"A cowdog is creepin' with his head slung low,
Hooves are squeekin'
On the fresh fallen snow.
Morning is breakin' and my soul is awakened-
Ridin out on the gather"
~Wylie Nd the Wild West from Tim Cox Fine Art's
"A garden is a poem conceived in light,
Born in birdsong, fruited in flight."
~Mark Tredinnick, from ‘Anthology’
"A Japanese maple leaf
It turns to show its back
It turns to show its front
Before it is time to fall."
~Ryokan~
Zen poet,1758-1831
"A light exists in Spring
Not present in the year
at any other period
When March is scarcely here."
~Emily Dickinson
"A new day
A new chance
A new way to
Live the day
With a song
And a dance."
-Shadowlands
"Aurora"
"A rose lay open in full bloom
and, looking from my garden room,
I watched the sun-baked flower fill with rain.
It seemed so fragile, resting there,
and such a silence filled the air,
the beauty of the moment caused me pain.
'What more?' I thought. 'There must be more.'
As if in answer then, I saw
one weighty drop that caused my rose to fall.
It trembled, then cascaded down
to earth just staining gentle brown
and, since then, I've felt different.
That's all."
~Julie Andrews,
(Home: A memoir of my early years)
"A strange passion is moving in my head.
My heart has become a bird
which searches in the sky.
Every part of me goes in different directions.
Is it really so
that the one I love is everywhere?"
~Rumi
"A tree house, a free house,
A secret you and me house,
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.
A street house, a neat house,
Be sure to wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all-
Let's go live in a tree house.”
~Shel Silverstein~
Where the Sidewalk Ends
"A wretched soul, bruised with adversity,
We bid be quiet when we hear it cry;
But were we burdened with like weight of pain,
As much or more we should ourselves complain."
~William Shakespeare
"All love is sweet,
Given or returned,
Common as light is love,
And its familiar voice wearies not ever."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
"All our young lives we search for someone to love.
Someone who makes us complete.
We choose partners and change partners.
We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope.
All the while wondering if somewhere, somehow,
there's someone perfect who might be searching for us."
~Kevin Arnold ~
"All she wanted
was find a place to stretch her bones
A place to lengthen her smiles
and spread her hair
A place where her legs could walk
without cutting and bruising
A place unchained
She was born out of ocean breath."
I reminded her;
‘Stop pouring so much of yourself
Yes into hearts that have no room for themselves
Do not thin yourself
Be vast
You do not bring the ocean to a river’
you are oceanic."
~Tapiwa Mugabe
(From Butterflies and Pebbles)
"All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life hath sold;
But my outside to behold."
~William Shakespeare
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king."
~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
"All the spring may be hidden in the single bud,
And the low ground nest of the lark may hold,
The joy that is to herald the feet of many rose-red dawns."
~Oscar Wilde
"All through the night,
When I open my heart,
I lay down the path,
For the morning light."
~Jean Mercier
"Alone with myself
The trees bend to caress me
The shade hugs my heart."
~Candy Polgar
"Alzheimer I so fear,
Gives me a total scare.
Don't dare ever come near,
But would I know if it's here?
Pride myself for memory so clear.
Don't want to lose, oh dear.
Memories of long ago still there
If I lose it I can't bear."
@Marietta Estacio-Vasquez, FB, 24/09/13
"An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn."
~Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
"And all the woods are alive with the murmur
and sound of Spring,
And the rose-bud breaks into pink on the climbing briar,
And the crocus-bed is a quivering moon of fire
Girdled round with the belt of an amethyst ring."
~Oscar Wilde
"And at the end of the day,
when my mind and body are tired,
Help me remember
why I chose this profession,
And never let me never lose fascination
and reverence for this
Wonderful creature
You have given us,
the horse."
~Gina Keesling
"And he will raise you up on Eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the un and,
Hold you in the palm of his hand."
~Aboriginal Cultural Awareness and Appreciation
"And if the wind is right
you can sail away and find serenity
Oh, the canvas can do miracles,
just you wait and see.
Believe me."
~George Daniel Anos
"And now I will sleep.
Dreams will guide me
Through the soft and deep.
I will look for you there,
My friend, and dance,
"At last the chilling days
and gloomy clouds passed away.
Our last day in Taupo had been blessed
with a beautiful grand day.
~Leah C. Dancel,
Copyright@2009,
All Rights Reserved
Grand Day 12 November 2009
“At Tara in this fateful hour,
I place all Heaven with its power,
And the sun with its brightness,
And the snow with its whiteness,
And the fire with all the strength it hath,
And the lightning with its rapid wrath,
And the winds with their swiftness along their path,
And the sea with its deepness,
And the rocks with their steepness,
And the earth with its starkness:
All these I place,
By God's almighty help and grace
Between myself and the powers of darkness!”
―Madeleine L'Engle, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
“At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on 'til the end of time
'Til the end of time”.
~Earl Grant
"At the twilight, a moon appeared in the sky;
Then it landed on earth to look at me.
Like a hawk stealing a bird at the time of prey;
That moon stole me and rushed back into the sky.
I looked at myself, I did not see me anymore;
For in that moon, my body turned as fine as soul.
The nine spheres disappeared in that moon;
The ship of my existence drowned in that sea."
~Rumi
"Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
And press with vigour on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown."
~Philip Doddridge
"Be not sad because all men
Prefer a lying clamour before you:
Sweetheart, be at peace agai cn -- -
Can they dishonour you?
They are sadder than all tears;
Their lives ascend as a continual sigh.
Proudly answer to their tears:
As they deny, deny."
~James Joyce
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life.
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray." ~Lord Byron
“Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes a pause in the day's occupations,
That is known as the Children's Hour.”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Beware of the man who claims “I know.”
Behold the one who cries “I am dumb.”
He who seeks answers shall dwell in the world of doubts.
He who knows too much shall empty his cup.
Emptiness: it’s the only path to be full.
Acceptance: it’s the ony key that opens a door.
Humility: it’s the only way to become truly strong.
Find your own master
And you shall find yourself.
There are no feet but only footprints."
~Raed Braun
"Blessings on this day, may I make it special in some way.
Blessings on my life, may I treat it with love and care.
Blessings on all people, may I see the goodness in everyone.
Blessings on nature, may I notice its beauty and wonder.
Blessings on the truth, may it be my constant companion."
~Charlotte Davis Kasl
"Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind,
As man's ingratitude."
~William Shakespeare
"Breathe, my friend.
You are not old, you are young.
You are not a mess, you are normal.
Extraordinary, perhaps.
In the blink of an eye your life will change.
And it will continue to change, for decades to come.
Enjoy it, embrace it...be grateful for the ride.
You are not old, you are young.
And faith will get you everywhere.
Just you wait."
~Abby Larson, For Every Girl
A high up in the leafy branches
Cozy as can be house.
A street house, a neat house,
Be sure to wipe your feet house
Is not my kind of house at all-
Let's go live in a tree house.”
~Shel Silverstein~
Where the Sidewalk Ends
"A wretched soul, bruised with adversity,
We bid be quiet when we hear it cry;
But were we burdened with like weight of pain,
As much or more we should ourselves complain."
~William Shakespeare
"All love is sweet,
Given or returned,
Common as light is love,
And its familiar voice wearies not ever."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
"All our young lives we search for someone to love.
Someone who makes us complete.
We choose partners and change partners.
We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope.
All the while wondering if somewhere, somehow,
there's someone perfect who might be searching for us."
~Kevin Arnold ~
"All she wanted
was find a place to stretch her bones
A place to lengthen her smiles
and spread her hair
A place where her legs could walk
without cutting and bruising
A place unchained
She was born out of ocean breath."
I reminded her;
‘Stop pouring so much of yourself
Yes into hearts that have no room for themselves
Do not thin yourself
Be vast
You do not bring the ocean to a river’
you are oceanic."
~Tapiwa Mugabe
(From Butterflies and Pebbles)
"All that glitters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told;
Many a man his life hath sold;
But my outside to behold."
~William Shakespeare
"All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king."
~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
"All the spring may be hidden in the single bud,
And the low ground nest of the lark may hold,
The joy that is to herald the feet of many rose-red dawns."
~Oscar Wilde
"All through the night,
When I open my heart,
I lay down the path,
For the morning light."
~Jean Mercier
"Alone with myself
The trees bend to caress me
The shade hugs my heart."
~Candy Polgar
“Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But never forget to remember
Those that stuck by you.”
~Leather and Lace
Gives me a total scare.
Don't dare ever come near,
But would I know if it's here?
Pride myself for memory so clear.
Don't want to lose, oh dear.
Memories of long ago still there
If I lose it I can't bear."
@Marietta Estacio-Vasquez, FB, 24/09/13
"An angel, robed in spotless white,
Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night.
Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone.
Men saw the blush and called it Dawn."
~Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
"And all the woods are alive with the murmur
and sound of Spring,
And the rose-bud breaks into pink on the climbing briar,
And the crocus-bed is a quivering moon of fire
Girdled round with the belt of an amethyst ring."
~Oscar Wilde
"And at the end of the day,
when my mind and body are tired,
Help me remember
why I chose this profession,
And never let me never lose fascination
and reverence for this
Wonderful creature
You have given us,
the horse."
~Gina Keesling
"And he will raise you up on Eagle's wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the un and,
Hold you in the palm of his hand."
~Aboriginal Cultural Awareness and Appreciation
"And if the wind is right
you can sail away and find serenity
Oh, the canvas can do miracles,
just you wait and see.
Believe me."
~George Daniel Anos
"And now I will sleep.
Dreams will guide me
Through the soft and deep.
I will look for you there,
My friend, and dance,
we will, through the halls of air."
~Margaret B. Moss
~Margaret B. Moss
Life's A Dance
“And now the herald lark
Left his ground-nest,
high tow'ring to descry
The morn's approach,
and greet her with his song.”
~John Milton
"And see the peaceful trees extend
their myriad leaves in leisured dance—
they bear the weight of sky and cloud
upon the fountain of their veins."
~Kathleen Raine
"And so, I give this spark,
Of what is light to me,
To guide you through the dark,
Not to tell you what to see."
~Anon
"And take me disappearing
through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time
Far past the frozen leaves
The haunted frightened trees
Out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow"
~George Daniel Anos
"And the rain came tumbling down
Slow and steady till sun went down
But the morning sun came out her way
Its rays convey the warmth of day
Winter is not a hindrance
For her glory to display
Cold and freezing it may be
Even in the midst of gloom
No doom shall prevail
Let man's forebearance be."
~Leah C. Dancel
11 June 2018
"And the rain kissed their cheeks
Supple and delicate to a hungry lips
Scent and fragrance excites the weary
But angry thorns push him away
Dare not touch their gentle beauty
As dainty as a glass
Behold the roses!
They fall apart and die.
~Leah C Dancel
4 April 2017
"And then to sleep with a prayer
for the beloved in your heart
and a song of praise upon your lips."
~Khalil Gibran
"And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything." ~William Shakespeare
"Anger in its time and place,
May assume a kind of grace!"
~Charles and Mary Lamb
"Are the waves reaching
for the sun, the moon?
Or do they come to extinguish
the seas power in the sand?
I will meet the waves
where they are born,
and listen to their dreams.
I will jump in the sea."
~John Patrick Shankey
“Arise, and soar with the sun’s new-born rays,
To breathe new life into dying nights and days.”
~Allama Iqbal
“And now the herald lark
Left his ground-nest,
high tow'ring to descry
The morn's approach,
and greet her with his song.”
~John Milton
"And see the peaceful trees extend
their myriad leaves in leisured dance—
they bear the weight of sky and cloud
upon the fountain of their veins."
