Letitia Williamson Riley

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The tears streamed down and I let them flow as freely as they would,
making of them a pillow for my heart...♥ On them it rested.

– St Augustine
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Mel Xxxxx

June 9, 2011

♥
With one more look at you
I could learn to tame the clouds
And let the sunshine through ~
Leave a troubled past
And I might start anew
I’ll solve the mystery
If you're the prize
Refresh these tired eyes
♥
With one more look at you
I might overcome the anger
That I've learned to know ~
Find the peace of mind
I lost so long ago
Your gentle touch
Has made me strong again ~
And I'll belong again.
♥
For when you look at me
I'm everything and more
That I had dreamed I'd be.
My spirit feels a promise:
I won't be alone
We'll live and love forever
♥
With one more look at you
I'd learn to change the stars
And change our fortunes, too ~
I'd have the constellations
Paint your portrait, too
So all the world
Might share this wondrous sight:
The world would end each night
With one more look at you
With one more look at you.
I want one more look at you.
♥
Written by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
♥

Mel Xxxxx

February 21, 2011

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Say not, they die, those splendid souls,
Whose life is winged with purpose fine;
Who leave us, pointed to the goals;
Who learn to conquer and resign.
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Such cannot die; they vanquish time,
And fill the world with glowing light,
Making the human life sublime
With memories of their secret might.
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They cannot die whose lives are part
Of the great life that is to be;
Whose hearts beat with the world’s great heart,
And throb with its high intensity.
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Those souls are great, who, dying, gave
A gift of greater life to man;
Death stands abashed before the brave;
They own a life death cannot ban.

Author Unknown

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Mel Xxxxx

January 24, 2011

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★ Yekhida ★

Thee,
I've touched
and kissed,
and loved you...
... now I
float in
clouds
above you.

Memories
please me
from my
past
transparent shadows
purely
cast.

Though my
corpse
on earth
remains
My spirit lives
in this
domain...

...And like a rose
in desert's
sun.
A miracle
is what
I have
become.

★ Author Unknown ★

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Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And, like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp’d towers, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.

★ William Shakespeare ★ From The Tempest ★

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Mel Xxxxx

January 7, 2011

✿ A Dream in Winter ✿

When all the daisies and daffodils
are buried deep below,
and summer's but a memory
hidden 'pon the drifting snow ~
'tis there beneath the whitened glow,
in a bed of greenest green,
that lives the dreams of springtime hue
with a gleam of emerald sheen.
❊
When all the trees are bared and bent
against wintry winds that blow,
and spring is but a wistful sigh
'pon the branches that bow low ~
'tis there within the boughs so wide,
in a bed of greenest green,
that lives the buds of springtime hue
with a gleam of emerald sheen.
❊
When roses fade 'pon winter's morn
as their petals flee on frosty breath,
and thorns are left to sadly yearn
in their bed of beauty's death ~
'tis there beneath those roses grown,
in a bed of greenest green,
that lives a vision of springtime hue
with a gleam of pastel sheen.
❊
When winter brings a world of white,
a wonderland of icy glow,
and ends the seasons of green, and gold,
hidden 'neath a field of snow ~
'tis there the sleeping earth awaits
in a bed of springtime green,
sighing softly through winter's chill,
'pon a dream of emerald sheen.

✻ Hazelmarie Elliott ✻

Mel Xxxxx

December 23, 2010

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The Garden in Winter

Winter fades the garden now
Where laughter used to flower.
It makes us sad to linger here -
The minutes seem like hours.
But though we only see the loss
Of what we used to know,
In time the warmth of memory
Will make the garden grow -
And shades of love we thought we'd lost
Once again will show...
Peeking through the snow.

Author Unknown

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The Seasons, as They Change

A delicate snow fall
A red velvet outfit
The deer in the park
Squishing mashed potatoes in your fingers
These are some of the things I wanted to share with you
Last winter

The cool melting snow
The buds on the trees
The colorful tulips poking up at the front
The first robin
These are some of the things I wanted to share with you
This spring

The long way home
The summer going by
The ducks at the pond
The baby chipmunks under the porch
These are some of the things I wanted to share with you
This summer

The crunch of the leaves
All the beautiful colors
A big orange pumpkin
The first falling leaves
These are some of the things I wanted to share with you
This fall

Author Unknown

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Mel Xxxxx

December 3, 2010

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The Gift That You Are

Startled and fascinated by the beauty and fragility
of your wings,
I watch as you move
so gently
so quietly
almost unexpectedly
through my world.

And then I watch as you move on,
fluttering softly into the distance.
Pleading silently, I beg you,
please ... don't go.

I haven't yet had the time
to memorize
to remember
to understand
the uniqueness of the beauty that is yours.

I know I cannot hold you for long,
capturing you for my world.
But, rest gently with me
if only for a moment.

That I may treasure the memory
and the beauty of the
gift that you are.

(Author Unknown)

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Mel Xxxxx

November 23, 2010

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❃ Peace ❃

Give me a place free of fear,
Where only peace is near,
Where conflict is unfound,
As gentle rings each sound;
Where the eye beholds beauty,
Completely simple and free,
Untouched by evil or hate,
But in a tranquil state;
Quietly dwelling day by day,
Ever that way to stay.

Ⓒ Walter Westfall

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❃ The Eagle ❃

Among the timbers; oaks and elms,
Not far from brackish seas,
Alights a golden Ern.
With winged strength and keen eye,
A revered being; Aetites.
His talons anchor to the branch,
High in trees above.
With affirmation he proclaims his might,
And beckons homage,
A wondrous Bird of Jove.
Immortal is he, this golden Eagle
Ever symbolic of ancient kings.
For after death he will soar
From the depths: a Phoenix,
With greater courage and stronger wings.

Author Unknown

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Mel Xxxxx

November 9, 2010

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♥ Calling All Angels ♥
Sung by Train

I need a sign to let me know you're here
All of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere
I need to know that things are gonna look up
'Cause I feel us drowning in a sea spilled from a cup.

When there is no place safe and no safe place to put my head
When you feel the world shake from the words that are said.

And I'm calling all angels
And I'm calling all you angels
I won't give up if you don't give up
I wont give up if you don't give up
I wont give up if you don't give up
I wont give up if you don't give up

I need a sign to let me know you're here
'Cause my TV set just keeps it all from being clear
I want a reason for the way things have to be
I need a hand to help build up some kind of hope inside of me.

And I'm calling all angels
And I'm calling all you angels
calling all you angels
calling all you angels.
♥

Mel Xxxxx

November 1, 2010

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♥ Memories Of Our Loved Ones ♥

In thinking on the past
Memories of our loved ones do last,
One forgets enemies,
Embarrassments fade away,
Forgotten are miseries,
But memories of those we love do stay;
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Fear one may not recall,
Not remember at all,
Hatred forgotten be,
Sickness may not be thought of,
All thoughts of mistakes may flee,
But one recalls those they love;
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One may forget the cold,
forget much growing old,
forget the burning sun,
Forget the storms passed by,
Forget those things left undone,
But memories of those we loved never die;
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The mind forgets the bad
Hides away all things sad,
The tears of long ago
Are forgotten in the mind;
Much one may cease to know
But memories of our loved ones ever find.

ღ Ⓒ Walter Westfall ღ

Mel Xxxxx

October 25, 2010