Graphic by MamaBear
I Heard a Bird Sing
By Oliver Herford
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.
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Thank you for this lovely Welcome Graphic.
Have a Happy New Year.
Good morning to y'all By the shores of Gitchee Gummee
Wait a minute, that’s been done
Longfellow’s estate is sure to sue me
If I plagiarize that one
I could do one
About the midnight sun
And the men who moil for gold
The cadence and rhyme
Could be so fine
But the story’s already been told
An epic poem like Beowulf
Could be a big sensation
But, most of the time
The lines don’t rhyme
And it’s full of alliteration
Alone, alone, all, all alone
Alone as I can be
So, I’ll call for my pipe
And I’ll call for my bowl
And I’ll call for my fiddlers three
I’ll just gather those rosebuds while yet I may
Old time is still a flying
No poetry I’ll do today
I might as well quit trying
Read: Philippians 3:15-21
I press toward the goal . . . . Brethren, join in following my example. —Philippians 3:14,17
Bible In One Year: Malachi 1-4; Revelation 22
In his painting "An Allegory of Prudence," 16th-century Venetian artist Titian portrayed Prudence as a man with three heads. One head was of a youth facing the future, another was of a mature man eyeing the present, and the third was of a wise old man gazing at the past. Over their heads Titian wrote a Latin phrase that means, "From the example of the past, the man of the present acts prudently so as not to imperil the future."
We need that kind of wisdom to overcome the anxiety created by our past failures and the fear of repeating them in the future—an anxiety that keeps us from living to the fullest now.
Paul was able to "forget" his past and anticipate his future (Philippians 3:13-14). This doesn't mean his memory was erased; it means that Paul was free of any guilt or pride he may have felt from his past actions, because God had forgiven him. This attitude enabled him to live in the present and "press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (v.14). So he had one driving passion—to know Christ better.
As we close the chapter of 2004, let's rededicate ourselves to Christ. Jesus will enable us to live fully in the present as we gain wisdom from the past and face the future with courage. —Dennis De Haan
Hi everyone! Here are the celebrations for the next few days.
Dec. 31, 2004:
New Year's Eve
New Year's Resolutions
Make Up Your Mind Day
Champagne Day
Jan. 1, 2005:
New Year
Bad Hangover Day
Universal Hour Of Peace
Daydreamers' Day
Solemnity Of Mary
Bloody Mary Day
New Year (Japan)
Jan. 2, 2005:
Science Fiction Day
Get Over It Day
Thank you so much for the beautiful poem and graphic!
Mornin', everybody ! Happy Friday! TGIF!
Happy New Year's!! In appx. 13 hours!
Have a cup while you Freep !
I Am
Come,wend your way on foot
breathe deeply of my fragrance
hear a tiny blue bird
singing of my beauty.
Come, cross my icy streams
rest upon an old fir stump
in a pale shaft of sun
I am magnificent.
Come, let us walk slowly
down a crooked dusty path.
I have things to show you
I know you'll understand.
Look up in awe as life
circles a behemoth sky,
my snowy peaks glisten
cold in a brilliant light.
Come, let us journey on
to a single copse of trees
a verdant canopy
hides wonders yet unseen.
I am beyond your senses
I'm a cougar in the night.
I am peering through the pupil
of a hawks watchful eye.
I'll share everything with you
but don't take me for granted.
I come with a hefty price
our soldiers know first hand.
Happy New year and God Bless America!
