Life Is To Live

poem by: Rachel Cartwright
Written on Apr 17, 2012

Today may not go right
 And may be full of sorrow
 But there is one life to live
 And hope for tomorrow
 
A hope of a new day
 Full of dreams to be fulfilled
 Tons of goals to achieve
 To watch life's road be revealed
 
To see what you'll become
 To live God's wonderful plan
 To store up treasures in heaven
 And let God guide you through His hand
 
You could change the world
 If you really tried
 You could make a difference
 You could save lives
 
But life is made to live 
And life's not made to destroy
 You are so valuable
 You are not made as a toy
 
Today may not be perfect
 But just keep pressing on
 Tomorrow will be better
 And today will soon be gone
 
Tomorrow, the chance to start over
 The chance to do things right
 The chance to make a difference
 And to make the most out of life
 
You are loved more than you think
 You are needed more than you ever knew
 Cause they are the ones who also need you 
To love and encourage them too

Tags: rhyme, faith, inspirational, encouraging,

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Stephen Erickson commented:

great poem rach

Rachel Cartwright commented:

thanks! :D

Chelsea Jones commented:

me too

Tanner Early commented:

This gave me a sense of happiness in the world around. great write!

Roxanne Dubarry commented:

What a beautiful Christian inspirational poem! "Tomorrow, tommorrow, I love you tommorrow is only a day away." If things are not going your way remember, " He has the whole wide world in His hands." "God will take care of you through every day through all the way...." God loves you and so do I.

Alli Steward commented:

i needed this :)

Hannah Duren commented:

This poem is amazing.!(:

Roxanne Dubarry commented:

Dear Rachel, You are a beatiful Christian lady, and poet. I simply loved your faith based poem. Love in Christ Jesus! Roxanne Lea Dubarry

Angela love commented:

I like this it gives me hope on bad days.

rednekk bigott commented:

Very sweet poem, I like it.

Dan Cooper commented:

Thats a great poem even better than mine

Tonya Fischer commented:

I love the way your play on words Connects the reader to your pain Love it love it love it

Michelle Vargas commented:

Amazing poem <3 it's very inspirational, kind of made me change my points of view of this life (:

greg woods commented:

There is a lot of powerful messages in this poem, which invokes insights into the reader the more one dwells on it. Each part has its own message, like many poems in one.

Freesa Khan commented:

Very lovely poem, helps pick you up when your feeling down!

Lemonia Sims commented:

Great poem, Rachel. Very well said!!!!!

owen cullimore commented:

Your right never forget there's always tomorrow. Great poem

Peter Duggan commented:

I enjoyed your inspirational poem. The secret to life is to be here now. he past is gone and the future never comes. You can do this with or without religion. Thanks for the read...Peter

Rick Wheeler commented:

Very well written, job well donw

Brandon Arch commented:

Wow Rachel great poem. My Dad died six months ago but three weeks before he died he gave his heart to Jesus. Thanks for the poem it really lifted my spirits.

Patricia Wilton-King commented:

Life is to Live poem, very touching, inspiring.

ann parks commented:

thaks so much ...we all need reminding that we are worth it....ann

Jewel Adams commented:

Beautiful poem! Thank you:-)

Jewel Adams commented:

Such a beautiful poem! It flowed perfectly and I really enjoyed it.

wanda Sheldrick commented:

very good.

Kara Mumme commented:

What a talent you are Rach! Beautiful poem!

Trina Stacey commented:

Truly inspirational ..a lovely message of hope

Karen Flenner commented:

This is so easy to understand,beautiful and so true.

louise bridges commented:

love the possitvity :0) well done! x

A previous user commented:

You spark emotion "gee wiz!" thanks a lot Rachel.

Frank J. Davis commented:

A skillfully crafted, thoroughly gratifying read, Rachel. Excellent!

Vijay Beck commented:

That's right Rachel as long as GOD is in life with you!

