A gentle breath for moms and busy women who carry the whole world in their minds.
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Some days, life feels loud. SUPER LOUD. The living room’s full of noise, the to-do list stretches into forever, and your heart is carrying complex emotions no one else can see. You love your family. You care deeply about your children’s lives. You’re building your whole life, maybe even your own career alongside – within – motherhood… yet some days? You’re the hardest hit.
Short poems to uplift and encourage
That’s where short poems to uplift and encourage become little moments to lift you up. Not the kind you need much time to read. Just a few lines. Short verses. A soft landing place for a tired human heart.
Poetry has always walked with women through tough times and hard times. From Maya Angelou to Emily Dickinson, from Langston Hughes to Robert Frost, from William Wordsworth to John Donne, the world’s most beloved voices remind us:
You are not alone.
You are still becoming.
This is beautiful – even when it’s hard.
Why short inspirational poems?
When life feels beset by work, chores, school runs, changing fortunes of time, and that inevitable, invisible mental load (I know, it’s huge) you don’t need a full on poem that takes ten minutes to digest (or even understand.)
You need:
- A little hope
- A silver tint over clouds of doubt
- A moment of peace
- A reminder that past failings do not define your whole truth
That’s the power of short inspirational poems. They slip into your day like sunlight through a clouded window.
They whisper:
“You are the boss of your own thoughts.”
“You are more than this moment.”
“You get the biggest say on your own tomorrow.”
A guide to using poetry in your day
This is a quick guide to letting inspirational poetry serve you:
- Read one in the morning with your coffee or tea
- Keep one on your phone for the last time you check it at night
- Tape one to the fridge
- Read one aloud to your little people at good night
- Let one sit beside you in moments of grave doubt
You just need a few words that meet you where you are at in that given moment. Here’s more of my poems for you to browse through if interested.
Poetry for real life
This isn’t about high ideals floating above reality.
It’s about poems that sit beside you in moments of:
- A screaming toddler
- An empty bank balance
- A tired body
- A heart carrying life’s challenges
Poetry doesn’t ask you to be perfect. It meets you in the very dirt of real life. In acres of life. At the far edge of life. In the heartache and misery, but also the joy and fun.
It reminds you that:
- You are more than today – WAY more
- Your children’s lives are shaped by your gentleness
- Your thoughtfully crafted life is unfolding
- Wonderful things are still ahead of you
- You don’t have to carry the whole world alone
A final poem (just for you)
A beautiful poem for busy women:
Take a breath, mama. You deserve it and many many more besides.
Which line stayed with you?
Where in your day could a few short poems to uplift and encourage live?
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