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From An Essay On Man

by Alexander Pope

Heav'n from all creatures hides the book of fate,
All but the page prescrib'd, their present state:
From brutes what men, from men what spirits know:
Or who could suffer being here below?
The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed today,
Had he thy reason, would he skip and play?
Pleas'd to the last, he crops the flow'ry food,
And licks the hand just rais'd to shed his blood.
Oh blindness to the future! kindly giv'n,
That each may fill the circle mark'd by Heav'n:

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Hope

by Somali Mukherjee

There is, there must be
Ample light at the end of
The tiring tunnel.

Carry On

by Robert William Service

It's easy to fight when everything's right,
And you're mad with the thrill and the glory;
It's easy to cheer when victory's near,
And wallow in fields that are gory.
It's a different song when everything's wrong,
When you're feeling infernally mortal;
When it's ten against one, and hope there is none,
Buck up, little soldier, and chortle:

Carry on! Carry on!

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Lot's Wife

by Wislawa Szymborska

They say I looked back out of curiosity.
But I could have had other reasons.
I looked back mourning my silver bowl.
Carelessly, while tying my sandal strap.
So I wouldn't have to keep staring at the righteous nape
of my husband Lot's neck.
From the sudden conviction that if I dropped dead
he wouldn't so much as hesitate.
From the disobedience of the meek.
Checking for pursuers.

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Ode to Hope

by Pablo Neruda

Oceanic dawn
at the center
of my life,
waves like grapes,
the sky's solitude,
you fill me
and flood
the complete sea,
the undiminished sky,
tempo

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Recent Hope Poems

Autumn

by Lady Stardust

As autumn whispers through the trees
A chill wraps me up in my memories
Muffled cries, shadows cast
Echoes f a close past.

The fallen leaves dance in twirling hues
Filling my heart with bittersweet blues
Each shuffling sound, a haunting call
A reminder of the rise and fall.

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Will there be sunshine after the rain

by Mario Odekerken

The sky weeps without apology,
a hush falls over the world,
as if everything holds its breath,
waiting for something softer.

Pavement glistens with memory,
leaves curl inward,
and windows become mirrors
for thoughts that won't settle.

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De tragiek van gisteren, de vreugde van morgen

by Mario Odekerken

Gisteren droeg de geur van verlies,
een stilte die niet sprak
maar alles zei.
Ogen keken naar binnen,
waar het donker langzaam groeide.

Woorden vielen als bladeren,
te laat om nog te redden,
te zwaar om te vergeten.

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Hope

by Somali Mukherjee

There is, there must be
Ample light at the end of
The tiring tunnel.

A Naturally Beautiful Outlook

by Evelyn Judy Buehler

An island sunset, when mango moon is calling,
Lush palm fronds sway, when the day is stalling.
Ivory tailed comet, comes but once in a lifetime,
Sitting in tropical sunset, at just the right time.

Gemmed hummingbird sparkle. Destiny dreams.
Pink sun is roving. Glossy crows' feathers gleam.
What was left behind, is often recalled to mind;
Yet, plum fate isn't unkind, as love again you find.