Transformation

    Saturday, November 15, 2008, 3:49 AM [General]

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    A Poem by Wm. Blake

    Tuesday, March 25, 2008, 6:34 PM [General]

    To see a world in a grain of sand,
    And a heaven in a wild flower,
    Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
    And eternity in an hour.

    A robin redbreast in a cage
    Puts all heaven in a rage.

    A dove-house fill'd with doves and pigeons
    Shudders hell thro' all its regions.
    A dog starv'd at his master's gate
    Predicts the ruin of the state.

    A horse misused upon the road
    Calls to heaven for human blood.
    Each outcry of the hunted hare
    A fibre from the brain does tear.

    A skylark wounded in the wing,
    A cherubim does cease to sing.
    The game-cock clipt and arm'd for fight
    Does the rising sun affright.

    Every wolf's and lion's howl
    Raises from hell a human soul.

    The wild deer, wand'ring here and there,
    Keeps the human soul from care.
    The lamb misus'd breeds public strife,
    And yet forgives the butcher's knife.

    The bat that flits at close of eve
    Has left the brain that won't believe.
    The owl that calls upon the night
    Speaks the unbeliever's fright.

    He who shall hurt the little wren
    Shall never be belov'd by men.
    He who the ox to wrath has mov'd
    Shall never be by woman lov'd.

    The wanton boy that kills the fly
    Shall feel the spider's enmity.
    He who torments the chafer's sprite
    Weaves a bower in endless night.

    The caterpillar on the leaf
    Repeats to thee thy mother's grief.
    Kill not the moth nor butterfly,
    For the last judgement draweth nigh.

    He who shall train the horse to war
    Shall never pass the polar bar.
    The beggar's dog and widow's cat,
    Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.

    The gnat that sings his summer's song
    Poison gets from slander's tongue.
    The poison of the snake and newt
    Is the sweat of envy's foot.

    The poison of the honey bee
    Is the artist's jealousy.

    The prince's robes and beggar's rags
    Are toadstools on the miser's bags.
    A truth that's told with bad intent
    Beats all the lies you can invent.

    It is right it should be so;
    Man was made for joy and woe;
    And when this we rightly know,
    Thro' the world we safely go.

    Joy and woe are woven fine,
    A clothing for the soul divine.
    Under every grief and pine
    Runs a joy with silken twine.

    The babe is more than swaddling bands;
    Every farmer understands.
    Every tear from every eye
    Becomes a babe in eternity;

    This is caught by females bright,
    And return'd to its own delight.
    The bleat, the bark, bellow, and roar,
    Are waves that beat on heaven's shore.

    The babe that weeps the rod beneath
    Writes revenge in realms of death.
    The beggar's rags, fluttering in air,
    Does to rags the heavens tear.

    The soldier, arm'd with sword and gun,
    Palsied strikes the summer's sun.
    The poor man's farthing is worth more
    Than all the gold on Afric's shore.

    One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands
    Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;
    Or, if protected from on high,
    Does that whole nation sell and buy.

    He who mocks the infant's faith
    Shall be mock'd in age and death.
    He who shall teach the child to doubt
    The rotting grave shall ne'er get out.

    He who respects the infant's faith
    Triumphs over hell and death.
    The child's toys and the old man's reasons
    Are the fruits of the two seasons.

    The questioner, who sits so sly,
    Shall never know how to reply.
    He who replies to words of doubt
    Doth put the light of knowledge out.

    The strongest poison ever known
    Came from Caesar's laurel crown.
    Nought can deform the human race
    Like to the armour's iron brace.

    When gold and gems adorn the plow,
    To peaceful arts shall envy bow.
    A riddle, or the cricket's cry,
    Is to doubt a fit reply.

    The emmet's inch and eagle's mile
    Make lame philosophy to smile.
    He who doubts from what he sees
    Will ne'er believe, do what you please.

    If the sun and moon should doubt,
    They'd immediately go out.
    To be in a passion you good may do,
    But no good if a passion is in you.

    The whore and gambler, by the state
    Licensed, build that nation's fate.
    The harlot's cry from street to street
    Shall weave old England's winding-sheet.

    The winner's shout, the loser's curse,
    Dance before dead England's hearse.

    Every night and every morn
    Some to misery are born,
    Every morn and every night
    Some are born to sweet delight.

    Some are born to sweet delight,
    Some are born to endless night.

    We are led to believe a lie
    When we see not thro' the eye,
    Which was born in a night to perish in a night,
    When the soul slept in beams of light.

    God appears, and God is light,
    To those poor souls who dwell in night;
    But does a human form display
    To those who dwell in realms of day.

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    Invite to Group

    Thursday, March 20, 2008, 8:24 PM [General]

     Please check out this group. It is open to people of all faiths,
    > beliefs, and idealogy. Stop by, check it out, and if you like
    sign on!!
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    A Prayer for Dreamers

    Sunday, March 16, 2008, 7:12 PM [General]

    We pray for the dreamers of this life, O God,
    for those persons who imagine new possibilities,
    who long for what others cannot perceive,
    who spin dreams of wonder and majesty in their minds.
    Defend them from ridicule and harsh criticism,
    from self-doubt and lack of faith in their dreams,
    and from abandonment of this call to make things new.
    Grant that from their dreams
    may come forth blessings for humankind
    to enrich the quality of life
    and the wonderment of us all.
    Amen.

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    A Poem of Anguish

    Monday, March 10, 2008, 4:20 PM [General]

    A Mother's Greatest Anguish

    by Poetess

    Have you heard a mother crying,
    when she thinks no one is there?
    Have you looked into those piercing eyes,
    taken a glimpse of her despair?

    I have watched a mother struggle,
    being much stronger than before.
    But in her nights of solitude,
    she cries until she can no more.

    Many wonder why she cries,
    her broken heart can never mend.
    Because each time she finds some strength,
    the pain that kills her doesn't end.

    She cries because her broken soul
    can't handle the pain she must endure.
    How much longer can she take it?
    no one can tell her that for sure.

    You question why she's so distressed,
    it's something you cannot perceive.
    This is what happens to a mother,
    when her trust has been deceived.

    You ask why she's in such agony,
    why she hides pain behind her smile.
    You see. . . a mother's greatest anguish,
    is the betrayal of her child.

    © Poetess

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    2/20/08 PM

    Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 10:24 PM [General]

    We heard back from Dr. Aceves in Mexico.  He wants letter from Dr. and from Psychologist.......this sounds like it might work!  Kevin is a pessimist, and worries it won't work out.   Molly is always in my prayers for healing, and help with all her issues.
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    First Entry 2/20/08

    Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 3:18 PM [General]

    Brook's last radiation treatment today!!!! Next MRI is next Friday. The kids will be home till then. April will be home from hospital today, and Jake and Sam will be took home. 

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