Veteran’s Day Sunset

These pictures were taken last Friday from the top of MIllie HIll in Iron Mountain, Michigan.

 

Black River Harbor

 

a prayer

Let me do my work each day;
And if the darkened hours of despair overcome me,
May I not forget the strength that comforted me
In the desolation of other times.

May I still remember the bright hours that found me
Walking over the silent hills of my childhood,
Or dreaming on the margin of the quiet river,
When a light glowed within me,
And I promised my early God to have courage
Amid the tempests of the changing years.
Spare me from bitterness
And from the sharp passions of unguarded moments.

May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit.
Though the world may know me not,
May my thoughts and actions be such
As shall keep me friendly with myself.
Lift my eyes from the earth,
And let me not forget the uses of the stars.
Forbid that I should judge others,
Lest I condemn myself.

Let me not follow the clamor of the world,
But walk calmly in my path.
Give me a few good friends who will love me for what I am;
And keep ever burning before my vagrant steps
The kindly light of hope.
And though age and infirmity overtake me,
And I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams,
Teach me still to be thankful for life,
And for times olden memories that are good and sweet;
And may the evening’s twilight find me gentle still.

~Max Ehrmann (1872 – 1945)~

 

the water is wide

The water is wide

I can’t cross o’er,

and neither have

I wings to fly.

Build me a boat

That can carry two,

And both shall row,

My Lord and I.

~”The Water Is Wide”  by David Kaufman~

matthew 5:16

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in Heaven.

~Matthew 5:16~

 

melody

Daylight waning,

Shadows falling.

Moon is rising,

Night winds calling.

 

Time drifts by

On silken wings,

Far and low

A song it sings.

 

It sings of love

And letters sent,

It sings of loss

And years misspent.

 

It sings of birth

As life begins,

It mourns as death,

Our journey ends.

 

It sings the melody

Of our lives

And sometimes makes us

Wonder why

 

We didn’t, when we

Had the chance,

Change the notes,

The refrain perhaps.

 

The past is gone,

It can’t be changed;

Look forward now

With knowledge gained.

 

Listen close in the

Hushed, still night

To the song of time

On its endless flight.

~Nancy A. Frydrych~

two choices

There are always two choices,

Two paths to take.

One is easy,

And it’s only reward is that it is easy.

~Unknown~

 

try anyway

If you just look at all that already exists in your life, all that you already have: unlimited air to breathe, ample lighting to see, music to hear, books to read, stars to dream by, trees to gaze at, floors to dance on, friends to cavort with, enemies to befriend, strangers to meet, woods to walk through, beaches to comb, rocks to scale, rains to cleanse you, rivers to float you, animals to comfort you, you do have to admit, there’s more of it than you could ever, ever, ever spend.

But try anyway.

~Mike Dooley~

regret

As you grow older, you’ll find the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.

~Zachary Scott~

the very best thing…

The very best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself.

~Wallace Wattles~