~Kathleen Raine
"And so, I give this spark,
Of what is light to me,
To guide you through the dark,
Not to tell you what to see."
~Anon
"And take me disappearing
through the smoke rings of my mind
Down the foggy ruins of time
Far past the frozen leaves
The haunted frightened trees
Out to the windy beach
Far from the twisted reach of crazy sorrow"
~George Daniel Anos
"And the rain came tumbling down
Slow and steady till sun went down
But the morning sun came out her way
Its rays convey the warmth of day
Winter is not a hindrance
For her glory to display
Cold and freezing it may be
Even in the midst of gloom
No doom shall prevail
Let man's forebearance be."
~Leah C. Dancel
11 June 2018
"And the rain kissed their cheeks
Supple and delicate to a hungry lips
Scent and fragrance excites the weary
But angry thorns push him away
Dare not touch their gentle beauty
As dainty as a glass
Behold the roses!
They fall apart and die.
~Leah C Dancel
4 April 2017
"And then to sleep with a prayer
for the beloved in your heart
and a song of praise upon your lips."
~Khalil Gibran
"And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything." ~William Shakespeare
"And, when we grow up
We must never forget
That hidden, down deep
Within us
Is our forever inner child
Resting, silently
Forever waiting
Forever hoping
That one day
We shall, remember it"
~Athey Thompson
May assume a kind of grace!"
~Charles and Mary Lamb
"Are the waves reaching
for the sun, the moon?
Or do they come to extinguish
the seas power in the sand?
I will meet the waves
where they are born,
and listen to their dreams.
I will jump in the sea."
~John Patrick Shankey
“Arise, and soar with the sun’s new-born rays,
To breathe new life into dying nights and days.”
~Allama Iqbal
"As death comes nearer to a young poet,
not everything in you shall die,
but when you are forgotten
do not pity nor weep endlessly,
among the stars in the sky
you glimmer beneath the clouds awaiting the twilight of joy,
and you wrap your body among the gods whose desire is solely to celebrate beauty."
~Rado Gatchalian
Hymn To Stoic Beauty/FILOsopher
"As fragrance abides in the flower
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?" ~Guru Nanak
"As you go through life:-
Do smile, do laugh,
Do hope, do love,
Do share, do care,
Do forgive, do forget,
And do chase
The occasional rainbow.
~Francis Gay, 1998 (MPW)
"As you melt the snow in the fields by your powerful light
Oh sun of the morning, will you stay in the sky?
Shine bright in glory that my eyes do see
Preserve me from the cold and warm me today."
@Leah C Dancel
5 August 2014
Australia
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?" ~Guru Nanak
"As long as I live
My heart will express a humble kindness
As long as the wind blows
My kindness will gallop freely.
As long as my heart beats,
My spirit will always go
Searching for you
To influence you
To be kind to others."
~Steve Dudasch
"As the sun slips below the horizon,
drawing the covers over another day,
I remind myself that you,
like the sun, are still out there ...
Just out of sight.
And maybe this night,
I'll see you again in my dreams."
~Margaret B. Moss, Painter
"As there are billions of stars
There are billions of steps.
As there are billions of souls,
There are billions of ways to grow.
Don’t mind the destination,
Don’t mind the end.
Don’t mind the good or bad
or right and wrong.
Grow from the past,
But grab hold of now.
Now is always evolving." ~Rumi
"As you go through life:-
Do smile, do laugh,
Do hope, do love,
Do share, do care,
Do forgive, do forget,
And do chase
The occasional rainbow.
~Francis Gay, 1998 (MPW)
"As you melt the snow in the fields by your powerful light
Oh sun of the morning, will you stay in the sky?
Shine bright in glory that my eyes do see
Preserve me from the cold and warm me today."
@Leah C Dancel
5 August 2014
Australia
"At last the chilling days
and gloomy clouds passed away.
Our last day in Taupo had been blessed
with a beautiful grand day.
~Leah C. Dancel,
Copyright@2009,
All Rights Reserved
Grand Day 12 November 2009
“At Tara in this fateful hour,
I place all Heaven with its power,
And the sun with its brightness,
And the snow with its whiteness,
And the fire with all the strength it hath,
And the lightning with its rapid wrath,
And the winds with their swiftness along their path,
And the sea with its deepness,
And the rocks with their steepness,
And the earth with its starkness:
All these I place,
By God's almighty help and grace
Between myself and the powers of darkness!”
―Madeleine L'Engle, A Swiftly Tilting Planet
“At the end of a river, the water stops its flow
At the end of a highway, there's no place you can go
But just tell me you love and you are only mine
And our love will go on 'til the end of time
'Til the end of time”.
~Earl Grant
"At the twilight, a moon appeared in the sky;
Then it landed on earth to look at me.
Like a hawk stealing a bird at the time of prey;
That moon stole me and rushed back into the sky.
I looked at myself, I did not see me anymore;
For in that moon, my body turned as fine as soul.
The nine spheres disappeared in that moon;
The ship of my existence drowned in that sea."
~Rumi
"Awake, my soul! stretch every nerve,
And press with vigour on;
A heavenly race demands thy zeal,
And an immortal crown."
~Philip Doddridge
"Be like the sun for grace and mercy.
Be like the night to cover others' faults.
Be like running water for generosity.
Be like death for rage and anger.
Be like the Earth for modesty.
Appear as you are.
Be as you appear."
~Rumi
"Be not sad because all men
Prefer a lying clamour before you:
Sweetheart, be at peace agai cn -- -
Can they dishonour you?
They are sadder than all tears;
Their lives ascend as a continual sigh.
Proudly answer to their tears:
As they deny, deny."
~James Joyce
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life.
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away,
and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray." ~Lord Byron
“Between the dark and the daylight,
When the night is beginning to lower,
Comes a pause in the day's occupations,
That is known as the Children's Hour.”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Beware of the man who claims “I know.”
Behold the one who cries “I am dumb.”
He who seeks answers shall dwell in the world of doubts.
He who knows too much shall empty his cup.
Emptiness: it’s the only path to be full.
Acceptance: it’s the ony key that opens a door.
Humility: it’s the only way to become truly strong.
Find your own master
And you shall find yourself.
There are no feet but only footprints."
~Raed Braun
"Blessings on this day, may I make it special in some way.
Blessings on my life, may I treat it with love and care.
Blessings on all people, may I see the goodness in everyone.
Blessings on nature, may I notice its beauty and wonder.
Blessings on the truth, may it be my constant companion."
~Charlotte Davis Kasl
"Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind,
As man's ingratitude."
~William Shakespeare
"Breathe, my friend.
You are not old, you are young.
You are not a mess, you are normal.
Extraordinary, perhaps.
In the blink of an eye your life will change.
And it will continue to change, for decades to come.
Enjoy it, embrace it...be grateful for the ride.
You are not old, you are young.
And faith will get you everywhere.
Just you wait."
~Abby Larson, For Every Girl
"Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Red is grey is yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion"
~The Moody Blues
"Bring me to meadows green, places I love
To be a man once more – once more to rove
and listen to the winds and seas that roar -
the happiness of youth I’ve known before."
~Yesu Ben,
Excerpt from We're Not Careless Children, May 11, 2021
"But curb thou the high spirit in thy breast,
for gentle ways are best,
and keep aloof from sharp contentions."
~Homer (900 BC-800 BC)
for gentle ways are best,
and keep aloof from sharp contentions."
~Homer (900 BC-800 BC)
"By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer."
~Helen Hunt Jackson
"By unseen hand uplifted in the light
Of sunset, yonder solitary cloud
Floats, with its white apparel blown abroad,
And wafted up to heaven."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Cherish your visions.
Cherish your ideals.
Cherish the music that stirs in your heart,
...the beauty that forms in your mind,
the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts,
for out of them will grow all delightful conditions,
all heavenly environment....
of these, if you but remain true to them,
your world will at last be built."
~James Allen
"Child,
If you wish to be free,
Shun the poison of the senses.
Seek the nectar of truth,
Of love and forgiveness,
Simplicity and happiness."
~The Ashtavakra Gita (The Self)
"Close your eyes and turn your face into the wind.
Feel it sweep along your skin
in an invisible ocean of exultation.
Suddenly, you know you are alive."
~Vera Nazarian
"Cuddles and kisses always make me merry.
Like days of roses that make you and me happy.
Sunburst and rain
Rainbows on end
These are among of my favourite things!"
~Leah C. Dancel
Copyright @2014
All rights reserved
Australia
30 July 2014
"Deep in the heart every mystery of spirit is hidden.
Only from soul can soul draw its secrets,
Not from any page or eloquent speech.
The heart of the matter is soul, nothing else."
~Rumi
"Don’t let the waves of others drown out your own ocean song.
Hold your heart as though it was a seashell, and listen to it.
Listen to its music. To the whispers of your ocean within.
And then Swim. Swim to your own ocean music."
~S.C Lourie~
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"Here and there
In the garden,
Like a rainbow
Always finds its way back home."
~Jean Mercier, A Poem A Day
"How doth does the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
from each and every flower."
~Isaac Watts
"Here's a sigh to those who love me,
and a smile to those who hate;
and whatever sky's above me,
here's a heart for every fate."
~Lord Byron
"His kiss is sweet, his word is kind,
his love is rich to me;
I could not in a palace find
a truer heart than he."
~Thomas Osborne Davis
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"Hold fast your dreams!
Within your heart
Keep one still, secret spot
Where dreams may go
And, sheltered so,
May thrive and grow
Where doubt and fear are not,
O keep a place apart,
Within your heart,
For little dreams to go!
~Louise Driscoll (1875-1957)
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach,
when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's most quiet need, by sun
and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise."
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
"How lovely it is to wake up to the touch of the sun rays!
Watching the soft glow of the morning sunrise from where I lay,
And let my eyes savour its golden light
Makes me feel like climbing the stair-less sky;
And claim my sparkling crown and sit on that lofty height!"
~Leah C. Dancel
"How much of words shall be compared to thee
How much of beauty thou must have possessed
For mouths had blundered when words rushed to flee
Brightened eyes by thy fairness were caressed"
~Samar Saleh
"I am a Bear.
In my solitude I resemble the wind.
I blow the clouds together
So they form images of my friends."
~Nancy Wood
"I am not pretty.
I am not beautiful.
I am as radiant as the sun."
~Suzanne Collins
"I am odd, I am new
I wonder if you are too
I hear voices in the air
I see you don’t, and that’s not fair
I want to not feel blue
I am odd, I am new
I pretend that you are too
I feel like a boy in outerspace
I touch the stars and feel out of place
I worry what others might think
I cry when people laugh, it makes me shrink
I am odd, I am new
I understand now that so are you
I say I, “feel like a castaway”
I dream of a day that that’s okay
I try to fit in
I hope that someday I do
I am odd, I am new."
~Benjamin Giroux,
(About the Author): A 10-year-old kid from Plattsburgh, New York, has Asperger’s disorder – a type of chemical imbalance. He wrote a poem for homework titled “I Am", and his teacher was at a loss for words.)
"I am roguish-
I am flighty- inbred and lowly
I’m a nightmare gone wild
I am gallant and exalted- stately and noble
I’m awesome-
I am grand
I am The Horse."
~Wylie and the Wild West
"I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
"I am the Unknown Soldier
And I did not die in vain,
If I were alive and my Country called,
I'd do it all over again."
~Anon
"I didn't ask for it to be over.
But then again I didn't ask for it to begin.
For that's the way it is with life,
as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance.
But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunset"
~Javan
"I do not ask for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within."
~Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
"I find letters from God dropt in the street
and every one is signed by God's name,
And I leave them where they are,
for I know that whereso'ere I go,
Others will punctually come for ever and ever."
