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Kindness, a Simple and Great Gift(poem)

20 Dec

Kindness, a Simple and Great Gift

Kindness is a simple gift, but the greatest found in life,
Found in many shapes, costing nothing, and is good for all.
With its giving, it can bring great joy and ease someone’s strife,
Ranging in size from very large to surprisingly small.

It can be as small as a smile that they see on your face,
When into your world, their own steps take them upon this day.
Maybe you are two strangers just passing through a strange place,
But your smile could give them strength, as they wander on their way.

If they stumble and fall, it can be the gift of your hand,
That you offer for helping them get back up off the floor.
If they are confused, then you can help them to understand,
Help them to find a way to carry on through life once more.

The gift of your time given to someone who is in need,
Can lift them out from a place of sadness to pure delight.
Even just a few minutes you spend doing a kind deed,
Can turn lives around, bringing some hope back into their sight.

You do not need anything to be kind, this gift is free,
At any time and in any place, your kindness can start.
The wonder with your gifts of kindness, that you will soon see,
Is that the kindness given, gives kindness back to your heart.

© Jenny Maryl

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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 20th Dec 2025 in Helping Others, humanity, reflection

 

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Let the World spin on its own (poem)

07 Dec

Let the World spin on its own

Life is spinning round you as you try to find a way,
Confusion replacing certainty on this long day.
When your normality starts to become the unknown,
Make this the moment to let the world spin on its own.

Stepping back will not stop the real world from spinning round,
Harmony returns when you toss your stress to the ground.
Take a walk somewhere, perhaps visit the countryside,
Stroll by the river, then watch nature from a bird hide.

Slow your life down and leave the real world to walk on by,
The sun doesn’t need your help as it crosses the sky.
Life carries on, whether you run or stroll through this day,
The dawn will still arrive as the world spins on its way.

Let all the tension leave you, just go off and explore,
Wander round a park that you visited long before.
Be pleasantly surprised when you see how much has grown,
Life’s amazing when you let the world spin on its own.

© Jenny Maryl

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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 7th Dec 2025 in Future, humanity, reflection

 

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Life’s Encounters (poem)

02 Nov

Life’s Encounters

Encountering a new dawn brings to our world some new light,
Leaving behind the darkness as tomorrow comes in sight.
A chance to leave yesterday behind, all its pains and strife,
For within that new dawn, comes the promise of a new life.

Encountering a new path gives us a chance to explore,
To travel a different way, a chance to find out more.
To leave behind the old ways with the promise of the new,
A change of direction bringing a new world into view.

Encountering a stranger gives us a chance to find out,
How others live in this world, what their lives are all about.
A chance to discover if we could learn from what they know,
Or if we could help them to find a better way to go.

All these encounters in our life, brings us a chance to change,
To see what we have become, with a chance to rearrange.
For every encounter will affect us on this day,
A chance to find some wisdom as we travel on our way.

© Jenny Maryl

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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 2nd Nov 2025 in Future, Helping Others, humanity, reflection

 

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Time is an Illusion (poem)

05 Oct

Time is an Illusion

Time is an illusion, or so that’s what people say,
But there are days when it is firmly here to stay.
When it refuses to move forward, but just stands there,
Quite content to hang around, without the slightest care.
Sitting quite comfortably, refusing to budge,
Ignoring every effort to give it a nudge.

There are days when time just wants to go at a slow pace,
And will only move if you drag it around the place.
Barely putting one second in front of another,
Watch carefully, and some movement you will discover.
It will creep along, finally reaching the days end,
But sometimes it fools me, as it’s just gone round a bend.

There are days it keeps me company, by my side,
Happy to accompany me, and matching my stride.
Those days become a pleasure, as time just rolls along,
Within that moment of time, I happily belong.
It clearly stays within my view, such a joy to see,
Regardless of what I am doing, it is there with me.

But time can be an illusion, when it goes too fast,
I’m barely in the moment, before it goes racing past.
I can’t see where the time has gone, it left me behind,
Wherever it went to this day, I will never find.
I reach the end of the day, before it got started,
Time did briefly appear, and then quickly departed.

© Jenny Maryl

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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

* All poems and photos copyright protected. All rights reserved. Not to be used without permission.

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Posted by on 5th Oct 2025 in Future, humanity, reflection

 

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Enjoy every Moment (poem)

23 Aug

Enjoy every Moment

Enjoy every moment,
For it’s in the now, we live.
Work for peace and atonement,
Your heart has love it can give.
Let kindness guide what you do,
Let others know that you care.
Help the world find a way through,
Let others know you are there.

Every moment is real,
Within it you are alive.
Reach out and let yourself feel,
In this world, let your heart thrive.
Look around at who you are,
Let your smile brighten this day.
With your hope you can go far,
Let your heart show you the way.

© Jenny Maryl

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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 23rd Aug 2025 in hope, reflection

 

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Kindness, the bedrock of humanity (poem)

10 Aug

Kindness, the bedrock of humanity

When Kindness gets lost amongst harsh words spoken today,
It has merely found a safe shelter where it can stay.
Within the patience of silence, kindness is living,
From within that shelter, kindness carries on giving.

Kindness has a strength that anger will never contain,
Beneath that dark storm of anger, kindness will remain.
For every storm must weaken, it’s words must run dry,
Whilst every act of kindness gives us strength to try.

