Poems about Life

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Zoe Monroe
Life's many facets are captured through the art of poetry, offering a reflective lens on the beauty and complexity of our existence. Each poem serves as a window into the nuanced journey that we all share.
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Table of contents
Sunrise Notes
Avenues of Time
Canvas Unseen
Echoes of the Heart
Seasons' Quill
Mirth in the Meadow
Whispers on the Walk
Stars Within Our Reach
River of Reflections
Whistle of the Wind

Sunrise Notes

The morning dawns with hues anew,
A canvas spread across the blue,
Life whispers with the rising sun,
A day's promise has just begun.


 

Sparrows trill a soft decree,
Wings flutter in a daybreak spree,
Hope unfurls with every ray,
In the chorus of life's ballet.


 

Coffee warmth and toasted cheer,
Breath of freshness, crystal clear,
Life's mosaic, light and shade,
In the simple joys arrayed.


 

Midst the rush, a silent pause,
Life's kind gaze, without a clause,
Every heartbeat a drumbeat bold,
In the symphony of stories told.


 

So gather moments, pearls of time,
Let their beauty in you chime,
For life is art, a masterpiece,
Lived in love, a sweet release.



 

Avenues of Time

Through the halls of fleeting days,
Past the tick and tock's phrase,
Life twirls in a gilded waltz,
Arrayed in time's unyielding vaults.


 

Each heartbeat marks a cobbled lane,
Where laughter blooms, shelters pain,
Life, a journey through the maze,
Of sunlit paths and moonlit haze.


 

Celestial weaver, time's own hand,
Unfurls the tapestry, strand by strand,
Life's infinite threads interlace,
In the fabric of the human race.


 

Future’s gate with mystery rife,
Door ajar to the unknown life,
Each decision, each pause, each play,
Scrawls the blueprint of our way.


 

So till the avenues, plant the seeds,
Nurture dreams, perform good deeds,
For life's the sum of hours spent,
In love and kindness, hearts content.



 

Canvas Unseen

Upon life's canvas, unseen hues,
A spectrum of the varied clues,
As dawn to dusk, the colors shift,
A transient gift, our spirit's lift.


 

Breathe the air of this grand scene,
The emerald grass, the sky serene,
Life’s palette rich with every tone,
With shades of joy and sorrow sown.


 

A brushstroke bold, a tender smear,
Every moment, held so dear,
Life paints with hands both sure and free,
A mural of our memory.


 

Eyes perceive what heart allows,
In silent thoughts, in spoken vows,
Life’s masterpiece, a blend so true,
Of dreams that old, and hopes anew.


 

Revere the art, the unseen grace,
The beauty that we can't retrace,
For life’s a canvas, vast and wide,
And we, with time, brush side by side.



 

Echoes of the Heart

Within life's halls, the echoes flow,
A heart's soft whisper, high and low,
A drumbeat rhythm under skin,
A sacred dance that stirs within.


 

Resound the joys, the fears, the thrills,
The triumphs scaled on countless hills,
Life reverberates with every beat,
In sync with time's relentless feet.


 

Vibrations of the truth we know,
Through the silence, feelings show,
Life’s echo chambers do not lie,
Reflecting every smile and sigh.


 

From chamber to the vast outdoors,
The echo spreads, the spirit soars,
Life’s voice does rise, in quiet, in roar,
With tales to tell, and much to explore.


 

So listen close, heed the heart,
Its echoes form life's purest part,
In every whisper, find your art,
And let it paint your living chart.



 

Seasons' Quill

With every season, nature writes,
A ballad under sun and lights,
Life’s circle turns, the quill dips in,
To ink the tales of where we've been.


 

Spring, the poet, with tender verse,
Wakens souls from winter's curse,
Life renewed in green’s embrace,
In bud and bloom, we find our place.


 

Summer's limerick, warm and bold,
Tales of brightness, sunbeam's gold,
Life’s radiant script, in the midday heat,
Stories scribed in the bustling street.


 

Autumn's sonnet, a slow decay,
Leaves like sonnets flit away,
Life's drying ink, in the cooling air,
A parchment of hues beyond compare.


