A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON
Author: Unknown

Give me a kiss to build a dream on,
And my imagination will thrive upon that kiss.
Sweetheart, I ask no more than this
A kiss to build a dream on.
...oOo...
Give me a kiss before you leave me,
And my imagination will feed my hungry heart.
Leave me one thing before we part
A kiss to build a dream on.
...oOo...
When I'm alone with my fancies...I'll be with you
Weaving romances...making believe they're true.
...oOo...
Give me your lips for just a moment,
And my imagination will make that moment live.
Give me what you alone can give,
A kiss to build a dream on.

A MOTHER'S PRAYER
Author: Unknown

Dear Lord, it’s such a hectic day,
With little time to stop and pray,
For life’s been anything but calm
Since You called me to be a mom -
Running errands, matching socks,
Building dreams with wooden blocks,
Cooking, cleaning, finding shoes
And other stuff that children lose,
Fitting lids on bottled bugs,
Wiping tears and giving hugs,
A stack of last week’s mail to read –
So where’s the quiet time I need?
Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord,
Just at the sink or ironing board,
To ask the blessings of Your grace,
I see then, in my small one’s face,
That you have blessed me
All the while –
And I stoop to kiss
That precious smile.

A THANKSGIVING POEM
Author: Robert Frost

God, we thank you for this food
For rest and home and all things good
For wind and rain and sun above
But most of all for those we love

AS TIME GOES BY
Author: UnKnown

You must remember this
A kiss is still a kiss
A sigh is still just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.
+++|+++
And when two lovers woo,
They still say: "I love you."
On that you can rely.
No matter what the future brings
As time goes by.
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Moonlight and love songs - never out of date
Hearts full of passion - jealousy and hate
Woman needs man - and man must have his mate
That no one can deny.
+++|+++
It's still the same old story,
A fight for love and glory
A case of do or die.
The world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.

DEAR DADDY
Author: Unknown

In all the things I try to do,
I want to do them just like you.
I'm watching every move you make
And trying to take each step you take.
------!!!------
Although right now I'm sort of small,
When I'm with you I feel ten feet tall.
Like you, I want to be brave and smart,
'Cause I love you, Daddy with all my heart.
------!!!------
When I am older I'll be so glad
If I grow up to be
Just like Dad.

A PRAYER OF THANKS
Author: Helen Steiner Rice

Thank You, GOD, for everything
....I've experienced here on earth--
Thank You for protecting me
....from the moment of my birth--
And thank You for the beauty
....around me everywhere,
The gentle rain and glistening dew,
....the sunshine and the air,
The joyous gift of "feeling"
....the soul's soft, whispering voice
That speaks to me from deep within
....and makes my heart rejoice--
Oh, GOD, no words are great enough
....to thank You for just living,
And that is why every day
....is a day for real THANKSGIVING

DAD
Author: Unknow

Many poems have been written to explain,


How a mother’s love can soothe the pain.


But little has been said about a father’s concern,


So. .now. .I think it must be his turn.


A Father’s love for his off-spring


I just like that of a solid gold ring.


No matter what, it is unending,


Never breaking; though. . .sometimes bending.


His love is as strong a s a mother’s; although. . .


Due to his personality, it sometimes doesn’t show.


There is no question of how strong. . .


Or of it’s lasting. . .however long.


So no matter if his child is good or bad,


There is no love stronger, that of Dad.

DESTINY
Author: Sir Edwin Arnold (1832-1904)

Somewhere there waiteth in this world of ours


For one lone soul another lonely soul,


Each choosing each through all the weary hours


And meeting strangely at one sudden goal.


Then blend they, like green leaves with golden flowers,


Into one beautiful and perfect whole;


And life's long night is ended, and the way


Lies open onward to eternal day.

GIVING THANKS
Author: UnKnown

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped,


For the labor well done, and the barns that are heaped,


For the sun and the dew and the sweet honeycomb,


For the rose and the song and the harvest brought home -


Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!


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For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our land,


For the cunning and strength of the workingman's hand,


For the good that our artists and poets have taught,


For the friendship that hope and affection have brought -


Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!


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For the homes that with purest affection are blest,


For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest,


For our country extending from sea unto sea;


The land that is known as the "Land of the Free" -


Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!

HALLOWEEN STEW
Author: UnKnown

Mix a drop of apple cider


With the web of a spider


Add a witche's scowl


And a warewolf's howl


Add a black cat's fright


On a moonlite night


And last but not least


For your Halloween feast


Remember that ghosts


Make great Halloween hosts

HAPPY NEW YEAR
Author: UnKown

May the New Year bring you all


Troubles that last only seconds


Giggles that last minutes


Chuckles that last hours


Laughs that last days


Smiles that last weeks


Happiness that last months


Friendships that last years


But most of all


LOVE that lasts a lifetime!

HEY
Author: Priscilla

Hey Bernil,



Just wishing you a Happy Birthday!!



I hope it glows with everything that brings you joy,



I hope that it is peaceful and serene but still full of vibes!!



Also, I hope you live to see many more....



Blessings....

IF THOU MUST LOVE ME
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browing (1806-1861)

If thou must love me, let it be for naught


Except for love's sake only. Do not say,


'I love her for her smile - her look - her way


Of speaking gently,- for a trick of thought


That falls in well with mine, and certes brought


A sense of pleasant ease on such a day' -


For these things in themselves, Beloved, may


Be changed, or change for thee - and love, so wrought,


May be unwrought so. Neither love me for


Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry:


A creature might forget to weep, who bore


Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby!


