Poetry doesn't have to be long to touch the heart. Sometimes a truth conveyed in four lines can be as strong and deep as a truth revealed in a book of one thousand pages. For this very reason I wrote this little collection of Short Inspirational Poetry, hoping that all and each one of the poems will bring inspiration and joy to at least one person who reads them. There are 11 short inspirational poems in total, each one consisting of four lines. They were initially published on a separate blog that I especially intended for Short Inspirational Poetry but, since my spring of inspiration has dried quite quickly and I couldn't keep my promise to supply one inspirational poem a day, I decided to move them here. My only wish is that you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them. God bless. Eliza
NOT ALL OF US MOVE MOUNTAINS
Not all of us move mountains
Or touch the stars above
But we all can build fountains
Of hope, peace, joy and love.
THANK YOU, MY LORD
Thank you, my Lord, for all my friends,
For all the people who shake hands,
For all the words that lift and heal,
For all the love a heart can feel.
WE NEVER PRAY AND LOVE TOO MUCH
We never pray and love too much.
Our prayer brings God's healing touch.
Our love makes silent rivers flow
Through empty deserts of the soul.
WHEN YOU ARE SAD
When you are sad and things go wrong,
A simple heartfelt prayer
Can lift you up where you belong,
In God's fatherly care.
A FAITHFUL FRIEND
Two eyes that cry with you,
Two lips that speak the truth,
A hand that holds your hand,
This is a faithful friend.
OH, TELL ME FATHER
O, tell me, Father, who am I?
Why am I here? Where do I go?
Why did you make me wonder why,
If I am not allowed to know?
WHEN YOU ARE COLD
When you are cold, put on your coat
Of woolen hopes and dreams so bright
And wrap up warm in your life boat
As you'll be home by morning light.
THE HOUSE WITH BROKEN WINDOWS
The house with broken windows is hit by heavy rain,
By raging storms and tempests that make it shake in pain.
But then the light comes flooding from the great healing sun
The house with broken windows is you, me, everyone.
ON THE HIGHEST ROCK I STAND
On the highest rock I stand
Reaching to the highest star
My feet are planted in this land
But my soul can fly so far.
THE MORE YOU GIVE
The more you give, the more you own,
As all you give comes back to you
In secret ways, to man unknown,
To fill your heart with treasures new.
BE FREE LIKE THE WIND
Be free like the wind and strong like the fire,
Be deep like the water and firm like the earth.
Let your word be your vow, let it heal and inspire,
Never doubt, never fear, death is just a new birth.
