Tonight I woke from a bad dream, And it took several moments for reality To fill back through me the way you feel cold water going down on a hot day.
She’s Gone
487
Sunflowers
569
All flowers are happy in their way,
But dear Helianthus you win the day.
Every aspect of your nature is sunny.
Even your face tracks its eponym across the sky.
Along The Road by Robert Browning Hamilton
764
I walked a mile with Pleasure; She chatted all the way; But left me none the wiser For all she had to say.
The Tide Will Turn
512
When you get into a tight place & everything goes against you until it seems that you cannot hold on for a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place & time when the tide will turn.
My Eulogy
439
I think Tom Sawyer had it right. It’s a gift to hear and see what others think Before you adventure past the brink Before you leave this world behind What legacy is left in others’ minds?
The Golden Moments
439
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us, and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone. ~ George Eliot
A Love Letter To The World
399
I’m a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world. ~ Mother Teresa
As Only You Can
403
The one thing you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and…
Delete The Adjectives
454
Atticus told me to delete the adjectives and I’d have the facts. ~ Harper Lee
A Single Deed
261
A thousand words leave not the same impression as does a single deed. ~ Henrik Ibsen