The softer answer
Some days the answer isn't speed; A quieter pace is what you need. The river takes the longer bend And finds the sea there in the end.
Encouragement · Peaceful
Little rhymes for real life
Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.
Try the handle
A door may look too tall and wide Before you see the other side. You needn't know what waits ahead; Just try the handle first instead.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Enough for this evening
Put down the list beside your chair; The unfinished things can wait right there. You gave today the strength you had; A restful night is yours to add.
Encouragement · Peaceful
A pocket-sized start
You needn't climb the hill today; One little step can find the way. A road that looks too long to do Begins with room for just one shoe.
Encouragement · Hopeful
A little courage
A little step, a little try, A little courage tucked nearby. You needn’t leap to touch the sky— Just lift your chin and aim up high.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Try again tomorrow
A tangled thread, a crooked seam, A day that didn’t match the dream. Lay down the work, let evening stay— Tomorrow brings another way.
Encouragement · Hopeful
The patient seed
A patient seed beneath the snow Has quiet things it needs to grow. You needn’t bloom before you’re through— The waiting is a season, too.
Encouragement · Hopeful
Enough for now
You made it through a trying day, Though not quite in the planned-out way. Unclench your hands, let evening glow— Enough for now. Tomorrow, grow.
Encouragement · Tender