On the green riverbankage late fiftiesI am beginningto remind myselfOf my great uncle Desirin the Virgin IslandsOn a Saint Thomas back beachhe lived when I last saw himin a small shackunder the palmsEighty years oldstraight as a Viking(where the Danes once landed)he stood looking outover the flat seablue eyes or greysalt upon his lashesWewere always [...]
The General Song Of Humanity
On the coast of Chile where Neruda livedit's well known thatseabirds often stealletters out of mailboxeswhich they would like to scanfor various reasonsShall I enumerate the reasons?they are quite clear even given the silence of birds on the subject(except when they speak of it among themselvesbetween cries)First of allthey steal the letters becausethey [...]
A Friend Like You
There's lots of thingsWith which I'm blessed,Tho' my life's been both Sunny and Blue,But of all my blessings,This one's the best:To have a friend like you.In times of troubleFriends will say, "Just ask... I'll help you through it."But you don't wait for me to ask,You just get up And you do it!And I can think Of nothing in life That I could more wisely [...]
I Taste a Liquor
I taste a liquor never brewedFrom Tankards scooped in Pearl.Not all the vats upon the RhineYield such an alcohol!Inebriate of air - am IAnd Debauchee of Dew.Reeling - thro endless summer daysFrom inns of molten blue.When "Landlords" turn the drunken beeOut of the foxglove's door -When butterflies - renounce their "drams"I shall but drink the more!Till [...]
To lose Thee
To lose thee, sweeter than to gainAll other hearts I knew.?Tis true the drought is destituteBut, then, I had the dew!The Caspian has its realms of sand,Its other realm of sea.Without this sterile perquisiteNo Caspian could be [...]
We Are Seven
A simple child...That lightly draws its breathAnd feels its life in every limb,What should it know of death?I met a little cottage girl-She was eight years old, she said;Her hair was thick with many a curl That clustered 'round her head.She had a rustic, woodland airAnd she was wildly clad;Her eyes were fair, and very fair; Her beauty made me glad."Sisters [...]
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Whose woods these are I think I know;His house is in the village, though.He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. [...]
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire,Some say in ice.From what I've tasted of desireI hold with those who favor fire.But if it had to perish twice,I think I know enough of hateTo say that for destruction iceIs also great And would suffice [...]
Sonnets from the Portuguese, XIV
If thou must love me, let it be for noughtExcept for love's sake only. Do not say'I love her for her smile--her look--her wayOf speaking gently,--for a trick of thoughtThat falls in well with mine, and certes broughtA sense of pleasant ease on such a dayFor these things in themselves, Beloved, mayBe changed, or change for thee,--and love, so wrought,May [...]
She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove,A maid whom there were none to praiseAnd very few to love: A violet by a mossy stoneHalf hidden from the eye!Fair as a star-- when only oneIs shining in the sky. She lived unknown, and few could knowWhen Lucy ceased to be;But she is in her grave, and, oh,The difference to me [...]
Alms
by Edna St. Vincent MillayMy heart is what it was before,A house where people come and goBut it is winter with your love,The sashes are beset with snow.I light the lamp and lay the cloth,I blow the coals to blaze againBut it is winter with your love The frost is thick upon the paneI know a winter when it comesThe leaves are listless on the boughs;I [...]
Testimony Regarding a Ghost
THE ROSES slanted crimson sobsOn the night sky hair of the women,And the long light-fingered menSpoke to the dark-haired women,�Nothing lovelier, nothing lovelier.�How could he sit there among us allGuzzling blood into his guts,Goblets, mugs, buckets�Leaning, toppling, laughingWith a slobber on his mouth,A smear of red on his strong raw lips,How [...]
Camomile Tea
Outside the sky is light with stars;There's a hollow roaring from the sea.And, alas! for the little almond flowers,The wind is shaking the almond tree. How little I thought, a year ago,In the horrible cottage upon the LeeThat he and I should be sitting soAnd sipping a cup of camomile tea. Light as feathers the witches fly,The horn of the moon is [...]
Under A Telephone Pole
I AM a copper wire slung in the air,Slim against the sun I make not even a clear line of shadow.Night and day I keep singing--humming and thrumming:It is love and war and money; it is the fighting and thetears, the work and want,Death and laughter of men and women passing throughme, carrier of your speech,In the rain and the wet dripping, in the [...]
I know of people in the Grave
I know of people in the GraveWho would be very gladTo know the news I know tonightIf they the chance had had.'Tis this expands the least eventAnd swells the scantest deed --My right to walk upon the EarthIf they this moment had. [...]
