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 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

 

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.

+++|+++

Moonlight and love songs - never out of date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.

 

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!

--------!!!--------

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!

--------!!!--------

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!

 

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.

 

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

 

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?

 

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

 

DAD
Author: UnKnown

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

is just like that of a solid gold ring.

No matter what, it is unending,

Never breaking; though...sometimes bending.

His love is as strong as 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, than that of Dad.

 

A MOTHER'S PRAYER
Author: UnKown

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.

 

MY GRANDEST FOAL
Author: Unknown

I'll lend you for a little while

My grandest foal, He said.

For you to love while she's alive

And morn for when she's dead.



It may be one or twenty years,

Or days, or months , you see.

But, will you, till I take her back

Take care of her for me?



She'll bring her charms to gladden you,

And should her stay be brief

You'll have treasured memories

As solace for your grief.



I cannot promise she will stay,

Since all from earth return.

But, there are lessons taught on earth

I want this foal to learn.



I've looked the wide world over

In my search for teachers true.

And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes

With trust I have selected you.



Now will you give her your total love?

Nor think the labor vain,

Nor hate Me when I come

To take her back again?



I know you'll give her tenderness

And love will bloom each day.

And for the happiness you've known

Forever grateful stay.



But should I come and call for her

Much sooner than you'd planned

You'll brave the bitter grief that comes

And someday you'll understand.



For though I'll call her home to Me

This promise to you I do make

For all the love and care you gave

She'll wait for you, inside Heaven's Gate.

 

THE CALL (HORSE POEM)
Author: Ivy Schex

Head up, neck outstretched

Reaching for the winking star

The horse glides over the snow

And the call is echoed over far



The call of running in the moonlight

Of whispering through the trees

The cry of all the shifting shadows

And galloping with the breeze

 

HORSE AND RIDER
Author: Ivy Schex

The prairie blows the grasses

And whips the horse’s mane.

They travel, horse and rider,

Through the sea of amber grain



Hills roll by, and clouds pass

But steady are the horse’s hooves

Upon the wind blown grass

As they travel, horse and rider



There is no trail that they follow

No path that can be seen

There they travel, horse and rider

Upon the endless blowing green

 

I RIDE MY HORSE
Author: Ivy Schex

I feel the wind

I hear the birds

I ride my horse

As I sing words



I see the grass

I feel the leather

I ride my horse

Upon the heather



I taste the dust

I see the heat

I ride my horse

To his own beat



I feel the joy

I taste the fun

I ride my horse

Into the yellow sun

 

HOW I AM RIGHT NOW
Author: Unknown

I know that you miss me,

at times you are sad.

You think you should have done more

as a Mom or a Dad.



But I’ve something to tell you,

so you won’t feel so bad.

You gave me the best life

I could ever have had.



Now that I’m in heaven

I don’t feel the pain.

Of all of the problems

that make life a strain.



I just have to thank you,

that the memories are glad.

For you gave me the best life

I could ever have had.



The times that were painful

Are just lessons learned.

I’ve forgotten the sad times,

With the freedom I’ve earned.



Just know in your heart,

With faith iron-clad...

That you gave me the best life

I could ever have had.

 

I DREAM TO ROAM (HORSE POEM)
Author: Ivy Schex

I dream to roam

To see the grass

Just over the hill



I dream to roam

To ride my horse

Wherever I will



I dream to roam

Over the prairies

Beneath the sky



I dream to roam

Across the plains

As the hawk cries



I dream to roam

My face to the wind

As I ride my steed



I dream to roam

Wherever this lonely

Trail may lead

 

HORSES ABOVE THE MUSIC STRAINS
Author: Ivy Schex

Pounding hooves, flying manes

Thundering feet, over music strains

A rushing wind, a darkening sky

Horse rush, sending dust rising high



A flash of color, black and white

A crash of bodies, horses in the night

Lightening flashes, thunder rumbles

Across the open prairie, grasses tumble



Past trees, over and through brush

Over rising hills, past plains they rush

Thundering feet, above the music strains

Pounding hooves and flying manes

 

THE DANCE (SONG LYRICS)
Author: Garth Brooks

Lookin' back on the memories of

the dance we shared beneath the stars above.

For a moment, all the world was right.

How could I've known that you'd ever say 'good bye?'



(Chorus)

And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end

the way it all would go.

And our lives are better left to chance.

I could have missed the pain, but I'd've had to miss the dance.



Holdin' you, I've held everything.

For a moment, wasn't I the king?

But if I'd only known how the king would fall,

Hey, who's to say, you know, I might have changed it all.



Repeat (Chorus)

Yes, my life is better left to chance.

I could have missed the pain, but I'd've had to miss the dance.

 

TRIBUTE TO THE HORSE
Author: Unknown

Where, in this wide world,

Can man find nobility without pride,

Friendship without envy,

Or beauty without vanity?



Here, where grace is laced with muscle,

And strength by gentleness confined.

He serves without servility.

He has fought without enmity.



