I used to dream about escaping my ordinary life, but my life was never ordinary. I had simply failed to notice how extraordinary it was. Likewise, I never imagined that home might be something I would miss. Ransom Riggs
What though the radiancewhich was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass,of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind… from Ode: Intimations of Immortality by William Wordsworth
Still searching for strength in the ruins of what was a beautiful life – rest in peace.
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can. I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold Or all the riches that the East doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. Thy love is such I can no way repay, The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere That when we live no more, we may live ever. from To My Dear And Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet
Only a dad but he gives his all, To smooth the way for his children small, Doing with courage stern and grim The deeds that his father did for him. This is the line that for him I pen: Only a dad, but the best of men. from Only a Dad by Edgar A. Guest
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go… from Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
Everyone has a “best friend” during each stage of life – only the precious few have the same one.
In the summer before starting high school, a girl with a charming British accent moved into the house across the street from me. We were inseparable for three years – pouring over Seventeen magazines, sewing matching outfits, and attending Canadian Girl in Training classes.
Now and then I think of when we were together Like when you said you felt so happy you could die Told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember. lyrics from Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye
The more I search for my significance, Seems the more I disappear. And I wonder, have I made a difference in anybody’s life Since I’ve been here. And I can hear your laughter It’s the sweetest sound I’ve ever known I don’t know how love happens, But I know I’ not alone. And I do have faith in you. lyrics from Faith in You by Randy Travis
If thou must love me, let it be for naught Except for love’s sake only. Do not say, ‘I love her for her smile – her look – her way Of speaking gently, – for a trick of thought That falls in well with mine, and certes brought A sense of pleasant ease on such a day’ – For these things in themselves, Beloved, may Be changed, or change for thee – and love, so wrought. from If Though Must Love Me by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Surely after all these years our love is transcendent.