Patrick Henry

"I know of no way of judging the future but by the past."

Not a Hero

I am not a superhero,

I have no powers,

I've never saved a life,

not even a soul.

I'm just an ordinary human,

but I know how to love.

I can't save the world,

destroy all your pain,

I can't read your mind,

or be the perfect friend

but I can understand,

or understand that I don't.

Because I am just like you,

not anything special,

and I won't leave you,

or judge you, either.

While I can't be everything,

I can be something,

and I'll be something for you. 

Walt Disney

"Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better."

The Mother

How does she do it?

Smiling everyday,

How does she do it,

the mother of one, two, or more?

Her love is evident,

all can see,

no burden are her children,

no, not to she.

She watches them with joy,

loving them every moment,

growing, teaching, caring,

letting no moment pass away.

No other place she'd rather be,

than teaching her children all the way,

and it is evident for all to see,

the glories and joy of motherhood.

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Inspired by a mother I see with her two children at the place I work. - Lynsi

Mark Twain

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

Give In or Give All

Now is the time,

it's do or die,

the stage is set,

Am I going right or left?

I can't hold back,

I don't have anything left,

it's time to decide,

do I give in or give all?

It's the end of bliss,

childhood's gone,

Prairies have past,

fall has come.

Here lies my path,

Here lies the valleys,

the mountains, the roaring rivers,

and the ocean's deeps.

I see a star overhead,

my star to Bethlehem,

Illuminating my journey's end,

where all before shall be past.

So here I am,

Time ticking by,

Here I stand,

ready to decide,

Now, give in or give all.

Dr. Seuss

"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Reaching for the Stars

We all have hopes,

we all have dreams,

we reach for stars,

maybe land on the moon.

But down they come,

like falling stars, one by one,

into a sea of heartbreak, to which we succumb.

When will my day come,

to reach the stars,

touch the moon,

and wander far?

Or will I always be reaching,

never grasping,

to the skies above,

are they too far gone?

We all have hopes,

we all have dreams,

we reach for the stars,

maybe land on the moon.

William Shakespeare

"We know what we are, but know not what we may be."