"The hour is late but too great is this test / That we should fail through failure of desire"
This Gift We Live
Out of the silence the shadowed ones speak Their breath like starlight on this autumn breeze Hear if you listen and find if you seek Those sounds which make the strong weak in the knees Which simply cannot be and yet which are Defying sense and sensibility From past our world beyond our yellow star
In words soft sound and sensible to me I hear them charge us cherish life on earth Enjoy and not destroy our fragile sea Embrace and not deface our soft blue sky Accept this gift we live and give our best
It still is not too late but we must try They whisper urgently to me and you The hour is late but too great is this test That we should fail through failure of desire Caring so little for life that we die The death of earth by water air by fire I want to live and I hope you do too
Very wonderfully written from the heart and soul, dear brother. If only we heed these words because I want to live too.
May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love, and be with you always, and at your side constantly. With much love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth, & ((((((((((MANY WONDERFUUL SISTERLY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))), your little sister, Barbie
"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."
very inspiring write puts much into perspective. I loved the line hear if you listen find if you speak those sounds which make the strong weak in the knees....you are very unique my friend!
Ah this write says so much Steve. As we slowly destroy our planet we at the same time spend billions of dollars yearly on warfare, just doesn't seem practical does it. If a family spent all their money on luxury items while their house was falling down around them they would eventually see their home collapse so why do we do it worldwide.
The captivating music of birds and the enchanting beauty of roses have, each in their own right, inspired people around the world for as long as anyone can remember. How the two combine with the challenges faced by a struggling writer in Georgia to c
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May the Lord Jesus bless you, and those whom you love, and be with you always, and at your side constantly. With much love in my heart, joy to the world, peace on earth, & ((((((((((MANY WONDERFUUL SISTERLY HUGGGGSSSS)))))))))), your little sister, Barbie
"If I have to be this girl in me, Then I have the right to be."
Chrissy
God Bless,
Lew
Love Tinka
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling
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