There is nothing so powerful,

Nothing less violent.

There is nothing so quick,

Nothing more patient.



Our past has been borne on his back,

All our history is his industry.

We are his heirs,

He our inheritance.



The Horse.

 

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.

 

THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
Author: Unknown

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,

is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the friends of man and woman do run,

when their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,

is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.



On this golden land, they wait and they play,

till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,

for here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.

Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,

their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.



They romp through the grass, without even a care,

until one day they start, and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,

then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;

together again, both person and pet.



So they run to each other, these friends from long past,

the time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,

has turned into joy once more in each heart.

They embrace with a love that will last forever,

and then, side-by-side, they cross over together.

 

ON ANGELS WINGS
Author: Unknown

On Angel's wings our horses now rest,

our love for them has stood the test.

In God's trust we place them now,

with a trace of sorrow upon our brow.



Their gentle spirits and loving eyes,

watch over us now, as we cry.

Tears softly fall down our face,

as we entrust them into God's gentle grace.



Memories remain within our hearts,

of times we thought we'd never part.

With love and laughter and happy thoughts,

of all the fun our horses brought.



Our love for them will never end.

they will eternally be our loving friends.

May God keep them safe...

and may they find peace in their heavenly place.

 

SAD TEARS WILL RAIN
Author: Joni Solis 2006

Sad tears will rain

to puddle your pain

but only time as thief

can carry away your grief

Sweet memories like waves at sea

reaching the horizon you'll smile free

 

HORSES IN THE SNOW
Author: Ivy Schex

Their manes are a wintry white

Frosted with the glittering snow

There backs are dappled light

And shimmer with a frozen glow



Dark browns and golden tones

Contrast with the wonderland

From dark grays to deep roans

The muted colors of the land



Their manes and backs are white

Frosted with the falling snow

The horses dance through the light

Of the shining, shimmering snow

 

I DREAM OF HORSES
Author: Ivy Schex

There is a dream

Of rushing wind

And riding o’er

The growing green



There is a hope

That rises in the heart

Of flowing manes

And pounding hooves



There is an idea

Of roaming the plain

Just you and your horse

Free and wild



There is a story

Of horses and glory…

But now I am awake

And the dream is gone



There is a dream

That I wake up from

That I long to return to

And fly again

 

HEAVENS DOOR
Author: Yang Hui Yu

As heaven's door swung open wide,
I took a look and glanced inside.

Along the grassy plains of which,
stood he with a cry so free.

Don’t grief upon my departure please,
I am now free” his eyes told me.

It's true really, he seemed at ease,
with much grace I had never seen.

As he ran along the field so wide,
each step, each stride was filled with might.

It's time to let our sorrows fade,
for you see, now he truly lives.

 

I WOULD HAVE LOVED YOU ANYWAY
Author: UnKnown

If I'd have known the way that this would end,
if I'd have read the last page first.
If I'd have had the strength to walk away,
if I'd have known how this would hurt.
I would've loved you anyway.

I'd do it all the same,
not a second I would change.
Not a touch that I would trade.
Had I known my heart would break...
I'd have loved you anyway.

It's bittersweet to look back now,
at memories withered on a vine.
Just to hold you close to me
for a moment in time .
I would've loved you anyway.

I'd do it all the same,
not a second I would change.
Not a touch that I would trade.
Had I known my heart would break,
I'd've loved you anyway.

Even if I'd seen it comin',
you'd still have seen me runnin'...
straight into your arms.
I would've loved you anyway.

I'd do it all the same,
not a second I would change.
Not a touch that I would trade.
Had I known my heart would break,
I would've loved you anyway.

I would've loved you anyway.

 

BETWEEN MY HORSE'S WINGS
Author: Ivy Schex

Is this real, or is this fantasy?
The wind rushing forcefully
Through my long dark hair
The feel of the cool air
Beneath the horse’s wings

Is this real, or is this fantasy
The muscles work powerfully
To drive us into the night
The stars wink like little lights
Above the horse’s wings

Is this real, or is this fantasy?
As I ride over the ocean and sea
My muscles tense as I hold
My skin red from the windy cold
Flowing past the horse’s wings

Is this real, or is this fantasy?
I revel in this dangerous ecstasy
A silvery mane blows in my face
Blown back, by the wind we race
Born on by the horse’s wings

Is this real, or is this fantasy?
As we fly through the air swiftly
My face is lifted toward the sky
Arms outstretched, wind rushing by
The beating of the horse’s wings

Is this real, or is this fantasy?
Faster and faster, we seem to fly
The wind tugging at my body
As I look to the heavenly bodies
Shining on the horse’s wings

Is this real, or is this fantasy?
My horse flies gracefully
Over the fields and streams
Are these things only my dreams?
Sitting between the horse’s wings

 

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.

 

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!

 

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.

 

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!

 

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,

ometimes 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.

 

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!

 

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.

 

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

 

I WISH YOU ENOUGH
Author: Unknown

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you posses.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.