TweetSometimes when things turn upside down And inside out and look dark brown, I rush outdoors and gaze into The topless sky’s eternal blue, So calm and cool, so still and deep, With soft contented clouds like sheep. I shade my eyes and stare and stare, Then go back in the house, and there, Begin [...]

TweetTHE UNDER DOG I know that the world that the great big world From the peasant up to the king, Has a different tale from the tale I tell, And a different song to sing. But for me, and I care not a single fig If they say I am wrong or I am right, [...]

TweetForget It If you see a tall fellow ahead of the crowd, A leader of the group, marching fearless and proud, And you know of a tale whose mere telling aloud Would cause his proud head in anguish be bowed, It’s a pretty good plan to forget it. If you know of a skeleton hidden [...]

TweetHere’s a nice poem I found recently. Hope you like it. The Things I Get Do you get everything you want?  You don’t? Well, I’ll declare, That’s strange–I have the same complaint. Perhaps it’s not so rare. The things we don’t want come to us, in bunches, every day; But when we really like a [...]

Tweet An old farm-house with meadows wide And sweet with clover on each side; A bright-eyed boy, who looks from out The door with woodbine wreathed about, And wishes this one thought all day: “Oh, if I could but fly away From this dull spot, the world to see, How happy, happy, happy, How happy [...]

TweetHAPPINESS Happiness is a state of mind; It sparkles when the world is kind. But sometimes sorrow enters in, And spoils the joys that are within. Each of us has his day When all the world looks dark and gray; But when we know that God’s about. We’ll have no more fear or doubt. Happiness [...]

Tweet The Second Chance We may not have the means at hand To change a circumstance. But we may gain, to our relief, A welcome second chance– A chance to prove that we will try, With all our might and main, To change our ways, to right some wrong, And pull our weight again. Tweet