Leave some space
A garden needs a patch of air Between the flowers planted there. Your hours need a little, too: Leave room for just enjoying you.
Encouragement · Peaceful
Little rhymes for real life
Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.
The useful detour
The path you planned may turn away And lead you through a different day. A detour isn't always wrong; It may have flowers all along.
Encouragement · Hopeful
The unfinished sketch
A sketch can leave some paper bare And still have something lovely there. Your day can end with space to fill; The parts you've made are precious still.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Your quiet bravery
A brave thing needn't make a sound Or draw a cheering crowd around. Sometimes it's getting up to try Beneath a still uncertain sky.
Encouragement · Tender
One less thing
You needn't hold it all tonight; Set down one thing and travel light. The stars don't carry all the sky; Each brings a spark and lets it lie.
Encouragement · Peaceful
Not quite yet
If something hasn't happened yet, That needn't mean it's time to fret. A bud stays folded for a while Before it opens with a smile.
Encouragement · Hopeful
The kinder ruler
Don't measure days by tasks alone; Count kindness that you've quietly shown. A call, a meal, a moment's care Are marks of progress, too, right there.
Encouragement · Warm
Room to be new
It's fine to ask, it's fine to try, To draw a cloud instead of sky. The things you haven't learned to do Are simply leaving room for you.
Encouragement · Hopeful
A slower climb
The hill is steep, the path is long; A slower step can still be strong. Sit down a while and watch the view; The mountain has a place for you.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Begin imperfectly
Your first attempt can wobble so; That's often how beginnings go. A crooked line is still a start; Keep room for learning in your heart.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Lay down the worry
A worry likes to stay up late And tell you everything can't wait. Give it a chair outside your room; Let sleep make space for morning's bloom.
Encouragement · Peaceful
The next small page
The book is thick, the hour is thin; You wonder where you should begin. One page will do, one line will count; Small bits of courage still amount.
Encouragement · Hopeful