No Calling Her Decrepit"As the day ends, one is closer to heaven." By Poet
My neighbor is old,
she can be very bold.
Loving to wear lots of fancy gold,
and decrepit I am told.
You know age is just a thing,
numbers one wants to ring.
How old are you,
that number may make you blue.
They tell me I am a decrepit ninety-two,
but I can...
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Categories:
uplifting, age, fun, giggle, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Let our infinite love inspire usLet our infinite love inspire us
By Michelle Morris
01/06/2025
Let's have a conversation
Let's connect our hearts and minds
Let's elevate our entwined souls
Let's be compassionate and kind
Let our infinite love inspire us
Let our cups fill to overflowing
Let us be the love and light
Let us spread joy to every home
© Michelle Morris, 2025
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Categories:
uplifting, blessing, humanity, inspirational love,
Form: Rhyme
This Persian CandyFar from the homeland, when lips part to speak,
This Persian candy works wonders, magic unique.
The spell of Rumi’s verse, of Hafez’ deep art,
In distant lands, it uplifts every heart.
A potion of love rides this caravan’s crest—
Saadi himself boasts of its charm manifest.
Open your eyes, and at this threshold stay—
The Masnavi begins to tell your tale...
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Categories:
uplifting, culture, language, literature, poetry,
Form: Masnavi
That NightSo many years ago...
Yet I remember well.
The night we all prayed... God let us know...
Then on each His Spirit fell.
The certainty that He loves me...
The presence of His love.
The Holy Spirit He set free...
In power from above.
In a dozen men that night who prayed...
In a circle holding hands.
Each of us confused... dismayed...
Ever since...
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Categories:
uplifting, baptism, christian, god, miracle,
Form: Rhyme
Chicks and Ducks in Splashing Spree
Bursting, breaking free from egg shells with glee
Baby chicks welcome their blest endowed worth
Amidst mother Earth’s radiating mirth
Ready to frolic in the pond --- there they flee.
Cheerful in their sunny color delight
Ducklings quack, inviting attention gain
While they wobble gladly, devoid of strain
Traversing terrain midst their dancing flight.
As water fowls of playful swimming zest
Ducks and chicks...
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Categories:
uplifting, appreciation, blessing, christian, creation,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme
Categories:
strength, uplifting,
Form: Monoku
The Color BraveIn a sea full of green, so wide and still,
Where every leaf leans to the wind’s will,
They whisper the rules in rustling tones,
“Grow alike, sway alike, don’t stand alone.”
But somewhere beneath that uniform sway,
A pulse beats red in a quiet display.
Not loud, not proud—just power contained,
A fire untouched, a soul unchained.
The green is safe, a...
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Categories:
uplifting, beauty, desire, destiny, poetry,
Form: Free verse
A Makerere Student, Her Snake, Her Piper, and a DoctorThis poem is featured in Dr. Ivan Edwards' upcoming anthology, Resonance of the Soul: Flowers and Harmonics, published by IEME LLC. The book will be available in e-book, softcover, and hardcover formats upon release. Available on YouTube.
Healing - A tribute to those who battle mental health
The journey to wholeness: Reflections on mending wounds, overcoming...
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Categories:
uplifting, anxiety, depression, family, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
WALLFLOWER
Categories:
fun, giggle, sweet, uplifting,
Form: Monoku
The softness we never gotI'm sorry
I know you may have never been told that
But you deserve it
And so if nobody is gonna tell you that
I will
You deserve it
In a world that has told us to be strong
And has held us to impossibly high standards
I wanted you to know that you matter
And you deserved better
From the world
From your own
I'm...
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Categories:
uplifting, color, discrimination, freedom, hope,
Form: Free verse
Shiny and beautiful and newFor the broken. It doesn't have to be this way. Blessings.
Shiny and beautiful and new
By Michelle Morris
30/05/2025
Your broken pieces
Keep making me bleed
Every time I show you kindness
You act like you don't need it
And the blood that is spilled
Even if it's unseen and unheard
Still breaks my heart each time...
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Categories:
uplifting, emotions, encouraging, god, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
My Morning RoutineBreakfast bells ring
In my stomach and
I go downstairs in the
Room where deliciousness
Resides with care and love—
Kitchen,
I stumble slowly
Sinking the moment all in
I take every step
Tap
Tap
Tap
...
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Categories:
uplifting, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, happy,
Form: Narrative
Never againNever again
Run away from danger
Oh you man of value
Listen to the call of nature
It holds a destiny for everyone
It will show you the way out
From a Trapped world
Hold on to your pains
Keep your light on
Remember
No one is coming to save you
From a dying world...
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Categories:
uplifting, africa, encouraging, freedom, inspiration,
Form: Epic
Cemetery - Stories To Tell"A Cemetery Can Take Your Breath Away. Watch Out Where You Walk." By Poet
When I travel I love taking photos,
of cemeteries and of a pretty rose.
Sometimes the picture gets my painted toes,
or maybe even my nose.
On one trip I took a long flight,
when looking at my photos I saw a bright light.
Taken in the daytime...
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Categories:
uplifting, day, flower, food, fun,
Form: Rhyme
FootprintsBe one with the earth
For she understands all.
All beings are transient; breathe -
Whether you walk or crawl.
In whispers of wind, the stories unfold,
Each step leaves a trace, in soft grains of gold.
Through shadows of ages, our journeys entwine,
In the dance of existence, our footprints...
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Categories:
uplifting, appreciation, confidence, deep, earth,
Form: Quatrain
Specific Types of Uplifting Poems
Definition | What is Uplifting in Poetry?