You must treasure every minute. Do not waste a single drop. When you feel the tug of living, Never let the music stop. When you see a thing of beauty, Take a moment to admire. Do not let the flame extinguish In the everlasting fire. Though your body may be feeble, Let your mind be [...]
The view from my window Is elder in bloom From a vista of picture frames Straddling the room. And, under the elders, In china array, Are roses, that blush Through the shimmering day. The feeders are empty. The birds have deserted. But, over the stream bridge, My ears are alerted To clatter of lid From [...]
If you can eat your bread, when all about you Are toasting theirs, (and flaming burn it too!). If you can eat your crust yourself, when all men flout it, Please making allowance for their flouting too. If you can grate, and not get tired of grating, Or whip a pie up. Don’t be scared [...]
In a small garden in the Netherlands Stands a pavilion for exotic birds. It’s simply built of canopy and wire, And paraqueets fly joyfully inside. Upon the floor, small quail importantly Scrabble across the balding grass and dust. And budgerigars perch high and make remarks, As though nobody else but they can hear. Outside, two [...]