Mother. Author. 📚

United States
Joined June 2009
The words the happy say Are paltry melody But those the silent feel Are beautiful— —Emily Dickinson #poetry #words #silence
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Look beyond the surface of the shifting sea to the guiding lighthouse— see the anchored good, the light of God in all #poetry
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“The new year stands before us like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” —Melody Beattie #NewYear #quote
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"It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end." —Ursula K. Le Guin #quote
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"There is no desire more natural than the desire of knowledge.” —Michel de Montaigne #quote
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“Like autumn, we pine for a peaceful place to fall.” — Angie Weiland-Crosby #fall #quote
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“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” –Rabindranath Tagore #service #quote
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"All good things are wild and free." —Henry David Thoreau #quote
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"A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone's knowledge of himself and the world around him." —Dylan Thomas #poetry #quote
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"Poetry might be defined as the clear expression of mixed feelings.” —W.H. Auden #poetry #quote
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Full of joy is early Summer, Growth and warmth and golden light; Every day is crowned with beauty, Full of loveliness the night. —Ellwood Roberts #Summer #poetry
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Littles’ last day of learning— lost library book checked in, summer free verse fun checked out #3lines #micropoetry #poetry #summer
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"The earth has its music for those who will listen.” —Reginald Vincent Holmes #quote
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“The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.” —St. Therese of Lisieux 💖 #MothersDay #quote
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"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard." —Gaylord Nelson #quote
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"There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” —Vincent van Gogh 💖 #love #quote
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She must search and find strings of stimulating words to strengthen her mind and save her from sick boredom #micropoetry #poetry #writing #reading #books
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"We are most alive when we're in love." —John Updike 🩷 #love #quote
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Day or night, Beyond flaws, He sees our Faith with light #micropoetry #poetry #Lent
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