14 Awesome Inspirational Poems from YouTube

There are some awesome classical inspirational poems around and I went and found some great videos of them on YouTube. Below I've embedded those poems and a short intro to each one. I hope you enjoy them and find them as inspirational as I have!

1. Don't Quit Poem - Unknown Author

Whatever the struggle is that you are facing, whatever the battle that must be fought, don't stop. When it seems like you can't go on, persist. An awesome poem with an awesome message of persistence.

2. Invictus - William Ernest Henley (Set to music of Celtic Woman)

Throw whatever you want at me, I know my soul is unconquerable. Do what you want, but you will not break me. I might be bloodied but I will never be beaten. Knock me down and I will get up again. I am the master of my fate.

3. This too shall pass - Helen Steiner Rice

However dark things might appear to me now, I will remember that this too shall pass. Day will come and the sun will shine again. Whatever the thing is that scare me, it will fade with the new dawn. So I will persist, for things will get better.

4. Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep - Mary Elizabeth Frye (music by Katherine Jenkins)

This poem is like a voice from beyond the grave telling us not to mourn the dead. Our spirit are eternal so don't mourn me just because you can't see me. Death might seem like an end to you, but it is only now that I am free. Do not cry and weep for I am still around. I am not in the grave, I've become like a butterfly.

The below poems are all from a series of ads done for a UBS poetry series about the timeless nature of things. Though I'm neutral about UBS, I am in favor of this very cool collection of inspirational poems that they've put together. This series was done by Neil French and you can view the rest here. Just a note to the poetry purists out there, I am aware that a lot of these poems isn't the full version and I'd recommend to anyone if you like a poem to look up the full version.

5. If - Rudyard Kipling

Be a man my son! (See the words to the poem here).

6. Winds of Fate - Ella Wheeler-Wilcox

The winds (of fate) will blow as it will, but where you go depends on the set of your sail. It's your attitude that makes the difference to where you are in life, and its your attitude that will take you where you want to go.

7. "It couldn't be done" - Edgar Allen Guest (The Spirit of Buffalo County)

Don't listen to all the nay-sayers who say it can't be done. Don't say something can't be done until you've tried it. Persist and start doing it and it will get done.

8. Ulysses - Alfred, Lord Tenneson

When you have achieved all and become a king, it is time to find new shores. Set forth and sail beyond the sunset and go on to discover a new world.

9. Desiderata - Max Ehrmann

Be at peace - the universe is unfolding as it should (See the words to the poem here).

10. My Creed - Edgar Allen Guest

Let me not wear a mask or hide who I am. May what you see be who I am. And let me face life head on with my head held high. If I can hold onto my integrity, it would all have been worthwhile.

11. Bag of Tools - R.L. Sharpe

We have all been dealt our hands of cards - now it is up to you and me to build what we shall. You can build a stumbling block or a stepping stone - it's all up to you.

12. If you think you are beaten you are - Walter D. Wintle

If you think you can, you can, if you don't, you won't. Believe in yourself and your success and you'll achieve it. It's all in a state of mind.

13. Psalm of Life - H.W. Longfellow

Do not sleep your life away. Wake up and live your life. Live in the moment, live with purpose and you can make your life great.

14. The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

I shall travel the road less traveled by. (See the words to the poem here).

For more inspirational poetry and inspirational poems, go to:

• Inspirational Poems