O Come Little Children (A Christmas Primer)

100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories ^ | 1989 | Chet Williamson

[d4now]

Thanks Joe! Good Sunday Morning read. Add me to your bump list if you would be so kind.

[MHGinTN]

Another bump for a good read.

[EveningStar]

Thank you. :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

I love his paintings especially The Course of Empire and The Voyage of Life. I like his strong symbolism to express his view of nature.

The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State

This is another one I like:

Roman Campagna

[Joe 6-pack]

Beautiful Hudson River School Stuff...

'Tis good to know I'm not the only one who appreciates it, much less, remembers/ is familiar with it.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Glad you like it, Joe. I have another one for you.

The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire

[Joe 6-pack]

Glad to know I'm amongst
Kindred Spirits.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks Joe. I'm going to bookmark this thread.

The Course of Empire: Destruction

[Joe 6-pack]

"The Course of Empire: Destruction"

...Hope it wasn't something I said!

[Victoria Delsoul]

No, lol.

[Cindy]

"A CHRISTmas CELEBRATION!" (click here)

[Joe 6-pack]

A bump for the evening crowd...

[Joe 6-pack]

Bump for a Monday eve...29 days 'til Christmas...

[dixie sass]

Thank you Joe. As usual, when something touches my heart, I cry. If only we had the faith of that small child. To those of us who believe, I think that it was apparent early on who that man was.

[Joe 6-pack]

Will we wait another 11 months before the Spirit again embraces us?

[dixie sass]

I won't. Except in unusual circumstances, I believe in doing unto others as I would want them to do unto me, remember the 11th and greatest commandment which I kind of paraphrased.

[Joe 6-pack]

Re: O, Christmas Spree. Enjoy.

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks, friend -- I'll be sure to read it.

[rhema]

Thank you very much. "Uphill" I love Christina Rossetti. I love poems in general,

My favorite poem is Christina Rossetti's "The Lowest Place":

Give me the lowest place: not that I dare
Ask for the lowest place, but Thou hast died
That I might live and share
Thy glory by Thy side.

Give me the lowest place: or if for me
That lowest place too high, make one more low
Where I may sit and see
My God and love Thee so.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Wow, time sure flies. It seems like yesterday.

Here is another one…

REMEMBER

Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve:
For if the darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.

--Christina Rossetti