Motivational Poems

One Thing at a Time

Work while you work,

Play while you play;

That is the way

To be cheerful and gay.

All that you do, 

Do with your might;

Things done by halves

Are never done right.

One thing each time,

And that done well,

Is a very good rule,

As many can tell.

Moments are useless

Trifled away;

So work while you work,

And play while you play.

M. A. Stodart

Little Things

It's just the little homely things,

The unobstrusive, friendly things,

The "won't-you-let-me-help-you" things

That make our pathway light - 

And it's just the jolly, joking things, 

The "never-mind-the-trouble" things,

The "laugh-with-me, it's funny" things

That make the world seem bright. 

For all the countless famous things,

The wondrous, record-breaking things,

Those "never-can-be-equalled" things

That all the papers cite,

Aren't like the little human things,

The everyday-encountered things,

The "just-because-I-like-you" things

That make us happy quite. 

So here's to all the simple things,

The dear "all-in-a-day's-work" things,

The "smile-and-face-your-troubles" things,

Trust God to put them right!

The "done-and-then-forgotten" things,

The "can't-you-see-I-love-you" things,

The hearty "I-am-with-you" things

That make life worth the flight.

Author Unknown