They say that God lives very high; But if you look above the pines You cannot see our God; and why? And if you dig down in the mines, You never see Him in the gold, Though from Him all that’s glory shines. God is so good, He wears a fold Of heaven and earth [...]

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Merrily swinging on briar and weed, Near to the nest of his little dame, Over the mountain-side or mead, Robert of Lincoln is telling his name. Bob-o’-link, bob-o’-link, Spink, spank, spink, Snug and safe is that nest of ours, Hidden among the summer flowers. Chee, chee, chee. Robert of Lincoln is gayly dressed, Wearing a [...]

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There! little girl! don’t cry! They have broken your doll, I know; And your tea-set blue, And your play-house, too, Are things of long ago; But childish troubles will soon pass by, There! little girl! don’t cry! There! little girl! don’t cry! They have broken your slate, I know; And the glad wild ways Of [...]

Continue Reading JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY – A LIFE LESSON POEM

At one time there was an anti smoking billboard in town that displayed in large, bold red letters the following message: 400,000 SMOKING RELATED DEATHS THIS YEAR in the obvious attempt to persuade people to stop smoking. As I recall, it also showed the face of a child or a young woman. Most of you [...]

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Mark Butterworth has some interesting http://www.callistergreen.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_callistergreen_archive.html#110446178479603238 comments on “success”: “Michael Medved read extracts from portions of his new book, Right Turns, which didn’t make the cut and were edited out. One section had to do with his success as a teenager at selling encyclopedias. He ended the chapter with a brief homily on the key [...]

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Here’s a hand to the boy who has courage To do what he knows to be right; When he falls in the way of temptation, He has a hard battle to fight. Who strives against self and his comrades Will find a most powerful foe; All honor to him if he conquers– A cheer for [...]

Continue Reading ALICE AND PHOEBE CARY – OUR HEROES POEM

“Time to calibrate your gaydar, because Bravo’s ‘Boy Meets Boy’ (Tuesdays at 9 p.m.) is finally here. America’s first gay dating show isn’t just a dating show, you see. It’s a sexual shell game in which a mix of gay and straight suitors compete for ‘one exceptional gay man’ and, oh yeah, a secret cash [...]

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My love and tender one are you My sweet and lovely son are you You are my love and darling you Unworthy, I of you Your mild and gentle eyes proclaim The loving heart with which you came A tender helpless tiny babe With boundless gifts of grace King of Kings, most holy one Gone [...]

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