A Journey of a Girl, and a Bear
Love is enough for the loving, love without self's alloy, Its mighty breast enfolding the flame of a secret joy. Love is enough for the loving as pure of envy and strife, It is poured as a fiery torrent from the brimming urns of Life. Love is no money-changer, to weigh the return … Continue reading Love is Enough
“O light of dead and of dying days! O Love! in thy glory go, In a rosy mist and a moony maze, O'er the pathless peaks of snow. But what is left for the cold gray soul, That moans like a wounded dove? One wine is left in the broken bowl!— 'Tis—TO LOVE, AND LOVE … Continue reading One Wine Left
The sun is gone down And the moon's in the sky But the sun will come up And the moon be laid by. The flower is asleep. But it is not dead, When the morning shines It will lift its head. When winter comes It will die! No, no, It will only hide From the … Continue reading The Sun is Gone Down
I had an inspiration and a thought for Christmas that I wanted to write about, and it seemed good and important enough to try and do something about it. I found a moment I could manage to steal away, and I sat down to write. What I wrote came in verse - but it wasn't … Continue reading His Winter
"O That Thou Wouldst Rend the Heavens and Come Down!" Come through the gloom of clouded skies, The slow dim rain and fog athwart, Through East winds keen and wrong and lies, Come and make strong my hopeless heart. Come through the sickness and the pain, The sore unrest that tosses still, The aching dark … Continue reading A Winter Prayer
Father, Thy son came down this blessed day Let our hearts kneel down here where he lay, To stop a moment here and gaze upon his lovely face - A babe born new with eyes that shine as day A moment dear heart - quiet thy roaming renditions Silence all others - Peace lies … Continue reading The Gifts of His Child
This Christmas eve, the thing that is on my mind is on everyone's mind - the thing we all do, joyfully, happily, merrily, in one way or another, is celebrate. Our homes are ready for it, our minds are set to it, and our hearts are "keyed" to joy. And it is an interesting how … Continue reading Joy to the World
