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IT’S HARD TO BE A HUMAN BEING  by Steve Taylor It’s hard to be a human being when you seem to be trapped inside yourself with the rest of the world out there, on the other side and you feel insignificant and fragile, like a tiny island surrounded by a vast, roaring ocean that’s threatening to submerge you. It’s hard to be a human being when you’re forced to share your inner world with a crazy...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Defeat’ by Kahlil Gibran Kahlil Gibran is said to be one of the world's bestselling poet. His poem Defeat describes defeat as something that can affect you positively. Defeat is not always a bad thing, you will not learn much or grow by only succeed, defeat can help you see things in a different light. This is ‘Defeat’ THE CURE OF TROY Human beings suffer. They torture one an...

This week‘s poem is: ‘A Friends Greetings’ by Edgar Albert Guest. Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who was well known in the 20th century. His poems often have an inspirational and optimistic view of daily life. A Friends Greetings is a poem about compassion and kindness toward others. We all know that it is a blessing to have a good friend, someone who does not judge us, someon...

This week‘s poem is:  When tomorrow starts without me by Erica Shea Liupaeter. When Tomorrow Starts Without Me by Erica Shea Liupaeter When tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not there to see; If the sun should rise and find your eyes, all filled with tears for me; I wish so much you wouldn't cry, the way you did today, while thinking of the many things, we didn't get to say. I know how much...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Alone With Everybody’ by Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist and short-story writer. His poem Alone with Everybody is about loneliness and the continuous search for a soul to accompany us in this world. Do you Like Talk Talks Podcast? Why not support me! https://www.patreon.com/Talk_Talks Talk Talks Podcast Youtube channel:  https://www...

This week‘s poem is: Be the best of whatever you are by Douglas Malloch. The message of this poem is to be the best of who you are. This is an inspirational poem that reminds us that success is truly measured by being the best of whatever you are.  Be The Best Of Whatever You Are By Douglas Malloch More Douglas Malloch If you can't be a pine on the top of the hill,  Be a scrub in the val...

This week‘s poem is: 'Finding a will when wanting to quit' by Tyquan L. Norwood This is a motivational poem that talks about persistence and determination. The fundamental message of this poem is to never give up. Because where there is a will there is a way. This is Finding a will when wanting to quit. Please visit Talk talks podcast youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWsQoR-XzC...

The Laughing Heart poem by Charles Bukowski  an Inspirational poem   The Laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski   your life is your life  don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.  be on the watch.  there are ways out. there is light somewhere.  it may not be much light but it beats the darkness.  be on the watch. the gods will offer you chances.  know...

This week‘s poem is: ‘The Will To Win’ by Berton Braley. Berton Braley was an American poet born in Madison, Wisconsin. His poem the Will to Win is about having the will to achieve something, and to stay strong and be persistent. This is the ‘Will To Win’ Composer: Whitesand (Martynas Lau) Year: 2020 Title - Thunder Breathing    The Will To Win poem     The Will To Wi...

This week‘s poem is: ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost. Robert Frost is commonly regarded as America's greatest poet. His poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ is about the choices we make in life. This is ‘The Road Not Taken’ The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,  And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler,  long I stood And looked down one as far as...

Today's poem is 'How did you die?' By Edmund Vance Cooke. Edmund Vance Cooke is a Canadian poet, popularly known as "the poet laureate of childhood. ‘How did you die’ is his best-known poem. A poem which is perhaps more about living than dying. Did you tackle that trouble that came your way  With a resolute heart and cheerful?  Or hide your face from the light of day  With a craven...

Today's poem is 'And God Said' a funeral poem by Richard John Scarr, a poet from Brighton, East Sussex, England.  And God Said  by Richard John Scarr   Be not afraid, my precious ones,  when your time on earth is through.  Death- is but a change of life.  No harm will come to you. No need to fret or worry,  when transition time is nigh.  Would I create my ch...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley. William Ernest Henley was an important British poet , best known for his poem “ Invictus ” meaning in Latin ‘unconquerable’, Henley wrote this poem about stoicism because he needed courage when he contracted tuberculosis of the bone.  INVICTUS - Inspirational poem   BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY   Out of the night that covers...

