Inspirational Poems P2

Inspirational poems in general are happy poems and uplifting poems. These feel good poems and motivational poems are both motivational and are a form of spiritual inspiration. Inspirational poems enable us to visualize the world in new and improved ways, Inspiring poems and spiritual poems also give us hope for a better future. Inspirational poems speak of faith in a loving god; depict the beauty of nature and the inborn goodness of mankind. Some of the best inspiring poems which I have here are sure to touch your heart and inspire you to live your life to the fullest.

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If This Were All

If this were all of life we’ll know,

If this brief space of breath

Were all there is to human toil,

If death were really death,

And never should the soul arise

A finer world to see,

How foolish would our struggles seem,

How grim the earth would be!

If living were the whole of life,

To end in seventy years,

How pitiful its joys would seem!

How idle all its tears!

There’d be no faith to keep us true,

No hope to keep us strong,

And only fools would cherish dreams

No smile would last for long.

How purposeless the strife would be

If there were nothing more,

If there were not a plan to serve,

An end to struggle for!

No reason for a mortals birth

Except to have him die

How silly all the goals would seem

For which men bravely try.

There must be something after death;

Behind the toil of man

There must exist a God divine

Who’s working out a plan;

And this brief journey that we know

As life must really be

The gateway to a finer world

That some day we shall see.

By – Edgar Guest

The Little Home

The little house is not too small

To shelter friends who come to call.

Though low the roof and small its space

It holds the Lord’s abounding grace,

And every simple room may be

Endowed with happy memory.

The little house, severely plain,

A wealth of beauty may contain.

Within it those who dwell may find

High faith which makes for peace of mind,

And that sweet understanding which

Can make the poorest cottage rich.

The little house can hold all things

From which the soul’s contentment springs.

‘Tis not too small for love to grow,

For all the joys that mortals know,

For mirth and song and that delight

Which make the humblest dwelling bright.

Can You Honestly Judge

Pray don’t find fault with man who limps

Or stumbles along the road,

Unless you have worn the shoes he wears

Or struggled beneath his load.

There may be tacks in his shoes that hurt,

Though hidden from your view;

Or the burden he bears

Placed on your back might cause you to stumble too.

Don’t sneer at the man who’s down today,

Unless you have felt the blow

That caused his fall,

Or felt the shame that only the fallen know.

You may be strong, but still the blows that were his,

If dealt to you in the self-same way

At the very same time

Might cause you to stagger too.

Don’t Be to harsh with the man who sins

Or pelt him with words or stones,

Unless you are sure, yes doubly sure,

That you have no sins of your own.

Don’t Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,

When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,

When the funds are low, and the debts are high,

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,

When care is pressing you down a bit,

Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with it’s twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

Don’t give up though the pace seems slow,

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,

And you never can tell how close you are,

It may be near when it seems so far,

So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit,

It’s when things seem worse,

That you must not quit.

By - Edgar A. Guest

When Life Seems Hard

If life seems at its lowest ebb,

Because a day’s gone wrong.

Let not your heart be troubled,

For a new day soon will dawn.

And we can never be quite sure,

Just what it has in store.

Since each one is so different,

Than the one just gone before.

As it penetrates the darkness,

With its soft and tranquil beams.

It calms even the most restless soul,

And brings new hopes and dreams.

So when a days been troubled,

And the night is dark and long.

Lift up your fallen spirits,

For a new day soon will dawn…

I may never see tomorrow,

There is no written guarantee.

And things that happened yesterday,

Belong to History.

I cannot predict the future,

I cannot change the past.

I have just the present moment,

I must treat it as my last.

I must use this moment wisely,

For it will soon pass away.

And be lost to me forever,

As part of yesterday.

I must exercise compassion,

Help the fallen to their feet.

Be a friend unto the friendless,

Make an empty life complete.

The unkind things I do today,

May never be undone.

And friendship that I fail to win,

May never more be won.

I may not have another chance

On bended knee to pray.

And thank God with humble heart,

For giving me this day.

By – Author Unknown

I Dream a World

I dream a world where man

No other man will scorn,

Where love will bless the earth

And peace its paths adorn.

I dream a world where all

Will know sweet freedom’s way,

Where greed no longer saps the soul

Nor avarice blights our day.

A world I dream where black or white,

Whatever race you be,

Will share the bounties of the earth

And every man is free.

Where wretchedness will hang its head

And joy, like a pearl,

Attends the needs of all mankind-

Of such I dream, my world!

By – Langston Hughes

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