Half The People In The World
Half the People in the world love the other half, half the People hate the other half.Must I because of this half and that half go wandering and changing ceaselessly like rain in its cycle, must I Sleep among rocks, and grow rugged like the trunks of olive trees,and hear the moon barking at me,and camouflage my love with worries,and sprout like frightened [...]
Barter
Life has loveliness to sell,All beautiful and splendid things,Blue waves whitened on a cliff,Soaring fire that sways and sings,And children's faces looking upHolding wonder like a cup. Life has loveliness to sell,Music like a curve of gold,Scent of pine trees in the rain,Eyes that love you, arms that hold,And for your spirit's still delight,Holy [...]
Crossing the Bar
Sunset and evening star,And one clear call for me!And may there be no moaning of the bar,When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep,Too full for sound and foam,When that which drew from out the boundless deepTurns again home. Twilight and evening bell,And after that the dark!And may there be no sadness of farewell,When I embark; [...]
A Slice of Wedding Cake
Why have such scores of lovely, gifted girlsMarried impossible men?Simple self-sacrifice may be ruled out,And missionary endeavour, nine times out of ten.Repeat 'impossible men': not merely rustic,Foul-tempered or depraved(Dramatic foils chosen to show the worldHow well women behave, and always have behaved).Impossible men: idle, illiterate,Self-pitying, [...]
Sonnet CXVI
Let me not to the marriage of true mindsAdmit impediments. Love is not love,Which alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove.Oh, no! it is an ever-fixed markThat looks on tempests.. and is never shaken.It is the star to every wandering barkWhose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.Love is not Time's fool, though [...]
To Death
Thou bidst me come away,And I'll no longer stay,Than for to shed some tearsFor faults of former years;And to repent some crimesDone in the present times;And next, to take a bitOf bread, and wine with it;To don my robes of love,Fit for the place above;To gird my loins aboutWith charity throughout;And so to travel henceWith feet of innocence;These [...]
The Charge of the Light Brigade
HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!" he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho' the soldier knew Some one had blundered. Theirs not [...]
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on rowThat mark our place; and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we lieIn Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands [...]
Sheridan's Ride
UP from the South at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away. And wider still those billows of war, Thundered [...]
The Wound-Dresser
1AN old man bending I come among new faces, Years looking backward resuming in answer to children, Come tell us old man, as from young men and maidens that love me, (Arous'd and angry, I'd thought to beat the alarum, and urge relentless war, But soon my fingers failed me, my face drooped and I resigned myself, To sit by the wounded and [...]
Egyptian Serenade
SING again the song you sung When we were together youngWhen there were but you and I Underneath the summer sky. Sing the song, and o'er and o'er Though I know that nevermore Will it seem the song you sung When we were together young. [...]
Paul Revere's Ride
LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, 'If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower [...]
Killed at the Ford
HE is dead, the beautiful youth, The heart of honor, the tongue of truth, He, the life and light of us all, Whose voice was blithe as a bugle-call, Whom all eyes followed with one consent, The cheer of whose laugh, and whose pleasant word, Hushed all murmurs of discontent. Only last night, as we rode along, Down the dark of the mountain [...]
A Winter Wish
OLD wine to drink! Ay, give the slippery juice That drippeth from the grape thrown loose Within the tun; Plucked from beneath the cliff Of sunny-sided Teneriffe, And ripened 'neath the blink Of India's sun! Peat whiskey hot, Tempered with well-boiled water! These make the long night shorter, Forgetting [...]
The Fancy Shot
"RIFLEMAN, shoot me a fancy shot Straight at the heart of yon prowling vidette; Ring me a ball in the glittering spot That shines on his breast like an amulet!" "Ah, Captain! here goes for a fine-drawn bead; There 's music around when my barrel 's in tune!" Crack! went the rifle, the messenger sped, And dead from his horse fell [...]
How Big Your God Is
Don't tell God how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is.Created by: ? (Let us know if this is your work so we can give you credi [...]
Fall Together
Some things fall apart so other things can fall together.From spirituallythinking.blogspot.co [...]
Give You Rest
Come to me all you who are weary & burdened and I will give you rest.Created by: ? (Let us know if this is your work so we can give you credit [...]
Not the Only Traveler
Along your pathway of life you will observe that you are not the only traveler. There are others who need your help. there are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save. -Thomas S. Monson, How Firm a FoundationCreated by: ? (Let us know if this is your [...]
