Will There Be Starlight

Will there be starlight

tonight

while she gathers

damask

and lilac

and sweet-scented heathers?

And will she find flowers,

or will she find thorns

guarding the petals

of roses unborn?

Will there be starlight

tonight

while she gathers

seashells

and mussels

and albatross feathers?

And will she find treasure

or will she find pain

at the end of this rainbow

of moonlight on rain?

~ Michael Burch

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For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. ~ Vincent van Gogh

Will There Be Starlight

Will there be starlight

tonight

while she gathers

damask

and lilac

and sweet-scented heathers?

And will she find flowers,

or will she find thorns

guarding the petals

of roses unborn?

Will there be starlight

tonight

while she gathers

seashells

and mussels

and albatross feathers?

And will she find treasure

or will she find pain

at the end of this rainbow

of moonlight on rain?

~ Michael Burch

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For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream. ~ Vincent van Gogh

Especially For You

This poem is a special gift especially

for you,

All I ask is that you read it often

and every time you do

I want you to see the person who

gave you this special gift...

And I want their image to fill you

with love and give your heart a lift.

Then I want you to hear their lovely

voice and feel their warm embrace,

And I want you to hear their laughter

and see their smiling face.

And there's one more thing I need

you to know - one more thing

I have to say...

I want you to know that they love

you and think of you every day!

~ Faye Diane Kilday

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The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. ~ Vincent van Gogh

Especially For You

This poem is a special gift especially

for you,

All I ask is that you read it often

and every time you do

I want you to see the person who

gave you this special gift...

And I want their image to fill you

with love and give your heart a lift.

Then I want you to hear their lovely

voice and feel their warm embrace,

And I want you to hear their laughter

and see their smiling face.

And there's one more thing I need

you to know - one more thing

I have to say...

I want you to know that they love

you and think of you every day!

~ Faye Diane Kilday

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The more I think it over, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. ~ Vincent van Gogh

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way. - Vincent van Gogh

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way. - Vincent van Gogh

A weaver who has to direct and to interweave a great many little threads has no time to philosophize about it, rather, he is so absorbed in his work that he doesn't think, he acts: and it's nothing he can explain, he just feels how things should go. - Vincent van Gogh

A weaver who has to direct and to interweave a great many little threads has no time to philosophize about it, rather, he is so absorbed in his work that he doesn't think, he acts: and it's nothing he can explain, he just feels how things should go. - Vincent van Gogh