~Walt Whitman
"I give thanks for my life.
I give thanks for all that is good
and beautiful within it.
I know that it is my choice
to see and notice the good,
the beautiful, the wondrous.
I know that I can choose to be happy,
to be peaceful, to be full of joy.
I know this and I choose this,
hour by hour, all day.
I am deeply grateful for my life.
I am deeply connected to all that is. I am."
~Carrie Hart
"I have a special place,
it's where I go to just Be.
Where I feel one with all there is.
I can go there anytime
as it dwells within my heart.
A special little Island within
where there is peace,
and love and me.
Where I can rest safely,
Dreaming of the Sea"
~Jen McIntosh
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer."
~Helen Hunt Jackson
"By unseen hand uplifted in the light
Of sunset, yonder solitary cloud
Floats, with its white apparel blown abroad,
And wafted up to heaven."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Cherish your visions.
Cherish your ideals.
Cherish the music that stirs in your heart,
...the beauty that forms in your mind,
the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts,
for out of them will grow all delightful conditions,
all heavenly environment....
of these, if you but remain true to them,
your world will at last be built."
~James Allen
"Child,
If you wish to be free,
Shun the poison of the senses.
Seek the nectar of truth,
Of love and forgiveness,
Simplicity and happiness."
~The Ashtavakra Gita (The Self)
"Close your eyes and turn your face into the wind.
Feel it sweep along your skin
in an invisible ocean of exultation.
Suddenly, you know you are alive."
~Vera Nazarian
"Cuddles and kisses always make me merry.
Like days of roses that make you and me happy.
Sunburst and rain
Rainbows on end
These are among of my favourite things!"
~Leah C. Dancel
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Australia
30 July 2014
"Deep in the heart every mystery of spirit is hidden.
Only from soul can soul draw its secrets,
Not from any page or eloquent speech.
The heart of the matter is soul, nothing else."
~Rumi
"Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world.
All things break. And all things can be mended.
Not with time, as they say, but with intention.
So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally.
The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you."
~L.R. Knost
"Don’t let the waves of others drown out your own ocean song.
Hold your heart as though it was a seashell, and listen to it.
Listen to its music. To the whispers of your ocean within.
And then Swim. Swim to your own ocean music."
~S.C Lourie~
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
~Albert Camus (1913-1960)
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
~Albert Camus (1913-1960)
"Do the things
You believe in,
In the name of love,
And know that,
You aren't alone,
We all have doubts and fears."
~Carole King from Journey to Peace
"Do you ne’er think what wondrous beings these?
Do you ne’er think who made them, and who taught
The dialect they speak, where melodies
Alone are the interpreters of thought?
Whose household words are songs in many keys,
Sweeter than instrument of man e’er caught!"
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Down by the sally gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the sally gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree."
~William Butler Yeats ~
You believe in,
In the name of love,
And know that,
You aren't alone,
We all have doubts and fears."
~Carole King from Journey to Peace
"Do you ne’er think what wondrous beings these?
Do you ne’er think who made them, and who taught
The dialect they speak, where melodies
Alone are the interpreters of thought?
Whose household words are songs in many keys,
Sweeter than instrument of man e’er caught!"
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Down by the sally gardens my love and I did meet;
She passed the sally gardens with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree;
But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree."
~William Butler Yeats ~
"Drifting into the twilight zone,
The sun hearkens the voice of eventide;
Winter dreamtime is my pillow.
©Leah C. Dancel
June 14, 2021
Filipino Poets in Blossoms 🌼
Australia
"Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine."
~Ben Jonson
"Each day you hear the sand as it moves and whispers,
Come and sail on my golden sea,
Maybe one day you'll be just like me,
and that's free."
~Ronnie James Dio
"Every peaceful sunrise is born to shine upon your beautiful heart.
Every wave in the ocean is meant to flow over your precious soul.
Every star in in the universe shines for your loving spirit."
~Robert Clancy
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I'll not look for wine."
~Ben Jonson
"Each day you hear the sand as it moves and whispers,
Come and sail on my golden sea,
Maybe one day you'll be just like me,
and that's free."
~Ronnie James Dio
"Every peaceful sunrise is born to shine upon your beautiful heart.
Every wave in the ocean is meant to flow over your precious soul.
Every star in in the universe shines for your loving spirit."
~Robert Clancy
"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day!
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree."
~Emily Bronte
"Far clouds of feathery gold,
shaded with deepest purple, gleam
like islands on a dark blue sea."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Favorite people,
favorite places,
favorite memories
of the past.
These are the
joys of a lifetime,
these are the
things that last."
~Henry Van Dyke
“Finding the crack of light,
she pried her fingers in it's edges.
Pulling the darkness back with all her strength,
the ocean of light poured forth.
Weeping tears of gratitude,
she felt the light flood over her.”
-Terri St. Cloud
"Fly high
Blue Eagle fly
And carry out cry
Across the sky.
Cast your shadow below
Lengthen night and shorten day!
Every leaf speaks bliss to me,
Fluttering from the autumn tree."
~Emily Bronte
"Far clouds of feathery gold,
shaded with deepest purple, gleam
like islands on a dark blue sea."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
"Favorite people,
favorite places,
favorite memories
of the past.
These are the
joys of a lifetime,
these are the
things that last."
~Henry Van Dyke
“Finding the crack of light,
she pried her fingers in it's edges.
Pulling the darkness back with all her strength,
the ocean of light poured forth.
Weeping tears of gratitude,
she felt the light flood over her.”
-Terri St. Cloud
"Fly high
Blue Eagle fly
And carry out cry
Across the sky.
Cast your shadow below
And swoop down the foe
And carry the fields away
Fly high over the trees
Make known to the breeze
Our victory
Spread wide each wing
For you are the King
Blue Eagle the King
For the Eagle’s
The King of them all
And his blue feathers
Never will fall
For the blue and the white
And the Eagles in flight
Ateneo will fight today!
Fly high over the trees
Make known to the breeze
Our victory
Spread wide each wing
For you are the King
Blue Eagle the King!"
~Joffre Balce
January 8, 2019
“For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
~Ivan Panin
"For her beauty is beyond reproach,
Her eyes leave a lasting impression.
And although she does not speak,
Her lips speak the night's confession."
~Anon
"For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands."
~Christina Rossetti
"Friendship with trees: true and pure,
One beautiful day from spring to summer.
Let yourself be free and spread your wings,
Keep calm and she will take you to heaven."
~Rado Gatchalian
Fly high over the trees
Make known to the breeze
Our victory
Spread wide each wing
For you are the King
Blue Eagle the King
For the Eagle’s
The King of them all
And his blue feathers
Never will fall
For the blue and the white
And the Eagles in flight
Ateneo will fight today!
Fly high over the trees
Make known to the breeze
Our victory
Spread wide each wing
For you are the King
Blue Eagle the King!"
~Joffre Balce
January 8, 2019
“For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it.
For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it.
For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
~Ivan Panin
"For her beauty is beyond reproach,
Her eyes leave a lasting impression.
And although she does not speak,
Her lips speak the night's confession."
~Anon
"For there is no friend like a sister
In calm or stormy weather;
To cheer one on the tedious way,
To fetch one if one goes astray,
To lift one if one totters down,
To strengthen whilst one stands."
~Christina Rossetti
"Friendship with trees: true and pure,
One beautiful day from spring to summer.
Let yourself be free and spread your wings,
Keep calm and she will take you to heaven."
~Rado Gatchalian
"From hill and cloud and heaven
The hues of evening died;
Night fell on lane and hollow
And hushed the countryside."
~A.E. Housman
"From home to home, and heart to heart,
from one place to another.
The warmth and joy of the season,
brings us closer to each other."
~Emily Matthews
"Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness on the desert air..."
~Thomas Gray, Elegy in a Churchyard
"Gather quickly
Out of darkness
All the songs you know
And throw them at the sun
Before they melt
Like snow."
~Langston Hughes
Give me patience when little hands,
Tug at me with small demands,
Give me gentle words and smiling eyes
And keep my lips from sharp replies,
So in years to come when my house is still
Beautiful memories its rooms may fill.
-Anons, (Patience)
"Go deeper.
Past thoughts into silence.
Past silence into stillness.
Past stillness into the heart.
Let love consume all that is left of you.
~Kabir from Things of Beauty
"Go pretty rose, go to my fair,
Go tell her all I fain would dare,
Tell her of hope; tell her of spring,
Tell her of all I fain would sing,
Oh! were I like thee, so fair a thing."
~Michael Beverly
"God has not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God has not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God has promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labour, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love."
~Annie Johnson Flint (1866-1932)
"God is bigger than time,
dates, and appointments.
He wants you to move
through this day with a quiet heart,
an inward assurance that
He is in control, a peaceful certainty
that your life is in His hands,
a deep trust in His plan and purposes,
and a thankful disposition,
toward all that He allows.
He wants you to put your faith in Him,
not in a timetable.
He wants you to wait on Him
and wait for Him.
In His perfect way He will put everything
together, see to every detail...
arrange every circumstance...
and order every step to bring
to pass what He has for you."
~Roy Lessin
"God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm."
~William Cowper
"Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet,
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."
~W.B. Yeats
"He heard her in his heart
whispering from the mist"
~A Familiar Rain by John Geddes
from one place to another.
The warmth and joy of the season,
brings us closer to each other."
~Emily Matthews
"Full many a gem of purest ray serene
The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear;
Full many a flower is born to blush unseen
And waste its sweetness on the desert air..."
~Thomas Gray, Elegy in a Churchyard
"Gather quickly
Out of darkness
All the songs you know
And throw them at the sun
Before they melt
Like snow."
~Langston Hughes
Give me patience when little hands,
Tug at me with small demands,
Give me gentle words and smiling eyes
And keep my lips from sharp replies,
So in years to come when my house is still
Beautiful memories its rooms may fill.
-Anons, (Patience)
"Go deeper.
Past thoughts into silence.
Past silence into stillness.
Past stillness into the heart.
Let love consume all that is left of you.
~Kabir from Things of Beauty
"Go pretty rose, go to my fair,
Go tell her all I fain would dare,
Tell her of hope; tell her of spring,
Tell her of all I fain would sing,
Oh! were I like thee, so fair a thing."
~Michael Beverly
"God has not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God has not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
But God has promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labour, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love."
~Annie Johnson Flint (1866-1932)
"God is bigger than time,
dates, and appointments.
He wants you to move
through this day with a quiet heart,
an inward assurance that
He is in control, a peaceful certainty
that your life is in His hands,
a deep trust in His plan and purposes,
and a thankful disposition,
toward all that He allows.
He wants you to put your faith in Him,
not in a timetable.
He wants you to wait on Him
and wait for Him.
In His perfect way He will put everything
together, see to every detail...
arrange every circumstance...
and order every step to bring
to pass what He has for you."
~Roy Lessin
"God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm."
~William Cowper
"Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet,
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."
~W.B. Yeats
"He heard her in his heart
whispering from the mist"
~A Familiar Rain by John Geddes
"He who binds to himself a joy,
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sunrise."
~William Blake~
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"Here and there
In the garden,
Like a rainbow
Always finds its way back home."
~Jean Mercier, A Poem A Day
"How doth does the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
from each and every flower."
~Isaac Watts
"Here's a sigh to those who love me,
and a smile to those who hate;
and whatever sky's above me,
here's a heart for every fate."
~Lord Byron
"His kiss is sweet, his word is kind,
his love is rich to me;
I could not in a palace find
a truer heart than he."
~Thomas Osborne Davis
"Hold fast your dreams!
Within your heart
Keep one still, secret spot
Where dreams may go
And, sheltered so,
May thrive and grow
Where doubt and fear are not,
O keep a place apart,
Within your heart,
For little dreams to go!
