"Composed upon Westminster Bridge" by William Wordsworth Earth has not anything to show more fair: Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty. This city now doth like a garment wear The beauty of the morning; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open …
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Heavenly Lays
"Personal Talk (concluded)" by William Worsdworth Nor can I not believe but that hereby Great gains are mine; for thus I live remote From evil-speaking; rancor, never sought, Comes to me not; malignant truth, or lie. Hence have I genial seasons, hence have I Smooth passions, smooth discourse, and joyous thought; And thus from day …
Time Misspent
"Time Misspent" by Sir Aubrey de Vere (Hunt and Lee, comps. The Book of the Sonnet, 1867) There is no remedy for time misspent; No healing for the waste of idleness, Whose very languor is a punishment Heavier than active souls can feel or guess. O hours of indolence and discontent, Not now to be …
True Wisdom
"A Privilege Worth a Hard Earning" by Henry Ellison It is the hardest task, the highest end, Of all true wisdom, rightly understood, To see the Ill, yet not o’erlook the Good, Nor let the Ill beyond itself extend, Nor o’er the sunny side its shadows send Beyond its own intrinsic magnitude, As mountains cast …
Thoughts Serene
"Thoughts Serene" by Gregg Hake A verdant sight like none I've seen Fills my mind with thoughts serene. A field abuzz with bees on flowers, As widening shadows mark the hours. I think of man, his hectic pace, For him life is naught but a race. He rushes madly to and fro, His purpose lost …
The Victory of Virtue
I had the pleasure of seeing the musical "Evita" at the Fox Theater in Atlanta yesterday and though I had seen it before, one particular scene stood out to me. The musical tells the story of Eva Perón, an influential figure in Argentine culture and politics, who died at the age of 33, albeit after a …
Character
"Character" by Ralph Waldo Emerson The sun set, but set not his hope: Stars rose; his faith was earlier up: Fixed on the enormous galaxy, Deeper and older seemed his eye; And matched his sufferance sublime The taciturnity of time. He spoke, and words more soft than rain Brought the Age of Gold again: His …
Barriers to Love
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” - Rumi If God is indeed love and man was created in the image and likeness of God (rather than the converse which seems to be how most people see …
To Have Succeeded
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a little better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, …
Change
Have you ever noticed how significant changes tend to come in waves? It's as if change is in the air and everyone's breathing it so there is almost no choice but to participate in the buzz. I've seen this happen at work (and just about every other sphere of my life for that matter) over …
Gregory Hake 