2024 | Ancient Texts, Articles, Bible, Emerald Book Club, Gratitude Poems, Life Poems, Poems, Religious Poems, Spiritual Poems

Oh Give Thanks

105 O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.

2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

4 Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

12 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it.

13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;

15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.

17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:

19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free.

21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance:

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom.

23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.

24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies.

25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.

29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.

30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts.

32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

33 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts.

34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number,

35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength.

37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them.

39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:

44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.