Become as you will be Forget all that was Standalone yet be not apart Give no offense yet be not defenceless Acquire no more than you need And you shall survive in plenty Till twice tomorrow you shall wait in silence. But deaf years of all those who turned away shall once more hear your…
To take a dream and to make it
To visualize Just what might be And then attempt To make it so; To take a dream and to make it For all to see Or let the probabilities Come for all to know Sam Hawkins [Link to the book]
A flower lifts its face to the sun
A flower lifts its face to the sun And opens up to warmth It drinks in the flow of the rain And grows as it stretches forth The flower never looks behind To the shadow it will cast So, we should always look ahead And not dwell in the time that past Becky Hemsley [Link…
We receive but what we give
Life is a mystery; everyone must stand alone I hear you call my name And it feels like home O Lady! We receive but what we give And in our life alone does nature live Samuel Taylor Coleridge [Link to the book]
Grow old with me
Grow old with me The best is yet to be The last of life for which the first was made Our times are in His hands Who saith “A whole I planned youth shows but half” Trust God: see all, nor be afraid Robert Browning [Link to the book]
Never mind what they say
Let’s get going Start the festivities Never mind what they say Drink wine With your loved ones Never mind what they say What do I care If people approve or disapprove God bless my friends And my loved ones Never mind what they say [Link to the book]
I hear leaves drinking rain
I hear leaves drinking rain I hear rich leaves on top Giving the poor beneath Drop after drop ‘t is a sweet noise to hear The green leaves drinking near And when the rain shall stop A wonderful light will fill Each mark, round drop I hope the sun shines bright It will be lovely…
The point of journey is not to arrive
The point of journey is not to arrive But to return home Laden with pollen you shall work up Into honey the mind feeds on R.S. Thomas [Link to the book]
When I am all alone
When I am all alone Then my thoughts flutter around me In glimmering host Some dressed in silver Some dressed in white Each like a taper blossoming light Most of them merry Some of them grave Each of them lithe As willows that wave Some bearing violets Some bearing bay One with a burning rose…
Loving life for its own sake
That I loved with all my strength To my soul’s full depth and length Careless if my heart may break That I sang as children sing Fitting tune to everything Loving life for its own sake Sara Teasdale [Link to the book]