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Fall Back
Fall Back Fall back to golden chilly daysto crackling fireand morning haze,woollen socks to warm our toes,curled up in our mohair throws.Back to winter’s basic norm,splitting wood and keeping warm. ©Sharron R. McMillan
Dream, Dream, Dream
The permanent temptation of life is to confuse dreams with reality. The permanent defeat of life comes when dreams are surrendered to reality. ~James A. Michener
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Tagged defeat, Dream, James A. Michener, Life, reality, temptation
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Waves of Emotion
Small splash of fearretreats quickly. Gentle movement soothes the moment,then swoosh, a wave hits,overwhelming stabilityand reason. Tears splash everyone in it’s wakeuntil all are saturatedwith the depth of her pain as the boatpulls awayfrom the dock. ©Sharron R. McMillan
Life Can Be Made Stronger Than Death
LifeCan be made strongerThan deathIf man learnscarefully and unmistakablyThe language of love.~ Sri Chinmoy
Hope
Hope springs eternal in the human breast. ~Alexander Pope
Lingering In The Sunset
Night air is moving in,cool, salted slightlybut still we lingerwatching the skychange into it’s night attire,pink, purple, golden. Waves lap at the floating dock,men throw crab traps into the water,hope mixed with beauty and seagull songs. A jet scrapes a … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Beauty, dock, dusk, friends, Life, lingering, sunset
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Simpler and Narrower Way
A quiet narrow trail is still the better path to take. Fewer people choose that way, but those who do know where they are going. no need for flashy lights gaudy signs to tell them how to get there. Diversions … Continue reading
Survival
You don’t get over it. You move past it. You move through it. You lose yourself to find it, and when found, it’s yours and no longer theirs. ~ Dominic Riccitello
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Tagged bad luck, Dominic Riccitello, hurt, Life, pain, survival
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Past, Present and Future
The past is your lesson. The present is your gift. The future is your motivation.
Live a Happy Life
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects. – Albert Einstein
Sun On Maple Leaves
A tree is beautiful, but what’s more, it has a right to life; like water, the sun and the stars,it is essential. Life on earth is inconceivable without trees. Forests create climate, climate influences peoples’ character, and so on and … Continue reading
Be Happy
If you would be happy for a week, take a wife:If you would be happy for a month, kill your pig; But if you would be happy all your life, plant a garden. ~ Chinese proverb
Shattered
Children, childhood, future, lifeShattered,Scatteredwithout a trace. Now uncoveredfrom their secret place,truth be told,each had a face. ©Sharron R. McMillan
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