 

Winter's epic, stark and still,
In silver frost on window sill,
Life etches deep in crystal chill,
Awaiting spring to write its will.



 

Mirth in the Meadow

In the meadow of existence spry,
Beneath the vast, undying sky,
Life chuckles in the flowers’ dance,
A tapestry of sweet romance.


 

Bees hum a tune mid nectar's quest,
On wings of zest, without a rest,
Life's orchestra plays soft on air,
A mirthful symphony laid bare.


 

Blades of grass in whispers bend,
Secrecy of earth they mend,
Life's artistry in tender care,
Reveals the joy that all can share.


 

Sunlight drapes on every face,
Kindles gleam in nature's grace,
Life cascades in golden streams,
In this meadow of our dreams.


 

So let's cavort with joyful leaps,
Where the willow tenderly weeps,
Life's play enacted on this stage,
Scribed in joy on the living page.



 

Whispers on the Walk

With every step on cobbled streets,
Where destiny and purpose meets,
Life murmurs in the traveler’s ear,
Tales of yonder, far and near.


 

The city’s breath, a living skin,
Pulse of the world that dwells within,
Life whispers secrets held in stone,
In paths we tread, and those unknown.


 

Echoes from the alley's end,
Merge with the crowd, around the bend,
Life's myriad voices gently talk,
In every nook of this great walk.


 

Under bridges, over streams,
In bustling markets, quiet dreams,
Life's dialogue is never blank,
In café’s hum or riverbank.


 

So hear the whispers, soft and wise,
On life’s grand promenade under skies,
For in each walk, a story’s breath,
Enchants the mundane, defies death.



 

Stars Within Our Reach

When twilight calls and day retreats,
With sky of jewels and velveteen sheets,
Life promises with stars above,
That all reach for the light of love.


 

The cosmos wide, a boundless dream,
Galaxies swirl, a celestial stream,
Life's vastness held in stardust hands,
Ties every heart in cosmic bands.


 

Night's serene, an inky stage,
Where dreams are cast without a cage,
Life's wishes sent to heavens high,
On shooting stars that cross the sky.


 

Each tiny light, a tale untold,
A secret lore, a hope enfolded,
Life’s treasures glint in silent speech,
A universe within our reach.


 

Look above, feel the expanse,
Join the stars in their silent dance,
Life's beauty vast, yet intimate touch,
Connects us all in its cosmic clutch.



 

River of Reflections

The river flows with gentle might,
Reflecting day, caressing night,
Life’s current moves with depths unseen,
In every ripple, a light serene.


 

Upon its surface, sunsets play,
Colors blend in a watery ballet,
Life mirrors in the flowing tale,
Of every ship that sets its sail.


 

Mountains donate their melting snow,
To feed the stream where fishes glow,
Life’s veins through earth in motion bound,
Where nature's heartbeat in pulse is found.


 

Each riverbend reveals a story,
Of humble beginnings to eventual glory,
Life’s journey told with every wave,
From quiet brooks to ocean's grave.


 

So let us drift on thought’s canoe,
Pondering under skies so blue,
Life's river of reflections deep,
Guides our souls to wake and sleep.



 

Whistle of the Wind

The wind does whistle, secrets tell,
Through rustling leaves, it breaks the spell,
Life’s notes carried on the breeze,
Compose the hymn of rustling trees.


 

Caressing skin with touch unseen,
Shifting sands, shaping dune's lean,
Life's breath in unseen currents flow,
In softest zephyr, in gales that blow.


 

Whispers wander ‘cross the land,
Over mountaintops, o'er grains of sand,
Life’s invisible piper leads,
Through quiet lanes, o'er flowered meads.


 

Every gust, a tale untied,
A journey taken with the stride,
Life’s whispers in the wind do roam,
In every gale, a call to home.


 

Hear the whistle, wild and free,
Answer back, let spirit be,
Life’s song within the wind's embrace,
Dances through time and eternal space.



 

PUBLISHED: Feb 21, 2024
Written By
Zoe Monroe
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