Jude kyrie commented:

Inspirational and thought provoking written with clear honesty well Penned Jude

Vijay Beck commented:

Rachel, I'm curious why Popular creativity never changes, and why we can't open that up, along with the top work of art creativity?

Gary Emerson commented:

just so true

Micaela Dawn commented:

That is soo good! I can totally relate!

Milton Robertson commented:

Outstanding, So true, true, true. Keep on keeping on. A lovely poem.

Jennifer Carter commented:

This is lovely!

Micaela Dawn commented:

This is really good

pat hoban commented:

simple true and great to read

Elizabeth J White commented:

love it

Ernest Areheart commented:

Very lovely. I like the structure and how you use simplistic words to create such a resonating effect.

Summer Duncan commented:

Thank you for this

Melissa Marker commented:

This made me happy I like it

Edward fabela commented:

Extremely motivational ðŸ˜Š

Kara Mumme commented:

Made me smile :)

Suidi nur commented:

This poem gave me goal to live. Nic poem I really really really liked it

marilyn clarke commented:

liked your poem

Timothy Nelson commented:

Very well done. Painted a picture of life's travels. "Clarksdalepoet"

Marlene Parmenter commented:

Great poem. So true.

Wendy Phelan commented:

An uplifting poem, love it Rachel

Wendy Phelan commented:

An uplifting poem, love it Rachel

M Losthere commented:

Like your work.. Is this your website?

This site sucks, I'm leaving commented:

Very nice; poems like this keep me focused, and I thank you for it.

cheryl ashmore commented:

very true....good luck! well done!

Charde' Ridgeway commented:

great poem

Marilyn ward commented:

Nice encouraging poem

Christopher Russon commented:

Really lovely poem well written

Amia Jorge commented:

I love this

Amia Jorge commented:

You are so talented

Josh Frye commented:

Very positive all around.

john steele commented:

so much love the detail well written and rhyming to loved the set up and playful words display you did very wonderful on this poem today I love to read them there so inspiring I loved reread this one it brought a tear to my eye lid

Cecilia Crasto commented:

Truly inspiring and encouraging.

Fauxcroft wade commented:

Love it. Very inspirational.

Lorson. sr commented:

Your tags use are perfect choices to explain the thoughts of this absolutely wonderful poem! I have written many spiritual poems that have helped others to feel better about themselves and deal with their tribulations of life! Please keep up writing these excellent poems. You may do a lot of people to feel good!

rebeka Philips commented:

Inspiring poem. Optimistic.

Dean Delfer commented:

Certainly an encouraging poem Rachel. Seems convinced of a desire for the future improvement of all things.

Stephen Dobson commented:

So good!

Gemma Marsh commented:

Lovely poem

Colan Hiatt commented:

Rachel, this is a great poem that gives insight for our day-to-day life. It is inspirational, and the rhyming is also very good! Keep up the good work.

Maria Williams commented:

I love encouraging poems like this. Well written

Edward shields commented:

Good read

DONALD FRANCIS commented on Dec 15, 2017 at 10:10pm

enjoyed this

Reeves commented on Oct 21, 2018 at 2:28pm

Great poem. Incidentally, Report function not working. I wish to report abusive comments from Frank Hornby in 'Hard To Swallow.' Terry Reeves

Frank Hornby . commented on Oct 28, 2018 at 2:36pm

I agree with the lovely Terry.....a great poem...inspirational words...

Talal Uddin commented on Dec 15, 2018 at 2:13pm

Good writing,Rach.

A previous user commented on Sep 06, 2019 at 4:18pm

This is a very inspiring poem. Life is what you make of it. Days can be interesting or boring depending on your mood, etc, Have a nice day.

Roxanne Dubarry commented on Jan 05, 2020 at 8:01pm

I love your beautiful and inspirational poem, "Life is to Live." Which you wrote call back in 2012. We can encourage others the way God encourages us. By unleashing God's love in our own lives.

Kenvil Atkins commented on Jul 06, 2023 at 2:54pm

One less thing great Jehovah has to do, if they would but hear you, this poem inspired me thanks

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