"Afternoon on a Hill"
I will be the gladdest thing under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers and not pick one.
I will look at cliffs and clouds with quiet eyes,
Watch the wind bow down the grass, and the grass rise.
And when the lights begin to show up from the town,
I will mark which must be mine, and then start down!
By: Millay "Will"
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve of a determined soul.
Gifts count for nothing; will alone is great;
All things give way before it, soon or late.
What obstacle can stay the mighty force
Of the sea-seeking river in its course,
Or cause the ascending orb of day to wait?
Each wellborn soul must win what it deserves.
Let the fool prate of luck. The fortunate
Is he whose earnest purpose never swerves
Whose slightest action or inaction serves
The one great aim. Why, even death stands still,
And waits an hour sometimes for such a will.
By: E.W. Wilcox "The Quitter"
It ain't the failures he may meet that keeps a man from winnin' It's the discouragement complete that blocks a new beginnin'; You want to quit your habits bad, and, when the shadows flittin' Make life seem worthless an' sad, You want to quit your quittin'!
You want to quit a-layin' down an' sayin' hope is over,
Because the fields are bare and brown where once we lived in clover. When jolted from the water cart It's painful to be hittin' The earth; but make another start. Cheer up, an' quit your quittin'! Although the game seems rather stiff,
don't be a doleful doubter; There's always one more innin' if you're not a down-and-outer. But fortune's pretty sure to flee from folks content with sittin' Around an' sayin' life's no good you've got to quit your quittin'!
By: Unknown Poet 
"My Promise to you as your Husband" On Being A Husband
Be faithful to your own wife
and give your love to her alone...
be happy with your wife
and find your joy in the girl you married...
Let her charms keep you happy;
let her surround you with her love.
The Book of Proverbs
Husbands, show the same kind of love
to your wives
as Christ showed to the church
when he died for her...
That is how husbands
should treat their wives,
loving them as part of themselves.
For since a man and his wife are now one,
a man is really doing himself a favour
and loving himself when he loves his wife.
No one hates his own body
but lovingly cares for it...
So... a man must love his wife
as a part of himself.
Paul: from the New Testament |
On Being A Wife
A good wife is her husband's pride and joy.
She is worth more than precious gems!
Her husband can trust her,
and she will richly satisfy his needs.
She will not hinder him,
but help him all the days of her life...
She is a woman of strength and dignity,
and has no fear of old age.
When she speaks, her words are wise,
and kindness is the rule of everything she says.
Fr: The book of proverbs
Wives, fit in with your husband's plans...
be beautiful inside, in your hearts,
with the lasting charm
of a gentle and quiet spirit
which is so precious to God.
Peter: from the New Testament
Allow your husband the privilege
of being just a man.
Don't expect him to read your mind,
or give you the security,
the joy, the peace, the love
that only God himself can give.
By:R.B. Graham
One Perfect Rose
A single flower he sent me, since we met.
All tenderly his messenger he chose;
Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet-
One perfect rose.
I knew the language of the floweret;
"My fragile leaves," it said, "his heart enclose."
Love long has taken for his amulet
One perfect rose.
Why is it no one ever sent me yet
One perfect limousine, do you suppose?
Ah, no, it's always just my luck to get
One perfect rose. |
