I don't want to be a blossom, delicate and fleeting, I crave steady bloom, with roots deeply meeting. Not just a flash, a burst of color, fragile and bright, But the steadfast growth that turns light into might. I carry the strength to stretch out in the sun, To be more than a moment, or … Continue reading I Don’t Want to Be a Blossom
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Poetry Prose
Poetry has been integral to human history, capturing the essence of cultures, emotions, and ideas across millennia. From ancient epics like Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, which chronicled heroic feats and societal values, to the profound philosophical and mystical verses of Rumi and Dante, poetry has served as both a reflection and a catalyst of historical … Continue reading Poetry Prose
Grow and Intertwine
In a garden where the sun does kiss the earth, Amidst the blooms of vibrant hues, we find rebirth. The petals whisper secrets, the leaves tell tales, Of dreams and ideas carried on the gentle gales. Here, in this sacred space where colors play, Ideas bloom like roses, brightening the day. With every seed we … Continue reading Grow and Intertwine
All The Difference
What can be found in the less trodden and less repeatable. The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; … Continue reading All The Difference
Resting in the grace
Wander off to a resting place where the birds, butterflies and fireflies are the happiest and lie down for a good while. Picnic blankets and hammocks are entirely optional. By Wendell Berry “The Peace of Wild Things” When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear … Continue reading Resting in the grace
You can
Try reading this all the way through once and then going forward reading it leaving the word 'If' out. By Rudyard Kipling "If -" (‘Brother Square-Toes’—Rewards and Fairies) If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, … Continue reading You can
For The Unconquerable Soul
By William Ernest Henley "Invictus" Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond … Continue reading For The Unconquerable Soul
Thought Fullness
By Walter D. Whittle If you think you are beaten, you are, If you think you dare not, you don’t If you like to win, but you think you can’t, It is almost certain you won’t. If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost For out of the world we find, Success begins with one’s will … Continue reading Thought Fullness
Any Wage
By Jessie Belle Rittenhouse I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store. For Life is a just employer, He gives you what you ask, But once you have set the wages, Why, you must bear the task. I worked … Continue reading Any Wage
Waiting
By John Burroughs Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea;I rave no more 'gainst time or fate, For lo! my own shall come to me. I stay my haste, I make delays, For what avails this eager pace?I stand amid the eternal ways, … Continue reading Waiting