Inspirational Poems
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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