But love me for love's sake, that evermore


Thou mayst love on, through love's eternity.

MARRIAGE
Author: Mary Weston Fordham

The die is cast, come weal, come woe,


Two lives are joined together,


For better or for worse, the link


Which naught but death can sever.


The die is cast, come grief, come joy.


Come richer, or come poorer,


If love but binds the mystic tie,


Blest is the bridal hour.

NEW YEAR
Author: Maryssa Manet

Bring on the new year


Celebrations in the streets


Bring on the new year


Make sure there's lots of treats


Bring on the new year


A time to celebrate


memories old and wishes new


Hopeful, the world awaits

O CHRISTMAS TREE
Author: UnKnown

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!


How are thy leaves so verdant!


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


How are thy leaves so verdant!


~~~-O-~~~


Not only in the summertime,


But even in winter is thy prime.


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


How are thy leaves so verdant!


~~~-O-~~~


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


Much pleasure doth thou bring me!


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


Much pleasure doth thou bring me!


~~~-O-~~~


For every year the Christmas tree,


Brings to us all both joy and glee.


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


Much pleasure doth thou bring me!


~~~-O-~~~


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


Thy candles shine out brightly!


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


Thy candles shine out brightly!


~~~-O-~~~


Each bough doth hold its tiny light,


That makes each toy to sparkle bright.


O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,


Thy candles shine out brightly!

OCTOBER NIGHTS
Author: Harriet Cooper

October means it's Hallowe'en


When pumpkins don their faces,


And moans and groans and rattling bones


Are heard in haunted places.


------xxx------


When witches in their pointed hats


Go riding on their brooms,


And nighttime wears a velvet cloak


Of mystery and doom.


------xxx------


When graveyards start to come alive


With spirits of the dead,


It's such a lovely time of year


I think I'll stay in bed.

OUR FATHERS
Author: UnKnown

Our fathers toil with hands and heart


To make our lives complete.


They quietly brave the winter cold,


Endure the summer heat.


-------WWW-------


Our fathers' lives are busy, but


There's always time for us.


They boldly face the ups and downs


And seldom ever fuss.


-------WWW-------


Our fathers are the greatest dads.


We know you know this, too.


But thank you for the chance to share


Our love for them with you

PUMPKINS
Author: Suzy Wolf

Pumpkins are a curious thing,


They don't dance and they don't sing.


They don't have hair, they don't meow,


They don't look much like a cow.


They just sit around all day,


Out in the fields among the hay,


Sometimes they gather by the stable,


Sometimes they end up on the kitchen table.


But what brings a pumpkin to full life,


Is a guided hand with a carving knife.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Author: Fred Coots, Henry Gillespie (c) 1934

Oh! You better watch out,


You better not cry,


You better not pout,


I'm telling you why:


Santa Claus is coming to town!


.....


He's making a list,


Checking it twice,


Gonna find out who's naughty or nice.


Santa Claus is coming to town!


.....


He sees you when you're sleeping,


He knows when you're awake.


He knows if you've been bad or good,


So be good for goodness sake!


.....


Oh! You better watch out,


You better not cry,


You better not pout,


I'm telling you why:


Santa Claus is coming to town!

SILENT NIGHT
Author: UnKnown

Silent night, holy night,


All is calm, all is bright


Round yon virgin mother and child.


Holy infant so tender and mild,


Sleep in heavenly peace.


Sleep in heavenly peace.


^^^^


Silent night, holy night,


Shepherds quake at the sight,


Glories stream from heaven afar,


Heavenly hosts sing alleluia;


Christ the Savior, is born!


Christ the Savior, is born!


^^^^


Silent night, holy night,


Son of God, love's pure light


Radiant beams from thy holy face,


With the dawn of redeeming grace,


Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.


Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

SONNET FROM THE PORTUGESE XLIII
Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browing (1806-1861)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.


I love thee to the depth and breadth and height


My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight


For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.


I love thee to the level of everyday's


Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.


I love thee freely, as men strive for right;


I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.


I love thee with the passion put to use


In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.


I love thee with a love I seemed to lose


With my lost saints, - I love thee with the breath,


Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose,


I shall but love thee better after death

THE BIRTHDAY CHILD
Author: Rose Fyleman

Everything's been different


All the day long,


Lovely things have happened,


Nothing has gone wrong.


------###------


Nobody has scolded me,


Everyone has smiled.


Isn't it delicious


To be a birthday child?

THERE WAS AN OLD WITCH
Author: UnKnown

There was an old witch


Believe it if you can,


She tapped on the windows


And she ran, ran, ran.


She ran helter skelter with her toes in the air,


Cornstalks flying from the old witch's hair.


------IVI------


Swish goes the broomstick, meow goes the cat,


Plop goes the hop-toad sitting on her hat.


"Wheee," chuckled I, "What fun, what fun!"


Halloween night when the witches run!

TO MY MOTHER
Author: UnKnown

For all the times you gently picked me up,


When I fell down,


For all the times you tied my shoes


And tucked me into bed,


Or needed something


But put me first instead.


--------%%%--------


For everything we shared,


The dreams, the laughter,


And the tears,


I love you with a "Special Love"


That deepens every year

TRUE LOVE
Author: UnKnown

True love is a sacred flame


That burns eternally,


And none can dim its special glow


Or change its destiny.


True love speaks in tender tones


And hears with gentle ear,


True love gives with open heart


And true love conquers fear.


True love makes no harsh demands


It neither rules nor binds,


And true love holds with gentle hands


The hearts that it entwines.