Life Without Friendship Life Without Friendship is a poem about friendship and loneliness. Life without friendship …. is like the dawn without the sun. Life without friendship …. is like the sky without the moon when the evening has begun. Life without friendship …. is like a rose without rain....
Do Not Go Gently Into That Goodnight “Do not go gentle into that good night” is a poem in the form of a villanelle by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953); it has been described as his most famous work. Though first published in the journal Botteghe Oscure in 1951, the poem was written in 1947 while Thomas...
The Comfort Of Friends They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. Nor can spirits ever be divided that love and live in the same divine principle; the root and record of their friendship. If absence be not death, neither is...
The Dream dare to dream for tomorrow i hear it in the wind it beckons me to follow like a cool breeze on a hot day hope is a big word it is what i long for each day it means new beginnings it means a new way they say...
God Saw God Saw is a short religious funeral poem, ideal for a eulogy or memorial poem. A poem about loved ones finding peace with God in Heaven. God Saw God saw the road was getting rough, The hill was hard to climb; He gently closed those loving eyes And...
They Are Not Dead “They Are Not Dead” is a popular funeral reading. They are not dead, Who leave us this great heritage of remembering joy. They still live in our hearts, In the happiness we knew, in the dreams we shared. They still breathe, In the lingering fragrance, windblown,...
I Thought I thought I saw your face today, in the sparkle of the morning sun. And then I heard the angel say, “Their work on earth is done.” I thought I heard your voice today, then laugh your hearty laugh. And then I heard the angel say, “There’s peace...
When I Must Leave You The poem When I Must Leave You is written by Helen Steiner Rice. Helen Steiner Rice (May 19, 1900 – April 23, 1981) was an American writer of both inspirational and Christian poetry. “When I must leave you for a little while Please do not grieve and...
If Tears Could Build A Stairway If Tears Could Build A Stairway is a eulogy poem written by Karen White. If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane. I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”....
There Is Another Sky There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields – Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a...
The Joy Of A Garden The poem The Joy Of A Garden is about the enjoyment of God’s creation written by Gail Brook Burket. The joy of creation, A gardener knows, Holds more than the beauty Of lilly and rose. For he feels warm blessing, Like sunshine in May, Of working...
Tall Trees In the poem Tall Trees, the poet presents an integrated picture of nature. It is a harmonious world where various elements and objects of nature like the clouds, birds, day, night, and moon work in close association, and without any disagreement. It is a pleasant picture of selfless care and...
Colour “Colour” poem is written by Adeline White The world is full of colour! “Tis Autumn once again, And leaves of gold and crimson Are lying in the lane. There are brown and yellow acorns, Berries and scarlet haws, Amber grose and heather Purple across the moors! Green apples in the...
The Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam The Rubayyat Of Omar Khayyam is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed “the Astronomer-Poet of Persia”. Although commercially unsuccessful at first, FitzGerald’s work was popularised from 1861 onward by Whitley Stokes, and the...
Bird Parliament This celebrated Sufi poem, also known as Conference of the Birds, by the 12th century Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar, is a tale of a journey of a group of thirty birds to the summit of the world mountain, Qaf. An allegory of the Sufi journey to realization...
The Road Not Taken “The Road Not Taken” is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, and later published as the first poem in the collection Mountain Interval (1916). Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted...
If “If—” is a poem by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), written circa 1895 as a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. It is a literary example of Victorian-era stoicism. The poem, first published in Rewards and Fairies (1910) following the story “Brother Square-Toes”, is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet’s son, John. Publication “If—” first...
The Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have...
Poems By Rumi We have collected and put the best poems by Rumi. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (جلالالدین محمد بلخى), Mevlânâ, Mawlānā (مولانا, “our master”), Mevlevî, Mawlawī (مولوی,...
Reason For Creation This article covers the answer to the question: “What is the reason for creation?” Since God Knows What We Will Do, Why Does He Send Us Here? We are sent here to improve our abilities and skills through the responsibilities He ordains for us. Not all people...