Kindness is the bedrock of humanities strong heart,
Whenever a storm thunders in, it will soon depart.
Those rains of discord may tumble down, bringing us strife,
But the strength of kindness will bring back a better life.

So when life becomes muddy, with no peace anywhere,
Just dig into your heart, your kindness will be found there.
Sharing just a small piece of your kindness, makes it grow,
To join with others, bringing a better world to know.

© Jenny Maryl

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If you would like to use one of my poems or have a question then please Contact Me
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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 10th Aug 2025 in forgiving, Helping Others, humanity, kindness, reflection

 

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Life’s new dawn (poem)

27 Jul

Life’s new dawn

A new dawn has arrived,
On this path you survived,
Through every trail you have found a way.
You can sit back and rest,
You passed every test,
Just watch the sunrise upon this new day.

Your backpack you can drop,
Your walking you can stop,
Put your feet up, for you can rest at last.
Forget about life’s woes,
Just wiggle all your toes,
Let all the tension fade into your past.

Your load you can unpack,
Ease the stress from your back,
Archive all those bits that matter to you.
Toss out what’s left in there,
Seek out a comfy chair,
Then just relax and enjoy life’s new view.

© Jenny Maryl

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If you would like to use one of my poems or have a question then please Contact Me
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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 27th Jul 2025 in hope, reflection

 

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Am I Lonely or Not? (poem)

13 Jul

Am I lonley or not?

Am I lonely or not? I just cannot decide,
Is loneliness a lack of people at my side?
Or does loneliness exist standing in a crowd,
With people talking and music playing too loud?
Sometimes I find that I am content on my own,
But then there are times I don’t want to be alone.
Sometimes I could enjoy meeting up with a friend,
Other times that a meeting would come to an end.

As the years have passed, I have come to discover,
That loneliness is neither one nor the other.
That loneliness is no more than a point of view,
What is lonely to me, is not lonely to you.
That what I found as loneliness just yesterday,
Is exactly what I want to do with today.
Maybe I will just let life be what it will be,
For true loneliness is when I cannot be me.

© Jenny Maryl

Please visit My Poem Index to select other poems to read.

If you would like to use one of my poems or have a question then please Contact Me
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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 13th Jul 2025 in hope, reflection

 

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To be a Serious or Lighthearted person? (poem)

26 May

To be a Serious or Lighthearted person?

Must I become either serious or lighthearted?
Is it defined in me from the day my life started?
Can I decide which one as I travel on my way?
Or must I choose one, and throw the other one away?
Must I let the world tell me which of these I should be?
Accept that only one of those two can represent me?

Such difficult questions! Perhaps a little too deep.
If I only knew how, then both of them I would keep.
So am I looking at this from the wrong direction?
Maybe I do not need all of this deep reflection.
Life was never meant to be a choice of black and white,
But is full of colour, mixed in shades from dark to light.

I can just look at each moment as it comes along,
Judge whether to laugh, or to be serious and strong.
Allow myself to switch between them during my life,
Let a touch of humour help guide me through times of strife.
Which one to choose this day can depend on what I find,
And if I’m still not sure which, then I will just be kind.

© Jenny Maryl

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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

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Posted by on 26th May 2025 in humanity, reflection

 

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The Last Page (poem)

13 Apr

The last page

I have just reached the last page! What will I now find?
Will it make sense to me, the words placed in my mind?
Will it bring to completion all that went before?
Or will it leave me wishing that there was some more?

If it is a story, will I like what I read?
Will I discover that the good side did succeed?
Will it leave me sad, learning that the good side failed?
Or maybe off into the sunset, they all sailed.

If it is factual, what will I now understand?
Am I holding the solution here in my hand?
Will I know what to do next, if I am to win,
Or will I still not know just where I should begin?

If it is a hobby, something I like to do,
Will it inspire me, maybe I’ll learn something new?
Will it add to my enjoyment, bring me a smile?
Or will I find that reading it was not worthwhile?

If it is casual, will I like what it’s about?
Will I enjoy glancing through and what I find out?
Will it make me want to go and discover more,
Or just dump it back onto the shelf by the door?

A book’s last page always carry its own secret,
And we never know what emotion we will get.
All I know is that I will read it to the end,
With a good chance that it will become a new friend.

© Jenny Maryl

Please visit My Poem Index to select other poems to read.

If you would like to use one of my poems or have a question then please Contact Me
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Some poems have been grouped into themes on their own pages: 
Hope and Inspiration – Encouragement and hope in those moments of searching
Inner reflection – Inner reflection of emotions and forgiveness.
Love and Joy  – The love in our hearts and the joy of living.
The Natural World – Nature and its seasons, and of rivers and raindrops.
Time alone with God – Reflections with God, regardless of what you believe.
Christian Poetry – The Gospels and their stories.
Remembrance and Grief – Poems of remembrance and grief for those we have lost 

Donation: If you have enjoyed my poetry, a donation towards my work would be welcomed (maybe for a cup of coffee). My PayPal ID is: Jenny_maryl@yahoo.com.

* All poems and photos copyright protected. All rights reserved. Not to be used without permission.

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Posted by on 13th Apr 2025 in Entertainment, reflection

 

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