~Louise Driscoll (1875-1957)
"How countlessly they congregate
O'er our tumultuous snow,
Which flows in shapes as tall as trees
When wintry winds do blow!
As if with keeness for our fate,
Our faltering few steps on
To white rest, and a place of rest
Invisible at dawn,
And yet with neither love nor hate,
Those starts like some snow
Minerva's snow-white marble eyes
Without the gift of sight."
~Robert Frost
"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach,
when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's most quiet need, by sun
and candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise."
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
"How lovely it is to wake up to the touch of the sun rays!
Watching the soft glow of the morning sunrise from where I lay,
And let my eyes savour its golden light
Makes me feel like climbing the stair-less sky;
And claim my sparkling crown and sit on that lofty height!"
~Leah C. Dancel
"How much of words shall be compared to thee
How much of beauty thou must have possessed
For mouths had blundered when words rushed to flee
Brightened eyes by thy fairness were caressed"
~Samar Saleh
"I am a Bear.
In my solitude I resemble the wind.
I blow the clouds together
So they form images of my friends."
~Nancy Wood
"I am not pretty.
I am not beautiful.
I am as radiant as the sun."
~Suzanne Collins
"I am odd, I am new
I wonder if you are too
I hear voices in the air
I see you don’t, and that’s not fair
I want to not feel blue
I am odd, I am new
I pretend that you are too
I feel like a boy in outerspace
I touch the stars and feel out of place
I worry what others might think
I cry when people laugh, it makes me shrink
I am odd, I am new
I understand now that so are you
I say I, “feel like a castaway”
I dream of a day that that’s okay
I try to fit in
I hope that someday I do
I am odd, I am new."
~Benjamin Giroux,
(About the Author): A 10-year-old kid from Plattsburgh, New York, has Asperger’s disorder – a type of chemical imbalance. He wrote a poem for homework titled “I Am", and his teacher was at a loss for words.)
"I am roguish-
I am flighty- inbred and lowly
I’m a nightmare gone wild
I am gallant and exalted- stately and noble
I’m awesome-
I am grand
I am The Horse."
~Wylie and the Wild West
"I am the daughter of Earth and Water,
And the nursling of the Sky;
I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores;
I change, but I cannot die."
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
"I am the Unknown Soldier
And I did not die in vain,
If I were alive and my Country called,
I'd do it all over again."
~Anon
"I didn't ask for it to be over.
But then again I didn't ask for it to begin.
For that's the way it is with life,
as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance.
But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunset"
~Javan
"I do not ask for any crown
But that which all may win;
Nor try to conquer any world
Except the one within."
~Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)
"I find letters from God dropt in the street
and every one is signed by God's name,
And I leave them where they are,
for I know that whereso'ere I go,
Others will punctually come for ever and ever."
~Walt Whitman
"I give thanks for arriving
Safely in a new dawn,
For the gift of eyes
To see the world,
The gift of mind
To feel at home
In my life,
The waves of possibility
Breaking on the shore of dawn,
The harvest of the past
That awaits my hunger,
And all the furtherings
This new day will bring."
~John O'Donohue
"I give thanks for my life.
I give thanks for all that is good
and beautiful within it.
I know that it is my choice
to see and notice the good,
the beautiful, the wondrous.
I know that I can choose to be happy,
to be peaceful, to be full of joy.
I know this and I choose this,
hour by hour, all day.
I am deeply grateful for my life.
I am deeply connected to all that is. I am."
~Carrie Hart
"I have a special place,
it's where I go to just Be.
Where I feel one with all there is.
I can go there anytime
as it dwells within my heart.
A special little Island within
where there is peace,
and love and me.
Where I can rest safely,
Dreaming of the Sea"
~Jen McIntosh
"I have come to a still, but not a deep center,
A point outside the glittering current;
My eyes stare at the bottom of a river,
At the irregular stones, iridescent sandgrains,
My mind moves in more than one place,
In a country half-land, half-water.
I am renewed by death, thought of my death,
The dry scent of a dying garden in September,
The wind fanning the ash of a low fire.
What I love is near at hand,
Always, in earth and air."
~Theodore Roethke, The Far Field
I have to find a place to hide
An island in the sea
Surrounded by a racing tide
Where I can live with me."
~Laurie Matthew
"I’ve traveled all around this country
I guess I’ve been most everywhere
I’ve been from coast to coast and way down south
I know the tang of frosty air
I like the feel of saddle leather
I love the way a pony sways
As I ride along I’ll sing this song
And be happy the rest of my days"
~Bob Nolan, "Let's saddle up and ride"
"I held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere"
-Warsan Shire
"I light a candle every night
Sending wishes to my angels above
Keep him safe this man I love
Watch over him and show your light
Let him know as I close my eyes to sleep
I am in his arms as I dream.
~Sandra Gibbs
"I like the days in winter
when paths are packed with snow
and feet make creaky footsteps
wherever footsteps go,
and I like days in winter
when snow lies soft
and deep and footsteps go
so quietly you'd think
they were asleep."
~Aileen Fisher
"I long to hold your hand and feel the warmth of thee.
I long to hear your voice as it fades in the air,
I long to watch the moonlight with you next to me,
I long to walk on the clouds with you beside me,
I long to count the stars, find our own galaxy.
I long to fall for you on a warm summer day,
I long to stop longing and wish you'll find me then...."
~Maricel Ogaya Macadat, 5 May 2016
"I love the silent hour of night,
For blissful dreams may then arise,
Revealing to my charmed sight
What may not bless my waking eyes."
An island in the sea
Surrounded by a racing tide
Where I can live with me."
~Laurie Matthew
"I’ve traveled all around this country
I guess I’ve been most everywhere
I’ve been from coast to coast and way down south
I know the tang of frosty air
I like the feel of saddle leather
I love the way a pony sways
As I ride along I’ll sing this song
And be happy the rest of my days"
~Bob Nolan, "Let's saddle up and ride"
"I held an atlas in my lap
ran my fingers across the whole world
and whispered
where does it hurt?
it answered
everywhere
everywhere"
-Warsan Shire
"I light a candle every night
Sending wishes to my angels above
Keep him safe this man I love
Watch over him and show your light
Let him know as I close my eyes to sleep
I am in his arms as I dream.
~Sandra Gibbs
"I like the days in winter
when paths are packed with snow
and feet make creaky footsteps
wherever footsteps go,
and I like days in winter
when snow lies soft
and deep and footsteps go
so quietly you'd think
they were asleep."
~Aileen Fisher
"I long to hold your hand and feel the warmth of thee.
I long to hear your voice as it fades in the air,
I long to watch the moonlight with you next to me,
I long to walk on the clouds with you beside me,
I long to count the stars, find our own galaxy.
I long to fall for you on a warm summer day,
I long to stop longing and wish you'll find me then...."
~Maricel Ogaya Macadat, 5 May 2016
"I love the silent hour of night,
For blissful dreams may then arise,
Revealing to my charmed sight
What may not bless my waking eyes."
~Anne Bronte
"I said: what about my eyes ?
He said: Keep them on the road.
I said: What about my passion ?
He said: Keep it burning.
I said: What about my heart ?
He said: Tell me what you hold inside it ?
I said: Pain and sorrow.
He said: Stay with it.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
~Rumi
"I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see.
I sought my God, but my God eluded me.
I sought my brother and I found all three."
~William Blake
"I want a warm and faithful friend,
To cheer the adverse hour;
Who ne'er to flatter will descend,
Not bend the knee to power.
A friend to chide me when I'm wrong,
My inmost soul to see;
And that my friendship prove as strong
To him as his to me."
~John Quincy Adams
"I will have poetry in my life.
And adventure. And love.
Love above all..
Not the artful postures of love,
but love that over-throws life.
Unbiddable, ungovernable - like a riot in the heart,
and nothing to be done, come ruin or rapture.
Love - like there has never been in a play."
"I said: what about my eyes ?
He said: Keep them on the road.
I said: What about my passion ?
He said: Keep it burning.
I said: What about my heart ?
He said: Tell me what you hold inside it ?
I said: Pain and sorrow.
He said: Stay with it.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
~Rumi
"I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see.
I sought my God, but my God eluded me.
I sought my brother and I found all three."
~William Blake
"I want a warm and faithful friend,
To cheer the adverse hour;
Who ne'er to flatter will descend,
Not bend the knee to power.
A friend to chide me when I'm wrong,
My inmost soul to see;
And that my friendship prove as strong
To him as his to me."
~John Quincy Adams
"I will have poetry in my life.
And adventure. And love.
Love above all..
Not the artful postures of love,
but love that over-throws life.
Unbiddable, ungovernable - like a riot in the heart,
and nothing to be done, come ruin or rapture.
Love - like there has never been in a play."
~From the movie, Shakespeare in Love
"I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being.”
~Hafiz
"I worked for a menial hire,
only to learn dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of life,
Life would have willingly paid."
~Robert Burns
"I'll walk with gentle pace,
And choose the smoothest place,
And careful dip the oar,
And shun the winding shore,
And gently steer my boat
Where water-lilies float,
And cardinal flowers
Stand in their sylvan bowers."
~Henry David Thoreau
"If all the world and love were young,
and truth in every shepherd's tongue,
these pretty pleasures might me move
to live with thee and be thy love."
~Sir Walter Raleigh (1522-1618)
"If all were rain and never sun,
No bow could span the hill;
If all were sun and never rain,
There'd be no rainbow still."
~Christina Rossetti
"I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being.”
~Hafiz
"I worked for a menial hire,
only to learn dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of life,
Life would have willingly paid."
~Robert Burns
"I'll walk with gentle pace,
And choose the smoothest place,
And careful dip the oar,
And shun the winding shore,
And gently steer my boat
Where water-lilies float,
And cardinal flowers
Stand in their sylvan bowers."
~Henry David Thoreau
"If all the world and love were young,
and truth in every shepherd's tongue,
these pretty pleasures might me move
to live with thee and be thy love."
~Sir Walter Raleigh (1522-1618)
"If all were rain and never sun,
No bow could span the hill;
If all were sun and never rain,
There'd be no rainbow still."
~Christina Rossetti
"If I can help some wounded heart,
If I can by my love impart,
Some blessing that will help more now-
Lord just show me how."
~Brandt
"If I could have you in my dreams
I would never wake
If I could touch your skin
I would never let go
If I could kiss your lips
I would never talk
If I could hold your in my arms
You would never leave."
~Shadowlands~ (Joe)
If I can by my love impart,
Some blessing that will help more now-
Lord just show me how."
~Brandt
"If I could have you in my dreams
I would never wake
If I could touch your skin
I would never let go
If I could kiss your lips
I would never talk
If I could hold your in my arms
You would never leave."
~Shadowlands~ (Joe)
“If I could relieve
The rim of tears
Unshed in your eyes
I would undo the pain
Layer by layer
Scar by scar
Until your heart
Beats for beauty
Once more.
~Collette O’Mahoney
"If it be your will,
if there is a choice,
let the rivers fill,
let the hills rejoice.
Let your mercy spill
on all these burning hearts in hell
if it be your will
to make us well."
~Leonard Cohen, Poems and Songs
"If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you
Little by little
If suddenly you forget me
Do not look for me
For I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad
the wind of banners
that passes through my life
And you decide to leave me
at the shore of the heart
where I have roots
Remember
That on that day, at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
And my roots will set off
to seek another land."
~Paul Neruda
"If we don't change, we don't grow.
If we don't grow, we are not really living.
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security."
~Gail Sheehy
"If you want the bloom of youth
and fruit of later years,
If you want what enchants,
fulfills, and nourishes,
If you want heaven and earth
contained in one name,
I say Shakuntala and all is spoken."
