Will by Alfred Tennyson I "O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers, but he will not suffer long; He suffers, but he cannot suffer wrong: For him nor moves the loud world's random mock Nor all Calamity's hugest waves confound Who seems a promontory of rock, That compass'd round with turbulent sound In …
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The Voice of the Nameless
From The Ancient Sage by Alfred Tennyson A thousand summers ere the time of Christ From out his ancient city came a Seer Whom one that loved, and honour’d him, and yet Was no disciple, richly garb’d, but worn From wasteful living, follow’d—in his hand A scroll of verse—till that old man before A cavern whence an affluent …
The Day is Done
THE DAY IS DONE By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me …
The Gold Terrace
Hard is the Way of the World II by Li Bai The way is broad like the blue sky, But no way out before my eye. I am ashamed to follow those who have no guts, Gambling on fighting cocks and dogs for pears and nuts. Feng would go homeward way, having no fish to eat; …
The Garden of Life
The Garden of Life by Gregg Hake A new acquaintance: a germinated seed, A recent friend: a delicate shoot. A bitter enemy: a choking weed, A tight-knit family: a webbed root. A lifelong confidant: a perennial flower, A restored relationship: a spring shower.
The Fine Spirit of Courage
Sometimes remembering the outstanding actions or words of another is the best way to reconnect both heart and mind to the inexhaustible well of inner strength. So doing allows you to put matters into perspective, to gain either altitude or distance from the challenge you face or the problem with which you are wrestling. William …
Permanence, Perseverance and Persistence
"Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things, distinguishes the strong soul from the weak." ~ Thomas Carlyle Never give up. John Milton wrote Paradise Lost years after he had lost his eyesight. Fewer than a dozen of Emily Dickinson's poems were published in …
And Spring Arose
My brother-in-law and I spent the better part of yesterday morning clearing a dam that had formed in the drain that separates our upper pond from the pond below. The dam, likely the product of an ambitious beaver, blocked both the front of the drain and the middle of the 25 foot long corrugated pipe …
The Rhythmic March
A Poem by Gregg Hake Moon tracks along the ground, Lighting ponds and rivers. Stretching, bending, tracing shapes Made by shorelines far below. She pulls at the oceans, Creating tides watched and measured By mariners and landlubbers Since the beginning of time. Earth glides through space, Invisible reins steady her course While her passengers shuffle …
The Lonely Traveler’s Call
A poem came to mind following yesterday's consideration which has haunted me ever since I first read it in middle school. It is one of the most evocative pieces of literature I've ever read: The Listeners, by Walter de la Mare Is there anybody there?" said the Traveller, Knocking on the moonlit door; And his …
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