John Greenleaf Whittier, Forgiveness
Forgiveness My heart was heavy, for its trust had been Abused, its kindness answered with foul wrong; So, turning gloomily from my fellow-men, One summer Sabbath day I strolled among … Continue reading
“Fly, I must, upward. Dive, I must, inward” Sri Chinmoy
If I cannot forgive myself For all the blunders That I have made Over the years, Then how can I proceed? How can I ever Dream perfection-dreams? Move, I must, … Continue reading
Sara Teasdale, Blue Squills
How many million Aprils came Before I ever knew How white a cherry bough could be, A bed of squills, how blue. And many a dancing April When life is … Continue reading
Robert Louis Stevenson, Flower God, God of the Spring
Flower god, god of the spring, beautiful, bountiful, Cold-dyed shield in the sky, lover of versicles, Here I wander in April Cold, grey-headed; and still to my Heart, Spring comes … Continue reading
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, The Holy Longing
Tell a wise person, or else keep silent, because the mass man will mock it right away. I praise what is truly alive, what longs to be burned to death. … Continue reading
Mutability, Percy Bysshe Shelley
We are as clouds that veil the midnight moon; How restlessly they speed, and gleam, and quiver, Streaking the darkness radiantly!–yet soon Night closes round, and they are lost forever: … Continue reading
And Still I Rise, Maya Angelou
And Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may tread me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. … Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We have made the transition from 2014 into 2015. I am amazed by how fast time is moving right now!! I hope you all celebrated the changing of the year in … Continue reading
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