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If it be your will,
if there is a choice,
let the rivers fill,
let the hills rejoice.
Let your mercy spill
on all these burning hearts in hell
if it be your will
to make us well."
~Leonard Cohen, Poems and Songs
"If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you
Little by little
If suddenly you forget me
Do not look for me
For I shall already have forgotten you.
If you think it long and mad
the wind of banners
that passes through my life
And you decide to leave me
at the shore of the heart
where I have roots
Remember
That on that day, at that hour,
I shall lift my arms
And my roots will set off
to seek another land."
~Paul Neruda
"If we don't change, we don't grow.
If we don't grow, we are not really living.
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security."
~Gail Sheehy
"If you want the bloom of youth
and fruit of later years,
If you want what enchants,
fulfills, and nourishes,
If you want heaven and earth
contained in one name,
I say Shakuntala and all is spoken."
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If you want the moon …
Do not hide at night.
If you want a rose…
Do not run from the thorns.
If you want love…
Do not hide from yourself.
~Rumi
Do not hide at night.
If you want a rose…
Do not run from the thorns.
If you want love…
Do not hide from yourself.
~Rumi
"In and out.
Up and down.
Over and over.
She wove her strands of her life together.
Patching hole after hole.
Eventually she saw it was much more
than the threads that gave her strength,
it was in the very act of weaving itself,
that she became strong."
~Terri St. Cloud
"In autumn when the trees are brown
The little leaves come tumbling down
They do not make the slightest sound
But lie so quietly on the ground
Until the wind comes puffing by
And blows them off towards the sky."
~John Muir
"In the beauty of her soul
In the beauty of her heart
In the beauty of her mind
In the beauty of her friendship
Trusting, knowing, loving, understanding
Lives the fullness of her whole being."
~Leah C. Dancel
December 17, 2017 on Irene Mocalłay
“In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan;
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak-mid-winter
Long ago.
~Christina Rossetti 1872
"In the depth of my soul there is
A wordless song – a song that lives
In the seed of my heart.
It refuses to melt with ink on
Parchment; it engulfs my affection
In a transparent cloak and flows,
But not upon my lips."
~Khalil Gibran
"In the flush of love's light
we dare be brave
And suddenly we see
that love costs all
we are and will ever be.
Yet, it is only love
which sets us free."
~Maya Angelou
"In the middle of the sea it feels like it's sailing
The life of man. Why is it like that?
There's a lot of turbulent trees
Can reach Typhoon strong
In human life there are many obstacles
With this duo disaster and disease
From waking up to nap
It may come to me
The storm is so annoying when we meet
Wherever you are, you popped
I pray that you will (not) recover
You can get up in the port there.
~Emilio Laxamana Aguinaldo
"In the silence of our hearts,
God walks with us;
In our garden of thoughts,
He touches our hearts.
In the wings of our words,
He bestows meaningful ideas;
And in the core of our dreams,
He provide hope and meanings of Life."
~Anon
"In the window full of sunlight
Concentrates her golden shadow
Fold on fold, until it glows as
Mellow as the glory roses."
~D.H. Lawrence
"In your heart I am kept warm.
In your arms I feel safe
In your eyes I see belonging
In your touch I feel alive
In your love, I am assured
In your life, I find my home."
❤ Leah C. Dancel ❤
God walks with us;
In our garden of thoughts,
He touches our hearts.
In the wings of our words,
He bestows meaningful ideas;
And in the core of our dreams,
He provide hope and meanings of Life."
~Anon
"In the window full of sunlight
Concentrates her golden shadow
Fold on fold, until it glows as
Mellow as the glory roses."
~D.H. Lawrence
"In your heart I am kept warm.
In your arms I feel safe
In your eyes I see belonging
In your touch I feel alive
In your love, I am assured
In your life, I find my home."
❤ Leah C. Dancel ❤
"Intoxicated by the Wine of Love.
From each a mystic silence Love demands.
What do all seek so earnestly? 'Tis Love.
What do they whisper to each other? Love.
Love is the subject of their inmost thoughts.
In Love no longer 'thou' and 'I' exist,
For Self has passed away in the Beloved.
Now will I draw aside the veil from Love,
And in the temple of mine inmost soul,
Behold the Friend; Incomparable Love.
He who would know the secret of both worlds,
Will find the secret of them both, is Love."
~Farid ud Din Attar
"Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness?
Watching the sun arise
Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters?
Into the strangers eyes."
~Alan Parsons, Ammonia Avenue
"It's by love that we serve.
It's by patience that we understand.
It's by trials that we gain wisdom.
It's by sharing that we become a blessing."
-Anon
"It is difficult to know
at what moment love begins;
it is less difficult to know
that it has begun."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"It's good to leave each day behind,
like flowing water, free of sadness.
Yesterday is gone and its tale told.
Today new seeds are growing."
~Rumi
"It's in between the push and the pull,
the high and the low.
It is the ebb and the flow.
Life.
Breathe it in,
breathe it out,
float on it,
dance with it,
sing to it,
swim in it,
sway to it,
create in it,
feel it.
Flow with it."
~Mystic Mermaid
"It is never too late to begin again,
To forgive someone, to have a dream,
To meet someone or to love yourself...
It is never too late."
~Senni Young
"It is so small thing
To have enjoyed the sun,
To have lived in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought,
to have done?"
~Matthew Arnold
"It is written in your blood, that you will fly.
So let your heart bleed when it is struck by
the tendernesses of life or the whirling thunderstorms -
and let it burst open when it is drunk on too much pain.
Everything unresolved, let it come.
Do not hide.
Do not bandage your heart half in shame.
Let the tears rain from your eyes when all is stirred.
Let the messy goddess emerge with dead grass still in her hair.
The sky calls your wings.
Let your blood respond.
Soaring will come naturally, I promise.
But for some reason we must fall before we can fly.
We must hear again the song of our blood.
It is blood we all share and
the soil knows it as much as the sky.
They wrote it all together."
~SC Lourie
"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul."
~William Henley
From each a mystic silence Love demands.
What do all seek so earnestly? 'Tis Love.
What do they whisper to each other? Love.
Love is the subject of their inmost thoughts.
In Love no longer 'thou' and 'I' exist,
For Self has passed away in the Beloved.
Now will I draw aside the veil from Love,
And in the temple of mine inmost soul,
Behold the Friend; Incomparable Love.
He who would know the secret of both worlds,
Will find the secret of them both, is Love."
~Farid ud Din Attar
"Is there no sign of light as we stand in the darkness?
Watching the sun arise
Is there no sign of life as we gaze at the waters?
Into the strangers eyes."
~Alan Parsons, Ammonia Avenue
"It's by love that we serve.
It's by patience that we understand.
It's by trials that we gain wisdom.
It's by sharing that we become a blessing."
-Anon
"It is difficult to know
at what moment love begins;
it is less difficult to know
that it has begun."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"It's good to leave each day behind,
like flowing water, free of sadness.
Yesterday is gone and its tale told.
Today new seeds are growing."
~Rumi
"It's in between the push and the pull,
the high and the low.
It is the ebb and the flow.
Life.
Breathe it in,
breathe it out,
float on it,
dance with it,
sing to it,
swim in it,
sway to it,
create in it,
feel it.
Flow with it."
~Mystic Mermaid
"It is never too late to begin again,
To forgive someone, to have a dream,
To meet someone or to love yourself...
It is never too late."
~Senni Young
"It is so small thing
To have enjoyed the sun,
To have lived in the spring,
To have loved, to have thought,
to have done?"
~Matthew Arnold
"It is written in your blood, that you will fly.
So let your heart bleed when it is struck by
the tendernesses of life or the whirling thunderstorms -
and let it burst open when it is drunk on too much pain.
Everything unresolved, let it come.
Do not hide.
Do not bandage your heart half in shame.
Let the tears rain from your eyes when all is stirred.
Let the messy goddess emerge with dead grass still in her hair.
The sky calls your wings.
Let your blood respond.
Soaring will come naturally, I promise.
But for some reason we must fall before we can fly.
We must hear again the song of our blood.
It is blood we all share and
the soil knows it as much as the sky.
They wrote it all together."
~SC Lourie
"It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul."
~William Henley
"It was only a kindly word,
And a word that is lightly spoken,
Yet not in vain, for it stilled the pain
Of a heart that was nearly broken.
~Anon
"Just say the word
Please do not ignore:
Do you still want me to stay,
Or would you just let me walk away?"
~Jem Dayto Casis
"Keep knocking, and the joy inside
Will eventually open a window
And look out to see who’s there." ~Rumi
"Keep thou thy dreams -
the tissue of all wings
Is woven first of them
from dreams are made
The precious and
imperishable things,
Whose loveliness lives on,
and does not fade."
~Virna Sheard
"Kisses and roses
Are made to give
Both make the heart
Rejoice and live."
~Anon
"Let me flow into the ocean
Let me get back to the sea
Let me stormy and let me be calm
Let the tide in,
I want it to rush over me...
~Pete Townsend
"Let us make the flowers our bed,
and the sky our blanket,
and rest our heads together
upon pillows of soft hay."
~Kahlil Gibran
"Let your dreams be bigger
than your fears,
your actions louder
than your words,
and your faith
stronger than your feelings."
~Anon
"Let Zephyr only breathe
And with her tresses play.
~William Drummond
“Life is for the living.
Death is for the dead.
Let life be like music.
And death a note unsaid.”
~Langston Hughes, The Collected Poems
"Life is like walking a tightrope:
A balance between turning inward
Often enough to find your happy core
And focusing outward
Often enough to care a little more.
Leaning too much inward
May make you aloof and narcissistic
Leaning too much outward
May make you bitter and pessimistic.
Keeping balance fuels life with hope."
~Joan Marques
"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own."
~Adam Lindsay Gordon
"Like ramparts round the valley's edge
The tinted cliffs are standing.
With many a broken wall and ledge,
And many a rocky landing."
~Henry Lawson
"Listen to my heart,
can you hear it sing;
Come back to me
and forgive everything."
~Moulin Rouge (the movie)
"Live your life at it fullest
Laugh at all the things that don’t matter
Love with all that you have and more."
~Anon
"Live your truth.
Express your love.
Share your enthusiasm.
Take action towards your dreams.
Walk your talk.
Dance and sing to your music.
Embrace your blessings.
Make today worth remembering."
~Anon
"Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sand of time."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Long, long ago I learned to love those rolling hills and open plains.
To me it’s heaven.
There, if the sun is shinin’ down or if the dark clouds send the rain,
It’s still like heaven.
To me it's heaven.
Here comes the prairie sun.
It’s morning!
I wake and give the world this warnin’,
I’m mighty glad that I was born in
A land that’s close to heaven.
All through the day the plains I’m roamin’.
My heart has nowhere to be homin’.
I make my camp at twilight’s gloamin’
And there I’m close to heaven."
~Bob Nolan
"Look at you, you madman,
Screaming you are thirsty
And are dying in a desert
When all around you there
is nothing but water!"
~Kabir
"Lord of my heart's elation,
Spirit of things unseen,
Be thou my aspiration
Consuming and serene!"
~Bliss Carman
"Love feels no burden,
thinks nothing of trouble,
attempts what is above its strength,
pleads no excuse of impossibility...
It is therefore able to undertake all things,
and it completes many things,
and warrants them to take effect,
where he who does not love would faint and lie down.
Love is watchful and sleeping, slumbereth not.
Though weary, it is not tired;
though pressed, it is not straitened;
though alarmed, it is not confounded."
~Thomas A. Kempis ~
"Love, free as air
at sight of human ties,
spreads his light wings,
and in a moment flies."