This week‘s poem is: ‘If by Rudyard Kipling’. Rudyard Kipling is one of the best known British poets. His poem ‘IF’ tells us how to deal with all kinds of situations in life.  This poem has been voted one of the UK’s favourite poems. IF BY RUDYARD KIPLING   If you can keep your head when all about you         Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, &nb...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Light of my life’ by Ellen Bailey. Ellen Bailey was born in Puritan Mines,  West Virginia, a small, close-knit community of hard-working coal miners.  Most of her writings are religious and inspirational in nature. Light of My Life by Ellen Bailey Jesus is the light of my life He leads me in a direction I know is right He holds onto my hand and never lets go He is t...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Circle of life” by Carly Nasch. Carly is a student who dedicates her life to poetry. In her poem ‘Circle of life, she compares life as a carousel, because we cannot go to the past, we can only move forward and look to the future. This beautiful poem brings us a lot of inspiration in life. This is ‘circle of life’. Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-qNr_qiYCk Like...

This week’s poem is: “What life should be” by Pat Fleming. Pat Fleming is an American poet. She started writing poetry from an early age. But it wasn't until after her retirement that she started to spend more time in writing poems. This is her wonderful poem "what life should be" Link to youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G-ZypVrfrs Liked it? Why not support me! https://www.patreon.com/Ta...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Solitude’ by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Ella started writing poems at an early age. She studied at the University of Wisconsin but left after a year to focus on her writing. She became well known as a poet in her own state by the time she had graduated from high school. She was a popular poetess compared to her counterparts; in her poems, she expresses feelings of joyfulness and op...

This week‘s poem is “what actually love is” from an unknown author I believe that we all deserve love in our life, so I decided to share this poem with you. Love is an essential emotion in everyone’s life. It makes us feel alive in a way that nothing else can. Love is a complex feeling, despite that, we can't all agree on a distinct definition of love. But as humans are emotional creatures I think...

This week‘s poem is the beautiful ‘Footprints in the sand by Margaret Fishback Powers. Margaret Fishback Powers is the author of the world-famous "Footprints" poem. When she wrote the poem back in 1964 she was a young woman seeking direction in her life, travelling the world as an evangelist for more than twenty-five years. Little did she know then how famous Footprints in the sand would become, a...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Don’t quit’ by Edgar Albert Guest. Edgar Albert Guest was a British-born American poet who was well known in the first half of the 20th century and became known as the People's Poet. His poems often have an inspirational and positive view of daily life. 'Don't Quit' is a motivational poem that talks about persistence. Because you never know when you will succeed or how close...

This week‘s poem is: ‘Desiderata’ by Max Erhmann Max Erhmann was an American poet and writer from Terre Haute, Indiana, widely known for his poem “Desiderata” meaning: ”things desired”. Desiderata is an instructional prose poem that Erhmann wrote for his daughter. The poem has a powerful message and can be an inspiration to us all through life Desiderata has become one of the world’s most popular...

Langston Hughes was an American poet, columnist and social activist from Joplin, Missouri. He was one of the first innovators of the art form named jazz poetry. He was the main figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His poetry depicted the lives of African-American in America. Hughes is quoted as saying, “ My seeking has been to explain and illuminate the Negro condition in America and obliquely that o...

Are you uncomfortable to say NO to others? Do you live your life to please others? It is time for you to set your boundaries, understand who you are and live your life for yourself because you matter too. Tags: stop people pleaser,people-pleasers, pleaser, pleasing someone, please people, pleasing everyone,  I am a people pleaser, confidence, stop people-pleasing, how to stop being a people p...