1. A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This rhyming poem is the spark that can reignite the fires within you. It challenges you to go out and live your life in the present moment as a “ hero ” and leave your mark on this world. Act! Take Action! Be Active! Life is but an empty dream! And things are not what they seem. Life is real!

Camouflaged by insecurities, blinded by it all. I love the way you sit there and barely notice me at all. With death being the only certainty of life, life is just a bit too short for regrets. Let’s live while we’re alive. Let’s love while we’re alive.

Open your heart to all this world has to offer. Although life is filled with many ups and downs, we can learn to make the most of every opportunity, overcome struggles and hardships, and put the past behind us. Focus on what matters most, enjoy the simple things, and live in the present.

2. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Life is made up of a succession of choices. This famous poem begins at a fork in a wooded path and ushers the reader along one “road” as a means of explaining that we must choose one way or another and not dilly-dally in life.

Great poems about life not only give us a window into the heart of the poet, but they also compel us to explore our own inner worlds and longings. Poetry can trigger profound moments of self-awareness or take you to another place and time, expanding your view of the world around you.

Poems About Missing Someone: The Wind is Blowin’ – Charles Badger Clark When You Go – Jessie Belle Rittenhouse How It Used To Be – Melanie Edwards