Life Lessons Poems

Writing “life lessons” poems is one of the ways I connect with and learn from life. They help me move myself through the inevitable ups and downs with as much grace as possible. And what better way to find grace than in the words of a poem? Thank you for gracing me with your presence here, and don’t forget to send a request my way before using my life lessons poems. (Please include full copyright information on every copy. For internet use, a link back to the poem on this site is required.)

FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.

Nod to Starry Night

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on September 9, 2014. Posted in General-Literary Poems, Life Lessons Poems

©2014 Susan Noyes Anderson

Starry Night by Alex Ruiz

In the mind or in the meadow,
we must find our starry night.
From the green hills or the ghetto,
we are moved to set things right.

Illumination

Written by Susan Noyes Anderson on September 9, 2014. Posted in Life Lessons Poems, Spiritual Poems

©2014 Susan Noyes Anderson

image by my very cute granddaughter, Melina
I love her use of color and texture to bring her vision to light.
She seems to have captured my own vision quite perfectly.

Moths are drawn to light
and so am I,
wings awave against
the darkened sky.
Free to fly yet
bound by naked need,
anchored to a source
I won’t concede.