~Alexander Pope
"Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love."
~Kahlil Gibran
"Love has a hem to her garment
That reaches the very dust.
It sweeps the stains
From the streets and lanes
And because it can, it must."
~Mother Teresa
"Love has no other desire
but to fulfill itself.
To melt and be like a running brook
that sings its melody to the night.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving.
~Kahlil Gibran ~
"Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes.
Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears.
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet."
~William Shakespeare
"Love's eternity
Who shines so bright
In all the songs of Love's unending spells.
Holy lightning strikes all that's evil
Teaching us to love for goodness sake.
Hear the music of Love Eternal
Teaching us to reach for goodness sake."
~Jon Anderson
"Love is like a warm ray on a winter morning
like a bubble bath of happiness
like a kind word to a hated soul
like an enchanted spell." ~Lily Dancel,
Year 10 English schoolwork
"Love is strong yet delicate.
It can be broken.
To truly love is to understand this.
To be in love is to respect this."
~Stephen Packer ~
"Love is the emblem of eternity;
it confounds all notions of time;
effaces all memory of beginning,
all fear of an end."
~Anne Louise Germaine de Staal
"Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing."
~Dolly Parton
"Love knows not distance;
it hath no continent;
its eyes are for the stars."
~Gilbert Parker
"Love looks not with the eyes,
but with the mind;
and therefore is winged
Cupid painted blind."
~William Shakespeare
"Love many things, for therein lies
the true strength, and whosoever
loves much performs much,
and can accomplish much,
and what is done in love is done well."
~Vincent van Gogh
"Love means the warmth of the sun,
the aroma of a rose,
the breeze of the sea,
but as you can see
it never means the same for anyone.
Love acquires its true meaning
by experiencing it for the first time
because only then can you define it."
~Nestor Gallardo ~
"Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem."
~Walt Whitman, American Poet
"Love withers with predictability;
its very essence is surprise and amazement.
To make love a prisoner of the mundane
is to take its poison and lose it forever."
~Leo F. Buscaglia
"Love to his soul gave eyes;
he knew things are
not as they seem.
The dream is his real life;
the world around him
is the dream."
~Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
"LOVE ... to the depth and breadth and height
my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
for the Ends of Being and Ideal Grace."
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
"May God bless you
with bright stars in the sky
when the way seems dark;
with smiles to cheer you
when the road seems long;
with sunshine to warm you
when the world seems cold;
with love to greet you
when each day is done."
~Anon
"May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong."
~Chief Dan George
"Milky skies
Silent morning
Mellow music
Early breakfast:
Banana, toast and coffee
A simple life
Makes a happy day."
~Leah C. Dancel
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All rights reserved
Australia
22 January 2015
"My heart is burning with love
All can see this flame
My heart is pulsing with passion
like waves on an ocean
My friends have become strangers
and I’m surrounded by enemies
But I am free as the wind
no longer hurt by those who reproach me."
~Rumi
"My soul is restless in search of the beautiful;
As the breeze yearns for the scent of flowers.
Your beauty is like the sun drying up the dew;
Dawn breaks, and turns my tears to laughter.
My heart marvels at your sight.
Makes my soul sing like a bird.
Within this frail body my soul
Lies visible, like pure wine in the glass.
Once my search discovered your radiant beauty
My spirit moved — spinning day and night like the sun."
~Rahman Baba
"Mysterious love, uncertain treasure,
hast thou more of pain or pleasure?
Endless torments dwell above thee:
yet who would live, and live without thee?"
~Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
"Night draws near
Only the sounds of birds I hear
and the strange noises
beyond the shadows of the trees
standing without a care.
A cat purrs
but my words rush out unrelenting
And so I write the night away. -
at a borrowed 'writer's cottage'
in The Shore."
~Cris Abbu, 23 July 2012 (Whale Beach)
"No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope and fear;
But grateful take the good I find,
The best of now and here."
~John G. Whittier
Will eventually open a window
And look out to see who’s there." ~Rumi
"Keep thou thy dreams -
the tissue of all wings
Is woven first of them
from dreams are made
The precious and
imperishable things,
Whose loveliness lives on,
and does not fade."
~Virna Sheard
"Kisses and roses
Are made to give
Both make the heart
Rejoice and live."
~Anon
"Let me flow into the ocean
Let me get back to the sea
Let me stormy and let me be calm
Let the tide in,
I want it to rush over me...
~Pete Townsend
"Let us make the flowers our bed,
and the sky our blanket,
and rest our heads together
upon pillows of soft hay."
~Kahlil Gibran
"Let your dreams be bigger
than your fears,
your actions louder
than your words,
and your faith
stronger than your feelings."
~Anon
"Let Zephyr only breathe
And with her tresses play.
~William Drummond
“Life is for the living.
Death is for the dead.
Let life be like music.
And death a note unsaid.”
~Langston Hughes, The Collected Poems
"Life is like walking a tightrope:
A balance between turning inward
Often enough to find your happy core
And focusing outward
Often enough to care a little more.
Leaning too much inward
May make you aloof and narcissistic
Leaning too much outward
May make you bitter and pessimistic.
Keeping balance fuels life with hope."
~Joan Marques
"Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own."
~Adam Lindsay Gordon
"Like ramparts round the valley's edge
The tinted cliffs are standing.
With many a broken wall and ledge,
And many a rocky landing."
~Henry Lawson
"Listen to my heart,
can you hear it sing;
Come back to me
and forgive everything."
~Moulin Rouge (the movie)
"Live your life at it fullest
Laugh at all the things that don’t matter
Love with all that you have and more."
~Anon
"Live your truth.
Express your love.
Share your enthusiasm.
Take action towards your dreams.
Walk your talk.
Dance and sing to your music.
Embrace your blessings.
Make today worth remembering."
~Anon
"Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sand of time."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"Long, long ago I learned to love those rolling hills and open plains.
To me it’s heaven.
There, if the sun is shinin’ down or if the dark clouds send the rain,
It’s still like heaven.
To me it's heaven.
Here comes the prairie sun.
It’s morning!
I wake and give the world this warnin’,
I’m mighty glad that I was born in
A land that’s close to heaven.
All through the day the plains I’m roamin’.
My heart has nowhere to be homin’.
I make my camp at twilight’s gloamin’
And there I’m close to heaven."
~Bob Nolan
"Look at you, you madman,
Screaming you are thirsty
And are dying in a desert
When all around you there
is nothing but water!"
~Kabir
"Lord of my heart's elation,
Spirit of things unseen,
Be thou my aspiration
Consuming and serene!"
~Bliss Carman
"Love feels no burden,
thinks nothing of trouble,
attempts what is above its strength,
pleads no excuse of impossibility...
It is therefore able to undertake all things,
and it completes many things,
and warrants them to take effect,
where he who does not love would faint and lie down.
Love is watchful and sleeping, slumbereth not.
Though weary, it is not tired;
though pressed, it is not straitened;
though alarmed, it is not confounded."
~Thomas A. Kempis ~
"Love, free as air
at sight of human ties,
spreads his light wings,
and in a moment flies."
~Alexander Pope
"Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love."
~Kahlil Gibran
"Love has a hem to her garment
That reaches the very dust.
It sweeps the stains
From the streets and lanes
And because it can, it must."
~Mother Teresa
"Love has no other desire
but to fulfill itself.
To melt and be like a running brook
that sings its melody to the night.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving.
~Kahlil Gibran ~
"Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes.
Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears.
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet."
~William Shakespeare
"Love's eternity
Who shines so bright
In all the songs of Love's unending spells.
Holy lightning strikes all that's evil
Teaching us to love for goodness sake.
Hear the music of Love Eternal
Teaching us to reach for goodness sake."
~Jon Anderson
"Love is like a warm ray on a winter morning
like a bubble bath of happiness
like a kind word to a hated soul
like an enchanted spell." ~Lily Dancel,
Year 10 English schoolwork
"Love is strong yet delicate.
It can be broken.
To truly love is to understand this.
To be in love is to respect this."
~Stephen Packer ~
"Love is the emblem of eternity;
it confounds all notions of time;
effaces all memory of beginning,
all fear of an end."
~Anne Louise Germaine de Staal
"Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing."
~Dolly Parton
"Love knows not distance;
it hath no continent;
its eyes are for the stars."
~Gilbert Parker
"Love looks not with the eyes,
but with the mind;
and therefore is winged
Cupid painted blind."
~William Shakespeare
"Love many things, for therein lies
the true strength, and whosoever
loves much performs much,
and can accomplish much,
and what is done in love is done well."
~Vincent van Gogh
"Love means the warmth of the sun,
the aroma of a rose,
the breeze of the sea,
but as you can see
it never means the same for anyone.
Love acquires its true meaning
by experiencing it for the first time
because only then can you define it."
~Nestor Gallardo ~
"Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem."
~Walt Whitman, American Poet
"Love withers with predictability;
its very essence is surprise and amazement.
To make love a prisoner of the mundane
is to take its poison and lose it forever."
~Leo F. Buscaglia
"Love to his soul gave eyes;
he knew things are
not as they seem.
The dream is his real life;
the world around him
is the dream."
~Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592)
"LOVE ... to the depth and breadth and height
my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
for the Ends of Being and Ideal Grace."
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
"May God bless you
with bright stars in the sky
when the way seems dark;
with smiles to cheer you
when the road seems long;
with sunshine to warm you
when the world seems cold;
with love to greet you
when each day is done."
~Anon
"May the stars carry your sadness away,
May the flowers fill your heart with beauty,
May hope forever wipe away your tears,
And, above all, may silence make you strong."
~Chief Dan George
"Milky skies
Silent morning
Mellow music
Early breakfast:
Banana, toast and coffee
A simple life
Makes a happy day."
~Leah C. Dancel
Copyright @2015
All rights reserved
Australia
22 January 2015
"My heart is burning with love
All can see this flame
My heart is pulsing with passion
like waves on an ocean
My friends have become strangers
and I’m surrounded by enemies
But I am free as the wind
no longer hurt by those who reproach me."
~Rumi
"My soul is restless in search of the beautiful;
As the breeze yearns for the scent of flowers.
Your beauty is like the sun drying up the dew;
Dawn breaks, and turns my tears to laughter.
My heart marvels at your sight.
Makes my soul sing like a bird.
Within this frail body my soul
Lies visible, like pure wine in the glass.
Once my search discovered your radiant beauty
My spirit moved — spinning day and night like the sun."
~Rahman Baba
"Mysterious love, uncertain treasure,
hast thou more of pain or pleasure?
Endless torments dwell above thee:
yet who would live, and live without thee?"
~Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
"Night draws near
Only the sounds of birds I hear
and the strange noises
beyond the shadows of the trees
standing without a care.
A cat purrs
but my words rush out unrelenting
And so I write the night away. -
at a borrowed 'writer's cottage'
in The Shore."
~Cris Abbu, 23 July 2012 (Whale Beach)
"No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope and fear;
But grateful take the good I find,
The best of now and here."
~John G. Whittier
"No man e'er found a happy life by chance,
Or yawned it into being with a wish.
An art it is, and must be learnt; and learnt
With unremitting effort, or be lost."
~Edward Young (1683-1765)
“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you.
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
O grant me, Heaven, a middle state,
Neither too humble nor too great;
More than enough, for nature's ends,
With something left to treat my friends."
"Ohh how grateful am I
To see the rise of the sun
Each morn in my blue sky."
~Shadowlands, Morning Glory
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds-and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence.
Hov'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
Where never the lark, nor even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God."
~John Gillespie Magee (1922-1941)
"O, it is pleasant, with a heart at ease,
Just after sunset, or by moonlight skies,
To make the shifting clouds be what you please,
Or let the easily persuaded eyes
Own each quaint likeness issuing
from the mould Of a friend’s fancy."
