Pale anguish haunts my own. About his brow we twine our wreath But a wonderful twinkle shone in his eye: And the wants of the littlest child he knew. 10 Beautiful Poems About Life 1. Of round . I met a man on Life's thronged way, Who seeks the battle's thickest smoke, Hast thy heart felt the glow of true kindness within? All flung him a bantering cast of the eye, In easy circumstances. There is nothing so special as the thought that we might make a difference in the world. Make not a man your measuring-rod To love his fellow-men sincerely; With a well-chosen book or friend. Of hope when hope's last ray has fallen dead, How often we travel with laughter and song, We hurry, humming a song. Not haughty, and yet proud; 1. The tread of nimble feet, Thus undisturbed by anxious cares O that when my life shall close, His poetry featured death prominently, and his poem "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" was one of John F. Kennedy's favorites. That God or Nature hath assigned; And strength to be had, I care not much for gold or land; With promises of fruitage fraught; To trust in God and Heaven securely. Leave kind words as mementoes Published by Family Friend Poems May 2020 with permission of the author. I knew a gentle Man; "Why, father," little Gracie said My conscience clear my chief defense; Filling your mind; A little more kindness and a little less greed; So, by adding days together So merrily, cheerily howled he along, And in short measures life may perfect be. I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. Speak kindly to the fallen ones, To my promised rest!". Kind words, and words of love, Little song of mine, I've heard thee say thou wouldst be great, Some, not so large, in rings, Unnoticed on the way, Hast thou e'er helped a bosom to banish distress? Take "Oneatatime," brother. The deepest wounds are given by praise, In gold and tinsel dressed. Of pictures, I should like to own But I took it up again May pass away from mortal view One self-denying deed, one word And all that matters is to live it well. When you've passedunless you've helped to lighten heavy loads and such; The record of my brain and hand; And yet throughout the growing years I brook that is another's bane. A tender placeappears. Some patient workman tolling maufully, He planted a tree, on the old home land, A tired footstep that you know, His heart was open as the day, Whose state can neither flatterers feed, Why wait for happiness till we are dead?" The little ones may own, And Downey no more had a song in his throat, And give the day a lighter heart Living forever on the upper air, And feeling the kisses, he smiled, and said: And he who plants the seed of thought, I do not care what tempests may assail me. That helped some soul and nothing cost All it's shadows hiding; Not to be seen or heard. To make the calendar, my dear, we have to take them all; His hair was some inclined to gray, Days will seem less dreary. To leave some simple mark behind And too hard work for his poor old bones; Through the meshes draw: And watch the noon-time hour arrive My claim is staked with care; Of simple tastes and mind content! With worth of simple dignity. And a little bit of morning gold To live as gently as I can; And the road grew uneven with many a jolt, His race of life in goodness true? And simple truth his highest skill; Whose passions not his masters are; Death, with a peace beyond dreaming, Tall, and slender, and sallow, and dry; Some marrowy crapes of China silk, What to hushed heart is deep vow? It's filled with moments, sweet and sad with smiles and sometimes tears, with friendships formed and good times shared, and laughter through the years. Cokie: A Life Well Lived HarperCollins This is an excerpt from "Cokie: A Life Well Lived" by Steven V. Roberts, published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Besides it was painful, he sometimes said: Plain food is quite enough for me; "Let us be happy down here below; In beauty, joy he sought; And post oer land and ocean without rest; In your handclasps you were faking, though you did show pep and dash; Won't litigate over me when I am dead," Receive our Lord's bequest: A life well lived is a precious gift Of hope and strength and grace, From someone who has made our world A brighter, better place It's filled with moments, sweet and sad With smiles and sometimes tears, With friendships formed and good times shared And laughter through the years. I leave for other men. Everyone rejoices in To be without pretense or sham Said this jolly old pedagogue, long ago. I'll give you a medicine To do my best, and let that stand (I dig them with a pen), The odors that sweet from them blow. The horse did not mind it, but Downey got mad, Speak kindly to the sorrowful Life's a gamea mighty short oneplay it gamely while you can Yea, e'en but one sigh for a mortal in pain Duty to God, and self, and man! It begins, "A life well lived is a precious gift of hope and strength and grace, from someone who has made our world a brighter, better place." 19. For he who would the wisest be. And everybody said he was A little more giving and a little less need; And something kindly say. Treasures of thought! A Life Well-Lived Poems Published: September 2017 We are all looking for practical guidance to help us live a more meaningful life. Within my heart has had a place, Deeds that are noble good and true; Its shots of ire at little things. Who passes through the town, His knowledge, hid from public gaze, 20. To elevate thy race, E'en as a little child What to our credit shall we find enscrolled? Leave to God the guiding. In his horse and his buggy, went out for a ride. Of timid sprout, of leaflets young. Jewels are baubles; 't is a sin Then, O for strength to meet the stings I shall be given courage for the strife, Strives to make others wise as he, Each step leads to Heaven. Find not their weight too heavy when it stands Mr. Downey O'Gloom, with pardonable pride And in short measures life may perfect be. As far excels all earthly bliss When brought before the King of kings, Blooms that are earthly reflections What dream has he who plants a seed While the little dog barked at the buggy; O dear! Two Meerschaums, I would fain possess. " 'T is it glorious world down here below; A word right-spoken oft unclasps To have no secret place wherein And the new buggy rattled in linchpin and bolt, A sister's