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One Chance

I smile at you it’s not returned

A certain feeling I can discern

My heart beats slower

My smile fades as I wait for the end

Then as your smile breaks through the frown

My heart skips a beat again

I take a step close to you and put my hands

When I am Old, Will You Love Me?

I would ask you, my dearest,

A question soft and low,

That gives me many wonders

As the moments come and go

Your love I know is truthful,

But the truest love grows cold;

It is this that I would ask you

Will you love me when I’m old?

Life’s morn will soon be calling,

And its evening b ells be toiled,

But my heart shall know no sadness,

If you’ll love me when I’m old

Down the stream of life together

We are sailing side by side,

Hoping some bright day will anchor our love

Safe beyond the surging ti9de

Today our sky is cloudless,

But the night may unfold them;

But, though storms may gather round us,

Will you love me when I’m old?

When my hair shall shade the snowdrift,

And mine eyes shall dim low

I would lean upon some love done,

Through the valley as I go

I could claim of you a promise,

Worth more to me than a world of gold;

It is only this, my darling,

That you’ll love me when I am old.

Dance with Me

Dance with me in love
Dance with me in life
When did enduring love begin?
The day we became man and wife

There is patience and understanding
We try to be unselfish and kind
Though not a fairy-tale romance
No greater love will we find

Sharing dreams, passions, and desires
Building each other up when we fall
We've learned to say I'm sorry
And I love you through it all

Our two hearts beat as one
Cherishing what we have from above
Dance with me forever
Dance me to the end of love

The Angel that Stole my Heart

 

To lay a kiss on your lips,
so gentle and delicate
is like picking the drops of dew
off the petals of a rose.

I hold you close and feel safe,
sheltered in from the rain,
from the storms that grow and surround me.
I take your hand and look into your eyes
and see a heart made of gold and soul so pure.

You see you are an angel, an angel to me.
I could not help but fall madly in love with you,
the one who stole my heart.

I’m glad you did
because I could never find one such as you...
Some one who makes each day the best,
each laugh the longest,
each tear the saddest,
and a life, my life, worthwhile.

The Drooping Drawers

 

It is apparent

That drooping drawers

Is no longer just a fad

They are here to stay

Drooping drawers

No longer a fad

Who planned this?

Mothers, fathers, frustrated

‘cause they can’t get

The kid to keep them up

 

The drooping drawers’ syndrome

Can we make them a thing of the past?

Child of Mine

 

In my arms you’re mine

Your love and devotion are sure things

That you need me is obvious…

But oh, I need you

The warm and soft

The flesh that gives

Downy head

Fluttery eyes

Delicate fingers.

Your work is to discover your world

And then with all your heart give yourself to it.

Bitter are the tears of a child: sweeten them

Deep are the thoughts of a child: quiet them

Sharp is the grief of a child: take it from him

Soft is the heart of a child: do not harden it.

A young child is, indeed, a true scientist, just one big question mark. What? Why?

How? I never cease to marvel at the recurring miracle of growth, to be fascinated by the mystery and wonder of this brave enthusiasm.

To value his own good opinion, a child has to feel that he is worthwhile person. He has to have confidence in himself as an individual.

Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.

A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn’t act that way very often.

Children seldom misquote. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn’t have said.

A mother’s children are portraits of herself.

 

On The Horizon

 

Over the hill

On the horizon

I cannot see

That golden glow

 

Time has gone by

A week or two

Over the hill

On the horizon

I see what

Seems to be

The golden glow

 

Several weeks have passed

Over the hill

On the horizon

Yes, it is…
the Golden Glow

That I’ve been searching for.

Foundation

 

Be sure of the foundation of your life

Know why you live as you do

Be ready to give a reason

Do not, in such a matter as life,

Build it upon opinion, or custom

What you guess is true

Make it a matter of certainty.

What Was I Thinking

 

What was I thinking

Before I was thinking?

When you find out,

Tell me, won’t you please?

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