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Of winter's lifeless world each tree
Now seems a perfect part
Yet each one holds summer's secret
Deep down within its heart."
~Charles G. Stater
"Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee:
Love, and do what thou wilt:
whether thou hold thy peace, through love hold thy peace;
whether thou cry out, through love cry out;
whether thou correct, through love correct;
whether thou spare, through love do thou spare:
let the root of love be within,
of this root can nothing spring but what is good."
~Augustine of Hippo ~
"One form transitions into another ...
The roundness of the earth becomes a horizon,
holding the sun in anticipation of day ...
We are ever connected to change…"
~Greer Taylor
"Once in Persia reigned a King
Who upon his signet ring
Graved a maxim true and wise
Which when held before his eyes
Gave him counsel at a glance
Fit for any change or chance
Solemn words and these were they
Even this shall pass away.. "
-Theodore Tilton
"Our dreams are luminous,
a cast fire upon the world.
Morning arrives and that's it.
Sunlight darkens the earth."
~Charles Wright
"Others might wonder why
They didn't hear my voice in the light
But only you
Have heard me sighing by your side
They need not prowl
Where my shadow moves
For I move within you,
In a silent dance
Only your spirit knew
You feel me right in your heart
The heartthrob of your desire."
Leah C. Dancel
Copyright @2019
All rights reserved
Australia
17 September 2019
"Paint Your own world in your colors.
Sing Your own song in the key-of-you.
Write upon the ages
The Beauty of your Heart.
Let the Light of your Soul
Create your Own Life."
~Dulce Caramia
You must travel it by yourself.
It is not far. It is within reach.
Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.
Perhaps it is everywhere - on water and land.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
O grant me, Heaven, a middle state,
Neither too humble nor too great;
More than enough, for nature's ends,
With something left to treat my friends."
"Ohh how grateful am I
To see the rise of the sun
Each morn in my blue sky."
~Shadowlands, Morning Glory
"Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds-and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence.
Hov'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace,
Where never the lark, nor even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high, untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God."
~John Gillespie Magee (1922-1941)
"O, it is pleasant, with a heart at ease,
Just after sunset, or by moonlight skies,
To make the shifting clouds be what you please,
Or let the easily persuaded eyes
Own each quaint likeness issuing
from the mould Of a friend’s fancy."
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Of winter's lifeless world each tree
Now seems a perfect part
Yet each one holds summer's secret
Deep down within its heart."
~Charles G. Stater
"Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee:
Love, and do what thou wilt:
whether thou hold thy peace, through love hold thy peace;
whether thou cry out, through love cry out;
whether thou correct, through love correct;
whether thou spare, through love do thou spare:
let the root of love be within,
of this root can nothing spring but what is good."
~Augustine of Hippo ~
"One form transitions into another ...
The roundness of the earth becomes a horizon,
holding the sun in anticipation of day ...
We are ever connected to change…"
~Greer Taylor
"Once in Persia reigned a King
Who upon his signet ring
Graved a maxim true and wise
Which when held before his eyes
Gave him counsel at a glance
Fit for any change or chance
Solemn words and these were they
Even this shall pass away.. "
-Theodore Tilton
"Our dreams are luminous,
a cast fire upon the world.
Morning arrives and that's it.
Sunlight darkens the earth."
~Charles Wright
"Others might wonder why
They didn't hear my voice in the light
But only you
Have heard me sighing by your side
They need not prowl
Where my shadow moves
For I move within you,
In a silent dance
Only your spirit knew
You feel me right in your heart
The heartthrob of your desire."
Leah C. Dancel
Copyright @2019
All rights reserved
Australia
17 September 2019
"Paint Your own world in your colors.
Sing Your own song in the key-of-you.
Write upon the ages
The Beauty of your Heart.
Let the Light of your Soul
Create your Own Life."
~Dulce Caramia
"Relate not the tales
of wealth and greatness,
for my soul is rich with bounty
and great with Gods Glory.
Speak not of peoples
and laws and Kingdoms,
for the whole earth is My birthplace
and all humans are my brothers."
~Khalil Gibran
"Rip, rip wood chip turn it into firewood
Throw it in the fire in a year or two.
Night time dreaming, can't you hear the screaming?
Me and girl warm as it blazes away.
~Russell Waldron
"Say not, "I have found the truth"
but rather, "I have found a truth."
Say not, "I have found
the path of the soul."
Say rather, "I have met
the soul walking upon my path."
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line,
neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself,
like a lotus of countless petals."
~Khalil Gibran
"Seek a true friend,
For a friend seeks the benefit of a friend.
Do good to the people for the sake of God
Or for the peace of your own soul
That you may always see what is pure
And save your HEART from the darkness of HATE."
~Rumi
"She is not fair to outward view
As many maidens be;
Her loveliness I never knew
Until she smiled on me."
~Hartley Coleridge
"She is the blessed soul
For she is pure in heart
And feels the heaven on earth."
~Jyoti Patel
"She stood upon the shoreline and looked up at the sky.
Pondering the day, wondering the why.
Lilac anemones danced upon her dress.
Certain and solid she stood beautifully in her truth.
For the Ocean can be rough and waves they can crash.
Days can be brutal and lies can be told.
But an open heart and pure Spirit will always show the way.
And the Sunset in its glory will erase all the hurt from the day."
~Jen McIntosh
She walks in beauty, like the night
of cloudless climes and starry skies;
and all that's best of dark and bright
meet in her aspect and her eyes:
thus mellowed to that tender light
which heaven to gaudy day denies.
And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
so soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
the smiles that win, the tints that glow,
but tell of days in goodness spent,
a mind at peace with all below,
a heart whose love is innocent!
~Lord Byron
"She'd not for her the bitter tear
Nor give the heart to vain regret.
'Tis but the casket that lies here,
The gem that fills it sparkles yet."
~Belle Starr
(The Bandit Queen of the Old West)
“She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes :
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent.”
~Lord Byron
"She wasn't bitter.
She was sad, though.
Bit it was a hopeful kind of sad.
The kind of sad that just takes time."
~Stephen Chbosky
"Silence on a hill
where the path ended
and then the forest below
moving in one long whisper
as evening touched the leaves."
~William Stafford
"Sit tall in the saddle and hold your head up high.
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky,
and live like you ain't afraid to die.
Don't be scared...just enjoy the ride."
~Chris LeDoux
"Some lips we longed to hear from
Our names uttered with love
But t'was the kind we believed that
We just might never have
So we learned to hide that longing
Beneath the false bright smile
But underneath the falsehood
We're hurting all the while
For we just hid and held back
And never once did dare
Till one day their lives turned out
Someone's already there
~George Daniel Anos"
"Somebody has to go polish the stars,
They're looking a little bit dull.
Somebody has to go polish the stars,
For the eagles and starlings and gulls
Have all been complaining they're tarnished and worn,
They say they want new ones we cannot afford.
So please get your rags
And your polishing jars,
Somebody has to go polish the stars."
~Shel Silverstein
"Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Can't help but wonder what's happening to my companions
Are they lost or are they found,
have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down
All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon ?
There's slow, slow train coming up around the bend."
~Bob Dylan, "Slow Train Coming"
"Sometimes you need only the first shyness
that comes from being shown things
Far beyond your understanding,
so that you can fly and become free
By being still and by being still here."
~David Whyte (Second Sight - from the Pilgrim)
"Soon the light of the skies
Will be gone from my eyes.
Soon the black night will creep,
Bringing smooth dreamless sleep.
Gone - the struggle and strife
Of the sad dream of life."
~Mlle. Louise Serment
"Sounds of peace and caring and
a melodic beauty crisscrossed the lake.
And they were absorbed into a little boy's heart.
His own song was one of love for his family.
Like the loons,
he would bring back a message
of a family working together.
He put his arm around his grandfather's shoulder.
Colin squeezed really hard."
~Richard L Provencher (Calling of the Loons 1994)
"Still fares he forth from dawn-lit paths dew-pearled,
A singing pilgrim through a sighing world."
~James B. Kenyon (The Friendship Book 2014)
"Strange how the heart will leap
To see one face at the door;
To hear one voice ring floating out,
One step upon the floor!"
~Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) Australian Poet
"Some lips we longed to hear from
Our names uttered with love
But t'was the kind we believed that
We just might never have
So we learned to hide that longing
Beneath the false bright smile
But underneath the falsehood
We're hurting all the while
For we just hid and held back
And never once did dare
Till one day their lives turned out
Someone's already there
~George Daniel Anos"
"Somebody has to go polish the stars,
They're looking a little bit dull.
Somebody has to go polish the stars,
For the eagles and starlings and gulls
Have all been complaining they're tarnished and worn,
They say they want new ones we cannot afford.
So please get your rags
And your polishing jars,
Somebody has to go polish the stars."
~Shel Silverstein
"Sometimes I feel so low-down and disgusted
Can't help but wonder what's happening to my companions
Are they lost or are they found,
have they counted the cost it'll take to bring down
All their earthly principles they're gonna have to abandon ?
There's slow, slow train coming up around the bend."
~Bob Dylan, "Slow Train Coming"
"Sometimes you need only the first shyness
that comes from being shown things
Far beyond your understanding,
so that you can fly and become free
By being still and by being still here."
~David Whyte (Second Sight - from the Pilgrim)
"Soon the light of the skies
Will be gone from my eyes.
Soon the black night will creep,
Bringing smooth dreamless sleep.
Gone - the struggle and strife
Of the sad dream of life."
~Mlle. Louise Serment
"Sounds of peace and caring and
a melodic beauty crisscrossed the lake.
And they were absorbed into a little boy's heart.
His own song was one of love for his family.
Like the loons,
he would bring back a message
of a family working together.
He put his arm around his grandfather's shoulder.
Colin squeezed really hard."
~Richard L Provencher (Calling of the Loons 1994)
"Still fares he forth from dawn-lit paths dew-pearled,
A singing pilgrim through a sighing world."
~James B. Kenyon (The Friendship Book 2014)
"Strange how the heart will leap
To see one face at the door;
To hear one voice ring floating out,
One step upon the floor!"
~Mary Gilmore (1865-1962) Australian Poet
"Surround me with diamonds
Money or jewels
And I'll probably feel
That's a little bit cool
But drape me in horses
Surrounded by friends
And that's where you'll find
That my joy has no end."
~Guy McLean
"Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the fault I see;
That mercy I to others show,
That mercy show to me."
~Alexander Pope
"The Autumn mountains
Weave Autumn leaves
For offerings, so
Even I, living here,
Feel the urge to travel. "
~Ki no Tsurayuki
"The beams were gladly received
by the clouds. And darkness paved
way for the light to prevail.
Soft cool breeze
was next to loveliness
and kissed my grateful spirit;
its own expression of gratitude
that someone like me would rise up
to watch the sky from dawn to light."
~Leah C. Dancel,
Copyright@2009,
All rights reserved
Australia
Ode to The Bush
26 May 2009
"The best portion of a good man's life,
His little nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love."
~William Wordsworth
"The best things in life can never be kept;
They must be given away.
A Smile, a Kiss, and Love."
~Tony Farrar ~
"The bond of two peoples love cannot be broken,
Bend it, twist it, do what you will with it;
If it is true love then the sun will rise another day."
~Cody Heller
“The clog of all pleasure, the luggage of life,
Is the best can be said for a very good wife.”
-John Wilmot (2nd Earl of Rochester)
"The day is done, and the darkness,
falls from the wings of night,
as a feather is wafted downward,
from an eagle in his flight."
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"The earth greets me shrouded in mystery
All of her charms veiled to my sight.
