The Guest House This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival A joy, a depression, a meanness Some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor Welcome and entertain all… The dark thought, the shame, the malice Meet them at the … Continue reading
2016 a year to remember great trips and milestones, joy and sadness, But hearts filled with gladness for the blessings we gratefully have with us. We started the year with no fear, ready to challenge and change, but never certain … Continue reading
As per tradition, Rob write a poem that he read on Christmas Eve that captures all the highlights of our year: 2015 a look back we go As Christmas is here without any snow! The CDF clan a little … Continue reading
The Road Not Taken BY ROBERT FROST Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it … Continue reading
Invictus BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced … Continue reading
Zach’s poem is not really a poem, but an excerpt from the speech “Citizenship In A Republic” delivered at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France on 23 April, 1910 by Theodore Roosevelt. It spoke to me for him. THE MAN IN THE … Continue reading
Phenomenal Woman BY MAYA ANGELOU Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the … Continue reading
If— BY RUDYARD KIPLING If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If … Continue reading
OK I’m cheating a bit this week. I’m putting up a really long quote. Some might even call this a poem. I choose a quote of the week to have pinned up in our kitchen to impart little words of … Continue reading
Several years ago, my beautiful, supportive friend sent me this poem. It touched me deeply. It reminded me that the beauty and joy in life is not the destination, but the journey itself. She sent it to me at a time when … Continue reading