heart would take a share "To laugh often and much; And like the good Samaritan whose memory a benediction. And see the glad light springing Are chariots of fire. That greater honors are not mine. Add to your meal some merriment, Perhaps, for just a single spurt, A life well lived leaves others enriched and grateful. I do not care what tides of woe, or pain, While the little dog barks at our buggy; O dear! Was sociable and gay; What is the use of them; how Forthe little dog barked at the buggy; O dear! If you sit down at set of sun Stop to cheer a fellow human that's a bit worse off than you He can see and hear: Look, what I lack my mind supplies. Passed through this sad world without even a grumble; And made him forget he was old and poor. who has always looked for the best in others Still thought I that the man was good. To do to others as I would Reading, and writing, and history too; A Life Well Lived. Do we as our life journeys close Yet some small door wide open swings But for that virtue's sake; to daze Yet still my mind forbids to crave. His feelings all were true; Speak one refreshing word, Butis he brave in little things? Show me the way that leads to the true life. I fancy we shall hear to our surprise Hast thou e'er helped a heart into happiness? But the pleasantest times he had of all, All you do and all you say, I ask but one recumbent chair. "I hope my little girl will learn To fill our Gubernator's chair. 'Till you have a reason; By a tear and kind word for the desolate one; But my heart is fresh, if my youth is fled!" Of never-ending good to man. Would all did so as well as I! A little less kicking a man when he's down; Does that, and then does nothing more: Make it shorter with a song And having nothing, yet hath all. Show by every daily motive, every thought and every deed Some shawls of true Cashmere, A Life Well Lived, A Death Well Met. To make everyone you know feel that I look'd upon the righteous man, Into my arms is tumbled And not enough patience He did not bring to view, I look'd upon the righteous man, Closed eyes can't see the white roses, Beautiful faces are they that wear Some day a room thats lonesome Some large-lived hero living for mankind But fix your eyes on perfectness. My knitting-work I laid aside For daily use, and bound for wear; Think the Lord is near. Breath that is stilled cannot gather And perhaps unaware thou art true to it all. I pray it may be thine: It is to be an honest man, A Life Well Lived, Five For Fighting - One Hundred Years Ready or not, some day my Life will end. "I need so little," he often said; And his lips were just framing themselves to a song, I would, perhaps, be Plenipo, Of hope and strength and grace, A Life Well Lived. And sweetly sing his Maker's praise Beautiful hands are they that do For he said that revenging the injury done From someone who has made our world Ah! The light of a pleasant spirit there; When the week was done; who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty "Life Well Lived" by Unknown. To keep my having lived in mind; That we his death may die. The jolly old pedagogue's wrinkled face Here's a pretty day for trying, here's a rainy day for working, At rural toils he strove; Leaving its tenderest kisses there, A life well lived is a precious gift Of hope and strength and grace, From someone who has made our world A brighter, better place It's filled with moments, sweet and sad With smiles and sometimes tears, With friendships formed and good times shared And laughter through the years. Of red morocco's gilded gleam Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent And, though fretting may make my calamities deeper, All dressed in white, going along. As when my every deed is known; And, if it could, take all! Which rose above that breathless clay The stainless memory of the just, To keep it pure and white, By a fortunate habit of being contented. Where sham, like flesh, must perish and grow cold; Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide. "Be reconciled, and wait.". A plenty of work throw in. These, written in the libraries of heaven, There was joy in his heart and a light in his eye, The air breathed in and out each lung are signals that songs should be sung, for life's a blessing God intends A person who can make amends, his honor and his name defends, so that his hat can there be hung - a life well-lived. That crowd around your chair, Has a duty assigned to fulfill before death; Burdened so with care. To be handled and caressed, for pieces of silver or bars of gold. He has achieved success who has lived well, Who stand beside the dead, They encourage readers to make small, daily choices that will better their quality of life. That, be it short or long, And too hard work for his poor old bones; "We should make life pleasant down here below. Deeds which we boasted often, mentioned not. And I can tread beneath my feet A life well lived is a legacy Of joy and pride and pleasure, - Henry Miller The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of. Better far to have your neighbors say you were a cheerful chap, But said that he hoped to be better to-morrow. ask you why, amidst the van He sat at his door one midsummer night, As many people do. If any one wronged him or treated him ill, Every day's a little year, Of blossoms ravishing the air, That's the kind of little girl Leaving the hour-glass empty. But just live the GOLDEN RULE, lad, and your life will be worth while. When great temptations loudly knock, While the amount of patience may vary. Elijah hastens down the skies Whipping to him was a barbarous rule, This wonderful Emily Dickinson poem is another positive approach to life: every human life has a purpose, a goal, which we may ourselves be scarcely aware of - yet it nevertheless exists. As well as with sufficient vision. That I may call my own; Of tender breezes, rain, and sun. And with his modest, dark-brown coat, One glance most kind When wind-tossed waves roll stormily: In bulk, doth make Man better be; Speaking only in gentlest tones; To act from honest motives purely; And pay it its desert; The gate beyond the skies. Inspirational Celebration of Life Poems So fast that folks must stop and stare; In small proportions we just beauties see; "I like to think of death as a handshake," says the author, Will Holsinger, a certified hospice volunteer. 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