Monthly Archives: April 2005

Leisure – William Henry Davies

Posted on April 28, 2005 by imgpat

What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where … Continue reading →

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Patty-Poem – Nick Kenny

Posted on April 22, 2005 by imgpat

She never puts her toys away; Just leaves them scattered where they lay– I try to scold her, and I say "You make me mad!" But when to bed she has to chase, The toys she left about the place … Continue reading →

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The Daffodils – William Wordsworth

Posted on April 22, 2005 by imgpat

I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils, Beside the lake, beneath the tree, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as … Continue reading →

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Holidays – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Posted on April 21, 2005 by imgpat

The holiest of all holidays are those Kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.

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Trees – Joyce Kilmer

Posted on April 21, 2005 by imgpat

I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Posted on April 20, 2005 by imgpat

When little things would irk me, and I grow Impatient with my dear one, make me know How in a moment joy can take its flight And happiness be quenched in endless night. Keep this thought with me all the … Continue reading →

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Home – Nellie Womack Hines

Posted on April 20, 2005 by imgpat

Home! My very heart’s desire is safe Within thy walls; The voices of my loved ones, friends who come, My treasured books that rest in niche serene, All make more dear to me thy haven sweet. Nor do my feet … Continue reading →

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Today – Ethel Romig Fuller

Posted on April 20, 2005 by imgpat

I have spread wet linen On lavender bushes, I have swept rose petals From a garden walk. I have labeled jars of raspberry jam, I have baked a sunshine cake; I have embroidered a yellow duck On a small blue … Continue reading →

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I Have Found Such Joy – Grace Noll Crowell

Posted on April 20, 2005 by imgpat

I have found such joy in simple things; A plain, clean room, a nut-brown loaf of bread A cup of milk, a kettle as it sings, The shelter of a roof above my head, And in a leaf-laced square along … Continue reading →

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There Is Always a Place For You – Anne Campbell

Posted on April 20, 2005 by imgpat

There is always a place for you at my table, You never need to be invited. I’ll share evey crust as long as I’m able, And know you will be delighted. There is always a place for you by my … Continue reading →

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