International Women's Day 2024: Beautiful Short Poems Filled With Feminine Power For Women's Day

International Women's Day is just around the corner. It is a celebration of the economic, social, cultural, and political achievements of women, observed on March 8 every year. One of the beautiful ways to honour the strength, courage, and contributions of the women you love, admire, or adore is through short poems. These poetic expressions capture the essence of womanhood, empowerment, and solidarity, serving as poignant reminders of the importance of gender equality and justice. Here are some short poems to share with your mom, sister, daughter, girl best friend or girlfriend to inspire and uplift them on this special day:

1. ‘I Am She’ By Butch Decatoria

“I am she

Who waits through the night.

I am she

Who equals the strength

Of his light.”

2. ‘We As Women’ By Charlotte Perkins Gilman

“Now then, all forward together!

But remember every one,

That is not by feminine innocence

The work of the world is done.

The world needs strength and courage,

And wisdom to help and feed–

When, ‘We, as women’ bring these to men,

We shall lift the world indeed.”

3. ‘Being Independent’ By Rupi Kaur

“I do not want to have you

to fill the empty parts of me.

I want to be full on my own.

I want to be so complete

I could light a whole city and then

I want to have you

cause the two of us combined

could set it on fire.”

4. ‘No Fault In Women’ By Robert Herrick

“No fault in women, though they be

But seldom from suspicion free;

– No fault in womankind at all,

If they but slip, and never fall.”

5. ‘Still I Rise’ By Maya Angelou

“You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may trod me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I’ll rise.”

6. ‘Song Of A Dream’ By Sarojini Naidu

“Once in the dream of a night, I stood

Lone in the light of a magical wood,

Soul-deep in visions that poppy-like sprang;

And spirits of Truth were the birds that sang,

And spirits of Love were the stars that glowed,

And spirits of Peace were the streams that flowed

In that magical wood in the land of sleep.”

7. ‘Fearful Women’ By Carolyn Kizer

“An educated woman is a danger.

Lock up your mate! Keep a submissive stranger.”

8. ‘The Laughter Of Women’ By Lisel Mueller

“The laughter of women wipes the mist

from the spectacles of the old;

it infects them with a happy flu

and they laugh as if they were young again.”

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9. ‘Two Women’ By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“Her aims are noble, her pity so broad,

It covers the world like the mercy of God.

A soother of discord, a healer of woes,

Peace follows her footsteps wherever she goes.”

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10. ‘Without Women’ By Lovina Sylvia Chidi

“Without women

What will become of us?

No more noises on the bus

No one to make all the fuss.

Without women

What will become of men?

Who will teach them,

How to behave and learn?”

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