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Leaving Us

30 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by P Moorman in Inspiration, Nature, Seasonal

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fall, inspiration, living, Nature, sadness, seasons

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We met in the Spring
when you first unfurled with life,
But we’re drifting apart,
and it breaks my loving heart.

Bursting forth with song,
I wave as I stroll by;
Your yellowed hands wave back,
and I realize you’re not strong.

Your neighbor’s orange glow can’t
disguise what’s set to come,
For I know that fall’s approaching
and your earthly time’s ‘most done.

I’ll not forget the pleasures
you brought into my life,
Like cooling summer breezes
and filtering days’ harsh light.

In spite of Autumn’s changes,
I’ll continue to live and thrive;
Learning to cope with sadness
is a key to life’s delights.

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The Wisdom of Time

05 Saturday Sep 2015

Posted by P Moorman in Family, Inspiration, Life

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family, grandfather, guidance, heart, home, inspiration, living, memories, poems, Poetry, spirit, support, time

Grandfather clock
The Grandfather clock
swayed through the era,

its pendulum
a perpetual motion,

its steady beat
an unconscious message
to those around it,
keeping them on track,

teaching them to
swing with the highs,
push through the lows,

and enjoy the balance found
within the rhythm;

Thus, like the hands
on the clock face,

they were able to make
every minute count.

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Encouraged

26 Thursday Jun 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Inspiration, Love, Thoughtful Thursday

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believe, inspiration, living, love, poems, Poetry, thoughtful thursday

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Because you love me I have much achieved,
Had you despised me then I must have failed,
But since I knew you trusted and believed,
I could not disappoint you and so prevailed.

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an African- American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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In the Moment

01 Thursday May 2014

Posted by P Moorman in Inspiration, Philosophy, Thoughtful Thursday

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Buddha, Henry David Thoreau, inspiration, living, philosophy, thoughtful thursday

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I am simply what I am, or I begin to be that. I live in the present. I only remember the past—and anticipate the future.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist. Letter, March 27, 1848, to Harrison Blake, in The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, vol. 6, p. 163, Houghton Mifflin (1906).

Meditation focusing on the present moment and Buddhist studies emphasizing living in the present are nice reminders of ancient philosophy. Today’s Thoughtful Thursday is another simple yet beautiful way to say it.

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The Last Dance

12 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by P Moorman in Life, Love, Nature, Philosophy

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aging, celebrate, dance, life, living, love, poems, Poetry, sunrise, sunset

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Come dance with me at sunrise,
We’ll reminisce of yesterdays;
Let us celebrate in living,
‘Ere the sun sets on our life.

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