God's Will
As much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of surprising you with unexpected things that will make you happier than you originally planned. That's what you call God's will.Created by: ? (Contact us if this is your work so we can give you credit! [...]
Love Deeply and Love Eternally
How grateful I am to my Father in Heaven that He allows us to love deeply and love eternally. -Shayne M. BowenDesigned by Kara Egber [...]
Lower Lights
Let your lower lights be burning. -Boyd K. PackerDesigned by: ? (Let us know if this is your design so we can give you credit! [...]
He Understands
Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior Jesus Christ understands. -Dieter F. UchtdorfCreated by LDS Images: http://searchforhappiness.org/461/christs-atonemen [...]
Not Ever
You never check your religion at the door. Not ever. -Jeffrey R. HollandCreated by: lds.or [...]
Hands of God
Know ye not that ye are in the hands of God? Mormon 5: 23Created by: ? (Let us know if this design is yours so we can give you credit! [...]
Marilyn Monroe Best Love Quotes
The real lover is the man who can thrill you by kissing your forehead or smiling into your eyes or just staring into space.Boys think girls are like books, If the cover doesn’t catch their eye they won’t bother to read what’s inside.It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone.I could never pretend something I didn’t feel. I could never [...]
Only once in your life, Bob Marley Love Quote
Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments [...]
50 Best Celebrities Love Quotes
Love is a promise; love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.No, I don’t think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That’s what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how.Love is blind. It will take over your mind. What you think is love, is truly not. You need to [...]
The Pursuit of Holiness and Happiness
The more we devote ourselves to the pursuit of holiness and happiness, the less likely we will be on a path to regrets. The more we rely on the Savior’s grace, the more we will feel that we are on the track our Father in Heaven has intended for us. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf Used with permission from [...]
You Are Not Alone
The Lord's counsel to Joshua is his counsel today: "Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua 1:9) You are not alone! -Elaine S. Dalton, author of Shine!Created by: ? (If this is your creation, please [...]
If Our Eyes Could Be Opened
In the gospel of Jesus Christ you have help from both sides of the veil, and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement strike—and they will—you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see riding [...]
Centered on Jesus Christ
I am aware that life presents many challenges, but with the help of the Lord, we need not fear. If our lives and our faith are centered on Jesus Christ and his restored gospel, nothing can ever go permanently wrong.-Howard W. Hunter, Ensign, 198 [...]
Heaven's Embrace
As a pilot I have touched the skies. As a church member I have felt heaven's embrace. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf, General Conference October 2012.Design by Deseret Boo [...]
And I LOVE IT
I'm a Mormon. I know it, I love it, & I live it. -Anne Dibb, October 2012 General ConferenceShirts available at: http://www.zazzle.com/im_a_mormon_his-23533973081293673 [...]
On the Road of Life
From your position on the road of life, you...have many miles to go and many choices to make as you seek to return to our Heavenly Father. Along the road there are many signs that beckon. Satan is the author of some of these invitations. He seeks to confuse and deceive us, to get us on [...]
Enjoy More Fully the Sunlight
"Stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight." President Gordon B Hinckley Sept 9, 2001 (stated 2 days before 9/11)"I am suggesting that as we go through life we try to 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices [...]
Get Back In the Light
Remember: the heavens will not be filled with those who never made mistakes but with those who recognized that they were off course and who corrected their ways to get back in the light of gospel truth. -Dieter F. Uchtdorf, A Matter of a Few Degrees, April 200 [...]
Take His Advice
There would be no sense in saying you trusted Jesus if you would not take his advice. -C.S. LewisRetrieved from the Christians United Facebook pag [...]
Favorite Conference Moments: Elder Wirthlin's Talk on Kindness
One of my favorite conference moments is from Elder Wirthlin's talk, The Great Commandment. It was when he began to shake, and Elder Russell M. Nelson got up and helped to support him. http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/the-great-commandment?lang=eng&.. [...]
Never Get Tired
Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.Retrieved from: The Mom's Vie [...]
Time with Children
"Spending time with children is more important than spending money on children." -Anthony Douglas Williams, Inside the Divine PatternCreated by: ? (Contact us if this is your design so we can give you credit! [...]
Why Wish Upon a Star
Why wish upon a star when you can pray to the one who created it.Shared by Derek Hernande [...]
Your Once Upon a Time Is Now
For a moment, think back about your favorite fairy tale. In that story the main character … must overcome adversity. …… You will experience your own adversity. …It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop. …… Your [...]