Then slowly,tantalisingly
Swirling in seductive Salome dance
She offers herself glimpse by glimpse.
Until once again she stands before me
Fully revealed in all her breathtaking beauty."
~Sylvia Coulstock
"The flower offered of itself
And eloquently spoke
Of Gods
In languages of rainbows
Perfumes
And secret silence..."
~Phillip Pulfrey
"The hours I spend with you
I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden,
a dim twilight, and a fountain signing to it...
you and you alone make me feel that I am alive...
Other men, it is said, have seen angels,
but I have seen thee and thou art enough."
~George Moore ~
"The human heart has hidden treasure,
In secret kept, in silence sealed;
The thought, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasure,
Whose charms were broken if revealed."
~Charlotte Bronte
"The morning wind spreads its fresh smell.
We must get up to take that in,
that wind that lets us live.
Breathe, before it's gone."
~Rumi
"The mountains are capped with snow of white
The fires are lit, the cabins are bright
Two lovers sit, not alone tonight
Their hearts are warm on this cold winter night
Outside the snow falls to the ground
But no one will know, it won't make a sound."
~Cody Schroeder
"The rich, the proud and the high
Will queue at the Pearly Gate,
While the poor, the humble and the meek
Enter in state."
~Maurice Fleming (TFBFG1998)
"The sea, the sea is everything!
Its sovereign mass brings to me
atoms of a myriad faraway lands;
Its bright smile animates me
in the limpid mornings
And when at the end of day
my faith has failed me
My heart echoes the sound
of its sorrow in the sands."
~Dr. Jose Rizal
["Mi Retiro",-translated by Nick Joaquin.]
"The sky
Is a blue suspended ocean.
The stars are the fish
That swim.
The planets are the white whales
I sometimes hitch to ride on,
And the sun and all light
Have forever fused themselves
Into my heart and upon
My skin."
~Hafiz
"The stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly recognized
as your own."
~Mary Oliver
“The stone unhewn and cold
Becomes a living mould,
The more the marble wastes
The more the statue grows.”
~Michelangelo Buonarotti
"The stormy March has come at last,
With wind, and cloud, and changing skies;
I hear the rushing of the blast,
That through the snowy valley flies...
For thou, to northern lands again,
The glad and glorious sun dost bring,
And thou hast joined the gentle train
And wear'st the gentle name of Spring."
~William Cullen Bryant
"The Summer hath his joys,
And Winter his delights.
Though Love and all his pleasures
are but toys,
They shorten tedious nights."
~Thomas Campion
"The sweet, rustic smell of the rain,
Fills my nose, my head, and my brain.
The springtime showers soak my dress,
and toes tingle with a grassy caress.
The beauty of this day is lost to me,
As the deaf man hears not the melody.
For all Nature's wonders seem so dim,
When I am here, standing next to him.
~Valerie Dawn Keller
"The Track of the Sun
across the Sky
leaves its shining message,
Illuminating,
Strengthening,
Warming,
us who are here,
showing us we are not alone,
we are yet ALIVE!
And this fire
Our fire
Shall not die!"
~Atoni (Choctaw)
"The veil that clouds your eyes shall be lifted
by the hands that wove it,
And the clay that fills your ears shall be pierced
by those fingers that kneaded it.
And you shall see
And you shall hear."
~Kahlil Gibran
"The woods were made for the hunters of dreams,
The brooks for the fishers of song;
To the hunters who hunt for the gunless game
The streams and the woods belong."
~Sam Walter Foss
"The world is full of poetry
The air is living with its spirit;
and the waves dance to the music of its melodies,
and sparkle in its brightness.
~ James Gates Percivalq
"Their love as a dragonfly,
skimming over echo park,
stopping to visit the lotus.
Eating dreams and drinking blue sky."
~Janet Fitch
"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more."
~George Gordon, Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
"There is a sacredness in tears.
They are not a mark of weakness, but of power.
They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues.
They are the messengers of overwhelming grief,
of deep contrition and of unspeakable love."
~Washington Irving
"There is a Song inside you that no Music can define,
There is a Dance inside you that no steps can retrace,
There is a Poem inside you no poet can write,
There is a Light inside you that no darkness can extinguish."
~Bobby Ireland
"There is a spirit within us
That dances in the sun and sings to the wind
It hides at times, though always there
To remind the heart, that through despair
We find the light, to hold on tight
In this roller coaster, we call life."
~Hopes Gravity
"There is a voice inside of you
That whispers all day long,
"I feel this is right for me,
I know that this is wrong."
No teacher, preacher, parent, friend
Or wise man can decide
What's right for you--just listen to
The voice that speaks inside."
~Shel Silverstein, THE VOICE
"There is continual spring and harvest here,
For all the plants do scented blossoms bear;
Among the shady leaves, their sweet delight
Throw forth such dainty odours day and night."
~Anon
"There is freedom waiting for you,
on the breezes of the sky,
And you ask "What if I fall?"
Oh, but my darling,
What if you fly?"
~Erin Hanson
"Those we love don't go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed and very dear."
~Anon
"Though nothing can bring back
The splendour of the grass,
Of glory in the flower,
We will grieve not,
Rather find strength
In what remains behind."
~William Wordsworth
"Though taste, though genius bless
To some divine excess,
Faint's the cold work till thou inspire the whole;
What each, what all supply,
May court, may charm our eye,
Thou, only thou, canst raise the meeting soul!"
~William Collins
"Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone."
~Thomas Moore
"To see her is to love her;
and love but her forever;
for nature made her what she is,
and never made another!"
~Robert Burns
“Today I watched a wave roll in
It was quiet
It was gentle
It left its place boat-side
and rode until it met the riverbank
It reminds me of all I love
about leading a gentle, calm life
Time rolls by
I seek to follow it in peace
To roll with it.”
~WOMEN SHINING, FB
"Touch my heart and I'll touch yours with a gentle word or two,
For kindness bears the sweetest fruit that makes our dreams come true.
Touch my life with tenderness and fill my cup with love;
Share my dreams as I share yours beyond the stars above.
Take my hand as I grow old and lead me when I'm blind;
Show me that you really care … pure love is hard to find.
Touch my heart and I'll touch yours a little more each day;
Then we shall both find happiness somewhere along the way."
~Anon
"Under endless skies
That's where I belong
With miles and miles
Of room to roam"
~Wylie Gustafson
"Wanna slip away to the lake
feel the breeze wash over me
hear the birds up in the trees
drift away just you and me
on a sweet sweet dream."
~Michael Traveler, "Drift Away"
Postcards from the Past
"We could get lost in our dream world
and let all the world go by
as we would be dancing on the moon
and our hearts would be as one."
~from Maurice P. Ware
"We have common cause against the night...
Why love the woman who is your wife?
Her nose breathes the air of a world that I know;
therefore I love that nose.
Her ears hear the music I might sing half the night through;
therefore I love her ears.
Her eyes delight in seasons of the land;
and so I love those eyes.
Her tongue knows quince, peach, chokecherry, mint and lime;
I love to hear it speaking.
Because her flesh knows heat, cold, affliction;
I know fire, snow, and pain...
We love what we know, we love what we are.
Common cause, common cause, common cause of mouth, eye,
ear, tongue, hand, nose, flesh, heart, and soul."
~Ray Bradbury
"We've got this gift of love,
but love is like a precious plant.
You can't just accept it and
leave it in the cupboard or
Just think it's going to get on by itself.
You've got to keep watering it.
You've got to really look after it
And nurture it."
~John Lennon
"We need not grasp at tomorrow,
when life's sweetest delight comes,
from believing today all we know is true,
(but may not now see)
the daily gifts of life
held by eternal love"
~Anon
“We speak the good words,
But do not live them.
We perform the beautiful rituals,
But don’t embody them.
We praise our capacity for reason,
But are unreasonably intolerant
Of other people’s validity, and reasons.”
~Ben Okri, from ‘Mental Fight’
"We the mortals touch the metals,
the wind, the ocean shores, the stones,
knowing they will go on, inert or burning,
and I was discovering, naming all the these things:
it was my destiny to love and say goodbye."
~Pablo Neruda in Still Another Day
"What is death but a night's sleep?
For as through sleep all weariness and faintness pass away
and cease and the powers of the spirit come back again,
so that in the morning we arise fresh and strong and joyous;
so at the last day, we shall rise again ass if we had only slept a night
and shall be fresh and strong."
~Martin Luther (1483-1546)
"What's the earth
With all its art, verse, music, worth—
Compared with love,
found, gained, and kept?"
~Robert Browning
When I listen to love,
I am listening to my true nature.
When I express love,
I am expressing my true nature.
All of us love.
All of us do it more and more perfectly.
The past has brought us both ashes and diamonds.
In the present we find the flowers of what we've planted
And the seeds of what we are becoming.
Plant the seeds of love in my heart.
I plant the seeds of love in the hearts of others.
~Julia Cameron
"Where glory is found in commonplace
And calm rivers lay a carpet to rest
Knowing where peace hides away from cares
Here, there’s no trouble but silence bares."
~Leah C. Dancel,
Copyright @2009
All rights reserved
River of Silence
Australia
13 November 2009
"Where in this wide world
Can man find nobility without pride,
Friendship without envy,
Or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle
And strength by gentleness confined."
~Ronald Duncan
"Where true Love burns Desire is Love's pure flame;
It is the reflex of our earthly frame,
That takes its meaning from the nobler part,
And but translates the language of the heart."
~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eyes;
That's all we know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh."
~William Butler Yeats
"Write it on your heart
that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety.
Finish every day and be done with it.
You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in.
Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day;
begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit
to be cumbered with your old nonsense.
This new day is too dear,
with its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on the yesterdays."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson 'Collected Poems and Translations'
"Yet, O thou beautiful rose!
Queen rose so fair and sweet.
What were lover or crown to thee,
without the clay at thy feet?"
~Julia C R Dorr
"You're the wind to my wings,
The steps to my dances,
The voice to my songs."
~Amorita Maharaj
You can hear it
you listen
Softly rolling in
hovering like a baby's breath
just above your skin
You can hear it
your heart
like the flutter of an angel's wing
whispering to your soul
Somewhere
deep within
where your dreams still linger
where your heart still yearns
where your Soul still knows
And Hope is still alive
Listen very closely
And You will hear it too
Listen very closely
God whispering to Your Soul
~Traveler
"You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.
Your heart can be empty because you can't see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she'd want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on."
~David Harkins
"You have no idea how hard I've looked
for a gift to bring You.
Nothing seemed right.
What's the point of bringing gold to
the gold mine, or water to the ocean.
Everything I came up with was like
taking spices to the Orient.
It's no good giving my heart and my
soul because you already have these.
So I've brought you a mirror.
Look at yourself and remember me.
~Rumi
"You think that if you buck me off that I won't get back on
You could stomp me in the ground and I'll be gone
You think that this old man ain't tough like he once used to be
Try me one more time and you will see
There's a monster on your back son better start to understand
The cowboy that you're fightin' now was born to this here land
One day you'll earn your scars and all the fearlessness you lack
'Til then you're gonna have to trust in me"
~Brenn Hill
"You wander from room to room
Hunting for the diamond necklace
That is already around your neck!"
~Rumi
"Your arms were always open when I needed a hug.
Your heart understood when I needed a friend.
Your gentle eyes were stern when I needed a lesson.
Your strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly."
~Sarah Malin
"Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield,
upon which your reason and your judgment
wage war against your passion and your appetite.
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul,
that I might turn the discord and the rivalry
of your elements into oneness and melody.
But how shall I, unless you yourselves
be also the peacemakers, nay,
the lovers of all your elements?"
~Khalil Gibran
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