Inspirational Poems About Life and Success: Thought-provoking and empowering words to uplift and inspire you

By Verusha Singh

Inspirational Poems about Life and Success: Thought-provoking and Empowering Words to Uplift and Inspire You is an impressive collection of insightful poetry that will touch your heart, give you hope and motivate you to be your best. The poems provide a powerful source of wisdom and inspiration and will make a great addition to any self-improvement or motivational book collection. It is a great resource for speakers, coaches, teachers, leaders and parents.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Verusha Singh
• Release date: Feb 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781922113122

Verusha Singh

Verusha Singh is a writer and entrepreneur with her own self-publishing business. She has qualifications in Media and Writing, and Editing and Publishing. After graduating from university she held positions at two publishing companies, including Hay House (Australia). Her plans for the future are to continue to write and teach about the laws of success, how to be successful in life and personal development. Her main work is called, The Inexplicable Laws of Success.

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Inspirational

Poems

About

Life and Success

Thought-provoking and empowering words to uplift and inspire you

Verusha Singh

Copyright 2014 by VERUSHA SINGH

SMASHWORDS EDITION

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Printed in Australia

First Printing: 2014

ISBN: 978-1-922113-11-5 (Paperback)

ISBN: 978-1-922113-13-9 (Mobi)

ISBN: 978-1-922113-12-2 (ePub)

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Content

Introduction

The Little Chap Who Follows Me

The Cookie Thief

The Comfort Zone

Be The Best of Whatever You Are

Lessons from an Oyster

Stick To Your Job

Comparisons

The Cold Within

Thinking

Victory

The Laggard’s Excuse

M. Guffey’s Primer

Sermons We See

Thoughts Are Things

If

The Invitation

My Wage

The Meaning Of Service

Be Thankful

Count Your Blessings

A Smile

Just One

If I Had my Child To Raise Over Again

The Man In The Glass

The Right Kind Of People

Don’t Quit

The Little Red Hen

Dancing With God

The Indispensable Man

The Will To Win

Success

Courage

The Game of Life

Risky Business

Life

Count That Day Lost

Influence

The Road Less Travelled

The Test of a Man

It Couldn’t be Done

Forgive Me When I Whine

We Must

Persistence

Do Less

Success

Prayer

The Tides of Providence

Don’t Give It Up

Handwriting On The Wall

The Most Beautiful Flower

Our Deepest Fear

Love Comes With A Knife

Watch

That I A Better Person May Be

May You Have Enough

The Misfits

Do More

The Knots Prayer

A Heroes Creed Did I

Little Things

A Stranger Passed By

If I Knew

The Serenity Prayer

Beautiful Prayer

I Choose The Mountain

Don’t Dwell

In Myself

Courage

Forgiveness

The Challenge

Life’s Tug Of War

Attitude

Footprints

You Are The Friend I Will Cherish Forever

Mothers Of The World

I Am There - I Am Your Inner Light

Do It Anyway

The Burning Dream

On Children

Hugs

A Priceless Gift

The Guest House

Conversation

Leadership

Our True Heritage

Better To Light Candles

Who Are My People

Judge Gently

Raising Our Children

A Special Favour

You’re Invited

Acknowledgements

Other resources by Verusha Singh

About The Author

Let’s Connect

Introduction

Many poems, and poets for that matter, earn fame because of their ability to inspire others. They had the keen ability to use the written word to reach hearts and souls, motivating people to action. Inspiration comes in many forms. However, the root of all inspiration is the idea that our lives are meaningful. Inspiration is knowing that what I do matters deeply to the universe. When you have the feeling that your actions are meaningful, you will become filled with strength and vigor to fulfill your life’s purpose.

Inspirational poems enable us to see the world in new ways, whether offering hope for a better future, speaking of faith in a loving god or depicting the beauty of nature and the innate goodness of mankind. The profound poems in this book will touch your heart and inspire you to open to your deeper potential in life.

The Little Chap Who Follows Me

A careful man I want to be;

A little fellow follows me.

I do not dare to go astray

For fear he’ll go the self same way.

I cannot once escape his eyes,

Whate’er he sees me do, he tries.

Like me he says he’s going to be;

The little chap who follows me.

He thinks that I’m so very fine,

Believes in every word of mine.

The base in me he must not see;

The little chap who follows me.

I must remember as I go

Through summer’s sun and winter’s snow,

I’m building for the years to be;

The little chap who follows me.

~ Unknown

The Cookie Thief

A woman was waiting at an airport one night,

With several long hours before her flight.

She hunted for a book in the airport shops.

Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.

She was engrossed in her book but happened to see,

That the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be.

Grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between,

Which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.

So she munched the