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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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The Meaning of Christmas (poem)

15 Nov

The Meaning of Christmas

What does Christmas really mean in this modern world today?
Has its meaning been lost amongst the glitter on display?
Or within the heart of Christmas, has nothing really changed?
Perhaps the meaning of Christmas has just been rearranged.

Christmas brings us joy and carries kindness within its arms,
A time when love and peace arrives, and when anger disarms.
A time of sharing with others your love that lives within,
Of reaching out with forgiveness, and welcoming hope in.

Let Christmas become a moment when peace gets shared around,
Where hate is swept away, so that happiness can be found.
Give love and hope this Christmas to others who are in need,
Let the meaning of Christmas be revealed in a kind deed.

© 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 15th Nov 2025 in Christmas

 

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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

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

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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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Guide the young towards kindness (poem)

30 Mar

Guide the young towards kindness

Guide the young towards kindness, help them to find their way,
Give them your compassion as they stumble through a day.
Let them know that life is never as bad as it seems,
That through the darkest skies, they can still follow their dreams.

Teach the young that giving will help build a better life,
That the sharing of kindness, gets others through their strife.
That within that sharing, their own lives will start to grow,
And that the kindness of others, they will start to know.

Show the young how they can help the world around them thrive,
That with their thoughtfulness, they can help others survive.
That with their kindness and support, the wounds they can mend,
And with their acts of kindness, turn strangers into friends.

Tell the young how kindness will always find a way through,
That In the darkest times, kindness brings a brighter view.
That darkness will fade and a better world they will find,
That when they have no idea what to do, just be kind.

© Jenny Maryl

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

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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 30th Mar 2025 in Helping Others, humanity, kindness, reflection

 

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Hope, Kindness and Love united (poem)

01 Dec

Hope, Kindness and Love united

There is always a way through the thick and the thin.
There is always a path where tomorrow can win.
No matter how much around us is torn apart;
Within each of us, a new tomorrow can start.
Within each of us, we have all that we can need.
We have hope, kindness, and love, with which to succeed.
Deep within ourselves, everyone of these live,
And bringing them all together, lets us forgive.

With hope, comes a torch to show us all that can be,
Bringing light back into our lives, letting us see.
With kindness, you can help others stand up once more;
Help their wounds to heal, to become strong like before.
With love, comes the gift of sharing all in your heart,
Giving to others your love, never more apart.
Hope, kindness and love, each have their own part to play.
Uniting them all, will let the world find its 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 1st Dec 2024 in Anti depression, Future, hope, kindness, love

 

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Christmas forgiveness, kindness & love (poem)

26 Oct

Christmas forgiveness, kindness, & love

Let Christmas be a time when forgiveness thrives,
A time when anger departs and peace arrives.
A time when hate is tossed aside into the bin,
A time when friendship between all can begin.

Let Christmas be a time when kindness is there,
When those you have forgotten, find that you care.
A time to remember the kindness you have known,
To say thank you for the kindness others have shown.

Let Christmas be a time when your love can be found,
Where your love is shared with your friends all around.
Where your love is extended to those that you meet,
Even to strangers that you past on the street.

Let Christmas be a time full of joy and good cheer,
Where on the road of life, peace and harmony steer.
From your heart, let the goodwill of Christmas begin,
And when Christmas departs, keep its goodwill within.

© 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 26th Oct 2024 in Christmas, forgiving, hope, kindness, love

 

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Kind words and a smile (poem)

06 Oct

Kind words and a smile

Kind words and a smile,
Can make life worthwhile,
And bring joy to all those that you meet.
Just a word or two,
Just a ‘how are you?’
Can spread cheer as you walk down the street.

Doing a good deed,
For someone in need,
Can make their lives feel better this day.
Just a helping hand,
Can get them to stand,
Give them the strength to find a new way.

If someone’s in doubt,
Then just help them out,
Help to restore some peace in their mind.
When you have no clue,
On what you can do,
There is always the choice to be kind.

© 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 6th Oct 2024 in Helping Others, kindness

 

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Do I have the perfect life? (poem)

08 Sep

Do I have the perfect life?

Do I have the perfect life? a question I asked myself today,
But then upon reflection, just what does perfect mean anyway?
Does a perfect life mean that I can buy anything that I see?
Or that I already have everything that I need for me?

Is a perfect life something that is just hiding around somewhere?
That if I knew just where I should look, would I find it waiting there?
Could someone else find my perfect life, a present they can then give?
Or must I look to others and their lives, to see how I should live?

But why wish for what others have! Try to mimic all that they do,
For I have found that just being kind is enough to get me through.
Being kind to others can bring a joy, a richness deep within,
And being kind to myself brings me peace, when life is hard to win.

© 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 8th Sep 2024 in Anti depression, Future

 

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You can still be kind when… (poem)

13 Apr

You can still be kind when…

You can still be kind when others are not,
Bringing your kindness when they have forgot.
Bringing your gentleness when times are hard,
Helping them to heal when they have been scarred.

You can still be kind when others hold back,
Replacing within them what they now lack.
Replacing their emptiness with new hope,
Helping them to realise they can cope.

You can still be kind when their world turns grey,
Letting them see that your kindness will stay.
Letting them see that life is worth living,
Helping them to find hope in your giving.

You can still be kind when it’s hard to do,
For your kindness will help to see you through.
For your kindness will mend you from within,
Helping you to know your kindness will win.

© Jenny Maryl

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

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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 2024 in hope, kindness, reflection

 

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Seesaw of life (poem)

10 Mar

Seesaw of life

You are on the way up as I am on the way down,
You are finding a smile as I am finding a frown.
For you just now, everything’s becoming clearer,
For me just now, that cold darkness is getting nearer.

On the seesaw of life, tomorrow it could all change.
When the life we call our own, begins to rearrange.
You could find yourself sinking a little, without choice,
Or raising up to find once more, you have a clear voice.

The seesaw of life can alter the world that we know,
The seesaw may move very fast, or go very slow.
It could be quite fun as the seesaw changes its place,
Or bring a sense of dread at what you now have to face.

Whichever way the seesaw is taking you this day,
Tomorrow it could end up going the other way.
Life has its ups and downs, that’s true for everyone,
What matters the most is that we all learn to have fun.

© 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 10th Mar 2024 in emotion, forgiving, Helping Others, hope

 

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