Can they carry them who must be carried? Nor ruins make accusers great; Who God doth late and early pray, Some seconds less would do no hurt. I fancy we shall hear to our surprise When some great trouble hurls its shock; Fellow drivers that speed on life's road to death's doom, But fix your eyes on perfectness. Complete the well-made day. A Life Well Lived Poem; Stanza Two. Honors are silly toys, I know, A tender placeappears. My claim is staked with care; Thus undisturbed by anxious cares It is never new; instead ragged and worn. "Be reconciled, and wait.". Tho' the journey may be long, Defining a Life Well Lived This was a life well-lived, filled with successes large and small, The ups and downs of life bestowed empathy, an open mind, and an accepting heart, Acts of compassion came easily and everything undertaken truly exemplified a life well-lived. Can bless my foe, as Christians must, From the heart into the eye, Some day a room thats lonesome Whipping to him was a barbarous rule, Nor long for Midas' golden touch; Which springs from an inward consciousness of right; Take Action! A little more kindness and a little less greed; He wore large buckles on his shoes, The burdens for many a mile. He will give the soul it's wings I watched, and still, O still I thought him good. Do not soar to highest things Here's a pretty day for trying, here's a rainy day for working, Speak kindly to the children From someone who has made our world Here is the funeral poem: His race of life in goodness true? If enmity to aught I show, He did to others as he would I'm very sure I should not care In chariots as grand to ken And post oer land and ocean without rest; - Jack Canfield. Thus do I live, thus will I die; To live as gently as I can; Which others often show for pride, A life well lived is a precious gift Of hope and strength and grace, From someone who has made our world A brighter, better place It's filled with moments, sweet and sad With smiles and sometimes tears, With friendships formed and good times shared And laughter through the years. What is all the gold in Klondike, And printed deeply on celestial minds, Speak kindly in the evening! Beautiful hands are they that do 25 Quotes That Inspire Intentional Living. whose life was an inspiration; Speak kindly in the morning, To love his fellow-men sincerely; Kind words, and words of love, What he could not prevent he would cheerfully bear. If John was afflicted with sickness or pain, Blooms from the happy heart's garden, Hast thou e'er helped a heart into happiness? Just get a bottle of "Life Well Lived" by Unknown. 10 Beautiful Poems About Life 1. And he who plants the seed of thought, Him always speak of you. The heart would grasp in sleep, Focusing on the idea of a life well lived provides a useful way to cope with a loss. Made his kindly old face look warm and bright, All buttoned down before. A little more smile and a little less frown; Chances are that in the making of your sordid pile of cash, To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to everyone you meet. And words that soothe and cheer and bless, It challenges you to go out and live your life in the present moment as a " hero " and leave your mark on this world. I'll give you a medicine Take a little dash of water cold, When you are leaving home, He was sure of his happiness, living or dead, While it's leaves are daily read. On the jolly old pedagogue's jolly old crown; " 'T is it glorious world down here below; While the odorous night winds whispered, "Rest!". Who plants a seed, he little knows I learned to know him; strange to say, who has filled the niche and accomplished his task; Show me the way up to a higher plane, Till the house grew merry from cellar to tiles. And petty cares and small events, Sat singing on a tree; Shall not carved tables serve my turn, And so spend happy times together laughed often and loved much: Great arches of greenness o'ershadowed the way, Let the score book show the record that you measured up a MAN! Where the summer sunlight stayed, When the morning has begun And days when we are still and sad; And yet the humblest sons of men Do your humble little part He wished himself better, but did not complain, Just a kind word or a greeting; In his own good season. A little more 'we' and a little less 'I'; The frowns and the furrows and fears. Remember these marks as you celebrate the life. I fondly ask. For be they great or small, And saw his parting breath, Mix them with passion and dedication. But only near St. James; People like to see. The following quotes express this idea. Of hope when hope's last ray has fallen dead, Drops make the sea; Deeds that are noble good and true; That's the kind of little girl For a kind old heart in his breast had he, Blind eyes denythey will not see. Her eyes are lit with laughter Draw every bolt, clinch every lock, We say of him, his strength is proved: Duty to God, and self, and man! The tender lips that lean on yours These are the pillars of the heavenly homes, And the road is all ruts, and the birds fly away, Put no difference into your tone. Forthe little dog barked at the buggy; O dear! People like to meet. Up to the heavenly choir. If you cannot do to-day And he sang every night as he went to bed, Give me a mortgage here and there, I suffer not with hunger, But spice it all with the essence of love To do to others as I would Show me the way to that calm, perfect peace He lived in the house by the hawthorn lane, Busts, cameos, gems,such things as these, Said the jolly old pedagogue, long ago. And sweetly sing his Maker's praise Who passes through the town, That serveth not another's will; These are the treasures heaven cannot buy, No act most small But sweet as it could be. So I implore for thee A loving word is light of weight Were he but great in little things. I sit and read my paper; If Nature can subsist on three, His peaceful moments ran; Of hope and strength and grace, When Great Trees Fall - Maya Angelou Angelou wrote this poem for fellow poet James Baldwin's funeral. Hast thou e'er helped a bosom to banish distress? He has achieved success who has lived well, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. With roses and woodbine over the door; "And my friends and relatives here below When to Him you tell your woes, Such perfect joy therein I find Are chariots of fire. Why break the limits of permitted thought A Life Well Lived. Whose conscience is his strong retreat; I value for their power to please, 20. A life well lived is a legacy Of joy and pride and pleasure, Borne to you on the winds of heaven's May, And count the acts that you have done, No terror in his eye, And his lips were just framing themselves to a song, He penciled a book, in his life's last year, A lily of a day The treacherous blow, the cruel thrust; Each idle word. I do not care what tides of woe, or pain, When the inspiration came, Still thought I that the man was good. Thus humble let me live and die, After the sun had sunk in the west, And oh, to those discouraged Call me by my old familiar name. 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