Category Archives: Poetry

The Art of Ageing

Posted on January 17, 2014 by freda

It’s nearly Pre-Birthday-Month time so it seems a good time to dive into The Art of Ageing again. It is one of those little gems that has a great deal of common sense. More than anything, the author, John Lane, … Continue reading →

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Dreams

Posted on May 4, 2011 by freda

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams for when dreams go, life is a barren field frozen with snow. Langston Hughes. Have you any dreams to share?

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Growing older

Posted on March 21, 2011 by freda

Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith “A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; Trust God: see … Continue reading →

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What I needed to hear

Posted on March 3, 2011 by freda

Today’s Birthday Month gift comes from Paws for thought. Author Unknown If each grain of sand were to say: One grain does not make a mountain, There would be no land. If each drop of water were to say: One … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on February 2, 2011 by freda

Mountains, clouds, sky reflected in dark pools of mystery, enlightening, enlivening, bringing colour and joy. The pilgrim soul seeks inward, looking for purpose, the reward is clarity ever deepening.

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At the pond

Posted on August 22, 2010 by freda

By Mary Oliver, from Evidence One summer I went every morning to the edge of a pond where a huddle of just-hatched geese would paddle to me and clamber up the marshy slope and over my body, peeping and staring … Continue reading →

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