Though nothing can bring back the hour Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind; In the primal sympathy Which having been must ever be… ― William Wordsworth excerpt from Ode 536 Intimations of Immortality […]
You Are My Best Friend You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together. ― Nicholas Sparks The Notebook
I Am Nothing Special I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this […]
To Live in this World to live in this world you must be able to do three things to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go ― Mary Oliver excerpt from In […]
We Shall Not Cease From Exploration We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. ― T.S. Eliot Four Quartets
My Turn Shall Also Come My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing. ―Osip Mandelstam The Selected Poems
Still ‘Round the Corner Still ’round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate And though I oft have passed them by A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun. ― J.R.R. Tolkien
I Wish the Night Would End I wish the night would end, I wish the day’d begin, I wish it would rain or snow, or the wind would blow, or the grass would grow, I wish I had yesterday, ―V.C. Andrews Flowers in the Attic
I Am Still With You If it seems that I am far away on this empty and solemn day, Just open your heart and know it’s true, that I am still right here with you. If during the day things are going wrong, please don’t feel sad and alone. Just open your heart and know […]