Short Poems Edition
Short Poems About Hope
48 short poems · under 12 lines · curated from the public-domain corpus
One-screen poems about hope — easy to read, easier to share. Each one is short enough to take in at a glance, with full text, line-by-line meaning, and historical context one click away.
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A BABY'S EPITAPH
A FRAGMENT
A LYRICAL DRAMA.
A MODERN ECLOGUE.
AN ALLEGORY.
AND NOTES
ANDREW.
ANGELS MINISTRANT.
A PARAPHRASE
APRIL 30, 1810.
A SERPENT-FACE.
Ashes and dust: Explain the metaphor. Compare with "sackcloth
AUGUST, 1810.
Auroral flushes: Like the first faint glimmerings of light in the
A WOMAN.
BELSHAZZAR.
Benedicite: An invocation of blessing. Imperative form of the
BY SANTA TERESA DE AVILA
BY THE SEASIDE.
CANCELLED STANZA.
CHOIR.
CHORUS OF BIRDS.
CHRISTIAN LOVE
CHRISTUS.
DECEMBER
DISCIPLES.
DISTANCE
e'.
Elder than the Day: Elder than the first Day. "And God called
FROM THE GREEK OF PLATO.
GOD.
Healed with snow: Explain the appropriateness of the metaphor.
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
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INSCRIPTION ON THE SHANKLIN FOUNTAIN
JAMES.
JESUS.
JOHN KEATS
LACHESIS.
LAW OF LIFE
Like an outpost of winter: The cold, gloomy castle stands in
LONG, TOO LONG AMERICA.
LOVE, HOPE, DESIRE, AND FEAR.
LOVE SONG--HEINE
MANAHEN.
MATTHIAS.
MERCY.
NAZARETH