1 Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. -Emily Dickinson, Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
Hope is the strongest weapon in your arsenal. It is what helps you move into the future. Even when you are at your lowest, never stop hoping. Cling onto whatever hope you can find, because without hope, there is no life.
2 Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken
Do not be afraid to take the path that is less traveled by. Believe in what your heart tells you and take that leap of faith. The road that is less traveled by is often the one with the most benefits.
3 And when wind and winter harden, All the loveless land, It will whisper of the garden, You will understand. -Oscar Wilde, To My Wife
The memories of your lover will always stay with you no matter what. And when you are in despair, when you see no hope and joy and happiness seem a distant dream, the moments you shared with your lover will come back to you and remind you of the good days. They will speak to you in words that only you will understand.
4 I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. -William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
Sometimes, the best things in life come to you when you least expect them. When you are lonely, and the road ahead seems dark, it is then that you shall see hope that will lead you forward.
5 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways, I love thee to the depth and breadth and height, My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning, How Do I Love Thee?
Words cannot suffice to express the ways you love your beloved. The love that you feel for them might be eternal and boundless. It transcends the boundaries of impermanence and helps your soul find itself when in despair.
6 The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go Before I sleep. -Robert Frost, Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Never stop until you have finished your obligations. The promises that you have made are meant to be kept. The obligations that you have are meant to be fulfilled. So only stop when you have finished all of it.
7 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. -Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do not give up without a fight. Fight, fight till you can no more. To give up just like that is to cheat on yourself. The fire within you should burn with rage till your last breath.
8 Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets with wind above them, A child – so high – you are, And all this is folly to the world. -Ezra Pound, A Girl
A child can be whatever she wishes to be. It doesn’t matter what her abilities or disabilities are, it doesn’t matter how the world sees her. She has an ocean of possibilities in front of her and should explore all of that if she wishes to. What the world sees as a mistake should not concern her. She is everything that she thinks she is.
9 I carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it. -E.E Cummings
You’ll always carry your beloved in your heart. No matter how far apart you are, you’ll always feel their presence around you. Their memories, their fragrance, their euphonious voice, all of it will be inscribed deep in your mind.
10 O my Luve is like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody, That’s sweetly played in tune. -Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose
Newfound love is one of the most beautiful phases of your life. It’s like a newly sprung flower, with its fragrance exuding all-around enchanting you. Newborn love is alluring and fills your heart with exuberance and joy.
11 ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all. -Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H
What use is your life if it is devoid of love. To live and die without love is a pathetic existence. Life without love is merely survived, not lived. So dare to love, even if you have to lose it in the future, for it is always worth it.
12 He was my North, my South , my East and my West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song. -W.H Auden
When you love someone, they become your everything. Your entire world starts revolving around them. They become your midnight noon, your sunshine, your winter’s breeze and your summer’s tranquil.
13 The best lack all conviction, while the worst, Are full of passionate intensity. -William Butler Yeats
Those who are good at something rarely ever acknowledge their greatness. Their humility is praiseworthy. At the same time, the worst at the job are full of mindless pride and passion.
14 You may write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt, But still, like dust, I’ll rise. -Maya Angelou
No matter how much they try to twist history, the truth will eventually come out. No matter how much they try to oppress you, you will eventually rise. History never forgets for the lies never survive.
15 Love is not love, Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove, O no; it is an ever-fixed mark. -William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
Love doesn’t fail. It stands the test of time. You cannot alter it, you cannot delete it. It survives every hurdle that comes its way. No matter how much you try, the love that you harbor for someone in your heart will never fade.
16 There are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it’s too late. -Charles Bukowski, Oh Yes
Solitude is not as bad as they make it to be. It helps you find solace. Your loneliness will help you reconnect with yourself. But we are so often yearning for others’ company that we fail to realise the value of being alone. And by the time we do, it is often too late.
17 It’s evident the art of losing’s not too hard to master, though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster. -Elizabeth Bishop, One Art
The pain of loss is something that we eventually grow numb to. It’s not too hard to get used to. But at first glance, the pain will seem overwhelming, but as time passes you will find the strength within you to survive the ordeal and make it through.
18 You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. -Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
Learn to love yourself before anyone else. Self-love is paramount in helping to get anywhere. Embrace your imperfections, your flaws and faults. Let yourself free and let your body love what it loves.
19 Time does not bring relief; you all have lied, Who told me time would ease me of my pain. -Edna St. Vincent Millay, Time does not bring relief
They say that time heals all wounds. But the truth is that some wounds are too deep for even time to heal. Not everything can be forgotten. Not every pain fades away. The scars of those wounds will still remain and remind you of the pain till the day you breathe your last.
20 So I wait for you like a lonely house till you will see me again and live in me, Till then my windows ache. -Pablo Neruda, Sonnet LXV
No matter how much time passes, if you have truly loved them, you’ll always feel that love within you. You’ll find the strength in you to wait for them to come to you. No matter how lonely you get, that love will always survive within you and you’ll yearn for their presence.
20 Deep Quotes From Poems for World Poetry Day
1. Hope is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. -Emily Dickinson, Hope Is The Thing With Feathers
2. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken
3. And when wind and winter harden, All the loveless land, It will whisper of the garden, You will understand. -Oscar Wilde, To My Wife
4. I wandered lonely as a cloud, That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils. -William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
5. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways, I love thee to the depth and breadth and height, My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning, How Do I Love Thee?
6. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go Before I sleep. -Robert Frost, Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
7. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. -Dylan Thomas, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
8. Tree you are, Moss you are, You are violets with wind above them, A child – so high – you are, And all this is folly to the world. -Ezra Pound, A Girl
9. I carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it. -E.E Cummings
10. O my Luve is like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody, That’s sweetly played in tune. -Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose
11. ‘Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all. -Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam A.H.H
12. He was my North, my South , my East and my West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song. -W.H Auden
13. The best lack all conviction, while the worst, Are full of passionate intensity. -William Butler Yeats
14. You may write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt, But still, like dust, I’ll rise. -Maya Angelou
15. Love is not love, Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove, O no; it is an ever-fixed mark. -William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116
16. There are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it’s too late. -Charles Bukowski, Oh Yes
17. It’s evident the art of losing’s not too hard to master, though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster. -Elizabeth Bishop, One Art
18. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. -Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
19. Time does not bring relief; you all have lied, Who told me time would ease me of my pain. -Edna St. Vincent Millay, Time does not bring relief
20. So I wait for you like a lonely house till you will see me again and live in me, Till then my windows ache. -Pablo Neruda, Sonnet LXV