Motivational Poems

Poetic Motivation at its Finest

Motivational poems are another weapon to add to your arsenal of self motivation techniques. Better yet, poems often touch emotions and places within us that truly inspire, motivate, encourage, and nourish our souls. The poems here have been collected with great care. Enjoy!

True Happiness

Happiness

Happines is like a crystal,

Fair and exquisite and clear,

Broken in a million pieces,

Shattered, scattered far and near.

Now and then along life's pathway, 

Lo! some shining fragments fall; 

But there are so many pieces

No one ever finds them all. 

You may find a bit of beauty, 

Or an honest share of wealth,

While another just beside you

Gathers honor,  love or health.

Vain to choose or grasp unduly,

And there are so many pieces,

No one ever finds them all.

Yet the wise as on they journey

Treasure every fragement clear,

Fit them as they may together,

Imagining the shattered sphere,

Learning ever to be thankful,

Though their share of it is small;

For it has so many pieces

No one ever finds them all. 

Priscilla Leonard

Motivational Poems: 2

Thinking Happiness

Think of the things that make you happy, 

Not the things that make you sad;

Think of the fine and true in mankind,

Not its sordid side and bad;

Think of the blessings that surround you,

Not the ones that are denied;

Think of the virtues of your friendships,

Not the weak and faulty side;

Think of the gains you've made in business,

Not the losses you've incurred;

Think of the good of you that's spoken,

Not some cruel, hostile words; 

Think of the days of health and pleasure,

Not the days of woe and pain;

Think of the days alive with sunshine,

Not the dismal days of rain;

Think of the hopes that lie before you,

Not the waste that lies behind;

Think of the treasures you have gathered,

Not the ones you've failed to find;

Think of the service you may render,

Not of serving self alone;

Think of the happiness of others,

And in this you'll find your own!

 


Robert E. Farley

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