Inspirational Poems

Few of us liked poetry and poems in school, and I'm no exception. Inspirational poems and poetry, however, has become a source of awe and inspiration to me. Awe because it contains so much wisdom and truth, and inspiration because of the fact that I find it so difficult to put feelings into words and these authors do it so gracefully in their inspiring poems.

I disliked poetry because we were forced to study poems in such depth that it just became a case of too much. Since school I have come to appreciate poetry more (even wrote a few poems myself) because it expresses so much of feelings. I have utter admiration for these writers that succeed so beautifully in capturing their emotions in words.

From the authors that teach and tell about life, to those passing on wisdom to younger generations, they all have that special something that makes their writings inspirational. I call this special something, "Dancing with words." Yes, there are those people that 'dance with words' to serve their own ends. These poets and poems, however, serve to depart some of their wisdom and experiences for the benefit of others.

There is something in the way that they weave these words together. Something magical. Something awesome. Just for a moment. And it leaves you feeling better for having shared in that moment.

Below are the list of my favourite (and famous) inspirational poems:

• Desiderata - Max Ehrmann
• If - Rudyard Kipling
• The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost
• A Psalm Of Life - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
• What is Prayer? - Helen Steiner Rice
• Who am I? - Sean Covey
• My Creed - Edgar Albert Guest
• Bag of Tools - RL Sharpe
• Winds of Fate - Ella Wheeler-Wilcox
• "It couldn't be done" - Edgar Albert Guest
• Invictus - William Ernest Henley

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