Because the rolling waves blur the pebbled shore,
because soft waters chisel mountains leaving grains of sand,
because the black of night wears well the silver moon,
because of raging winds and crooked trees whose naked limbs
are interweaved (as if in love)
because a butterfly fell into my line of sight today, and with
senses stripped I stood transfixed as beauty cast so lightly
fell like chains about my being.
(Unattributed)
"I cried at first...and then it was such a beautiful day that I forgot to be unhappy." (Frances Noyes Hart)
Mon 10 Jun, 2019 09:47 am - I've been on here now and then playing the acronym game but it has been a busy decade. Both my mother and father died and I moved back to the US because before my mother died (after my father... (view)
Sat 8 Jun, 2019 03:54 pm - I see you in the sky above
I hear you in the birds' song
I feel you in my heart's search for love
I know you're right and never wrong
I need you like I need air
I hear you in my... (view)
Tue 16 Jan, 2018 05:51 pm - She was one of my favorite female singers. I loved her songwriting and her voice - especially how she was able to do the lead and harmonies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plZd9IUfCnc (view)
Sat 24 Sep, 2016 05:27 pm - I love [u]The Heart is a Lonely Hunter[/u] by Carson McCullers. It is probably reading this book, along with having a younger brother with special needs that inspired me to become a special... (view)