Poems and Sayings: Topics E - G
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Easter
Encouragement
Forgiveness
Friendship
Garden Poetry & Sayings
Wisdom & Getting Older
Grandparents
Never saw you look
quite so pretty before
Never saw you dressed quite so lovely what's more
I could hardly wait to keep our date this lovely
Easter morning
And my heart beat fast as I came through the door
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter parade
On the Avenue
Fifth Avenue
The photographers will snap us
And you'll find that you're
In the rotogravure
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter parade
...Irving Berlin (For your reading pleasure only.)
Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail,
Hippity hoppin', Easter's on its way
Bringin' ev'ry girl and boy
A basketful of Easter joy
Things to make your Easter bright and gay
He's got jelly beans for Tommy
Colored eggs for sister Sue
There's an orchid for your mommy
And an Easter bonnet too. Oh!
Here' comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity Happy Easter Day
Look at him hop and listen to him say,
"
Try to do the things you should"
Maybe if you're extra good
He'll roll lots of Easter eggs your way
You'll wake up on Easter morning
And you'll know that he was there
When you find those choc'late bunnies
That he's hiding ev’rywhere, Oh!
Here' comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity Happy Easter Day.
Red is for the blood He gave,
Green is for the grass He made,
Yellow is for the sun so bright,
Orange is for the edge of night.
Black is for the sins that were made,
White is for the grace He gave,
Purple is for the hour of sorrow,
Pink is for the new tomorrow.
A bag full of Jelly beans,
Colorful and sweet,
Is a Prayer...is a promise...
Is an Easter treat!
...Author Unknown
A little while longer
And the world will see Me no more,
But you will see Me.
Because I live, you will live also!
If you love Me,
You will keep My word.
And My Father will love you,
and We will come to you
And make Our home with you.
Adapted from John 14.19 & 14.23
If anyone is in Christ,
He is a new creation.
Old things have passed away.
2 Cor 5:17 Behold, all things have become new!
Be renewed in the spirit
of your mind.
Put on the new self,
Which in the likeness of God
Has been created in righteousness
And holiness of the truth.
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness
Let Not Your
Heart Be Troubled
Let not your soul be sad
Easter is a time of joy
When all hearts should be glad.
Glad to know that Jesus Christ
Made it possible for men
To have their sins forgiven
And, like Him, to live again.
So at this joyous season
May the wondrous Easter Story
Renew our Faith so we may be
Partakers of "His Glory!"
~Helen Steiner Rice (For your reading pleasure only.)
Up Calvary's
mountain one dreary morn,
Trudged Christ our Savior weary and worn.
They came to the mount, the place of the skull.
It was there Jesus paid our debt in full.
As He hung on the cross and died a cruel death,
He said, "Father, forgive them," and with
a fleeting breath,
It was finished and as Jesus gave up His ghost
A victor's song was sung by a heavenly host.
Jesus was laid to rest in a borrowed tomb
But the grave couldn't hold Him, there was no room.
He arose, He arose, let's praise His sweet name.
He loves us so; we're the reason He came.
Salvation is free, it is a gift from above.
God gave us His son because of His love
He bought us, redemed us and set us all free.
As He gave His life there on Calvary.
...Sara McGinty (For your reading pleasure only.)
1. If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If
you can dream it, you can become it.
Anonymous
2. Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is. Just don't break a limb doing it!
3. Crumbs of happiness make a loaf of contentment.
It is up to you to shape it all together.
4. Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able
to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it
goes on flying anyway. Turn the unknown into a blessing.
5. Risk it. You can't steal second and keep your
foot on first. But the guy at third is keeping an
eye on you!
6. Today's mighty oak is yesterday's little acorn
that stood it's ground. Hang in there. Rain and fertilizer
is what made the mighty oak strong!
7. Getting over a bad experience is much like crossing
monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in
order to move forward.
8. We accomplish a lot more when we get rid of our
ifs and ands and get off our butts.
9. The pessimist complains about the direction of
the wind, the optimist expects the direction to change,
but the leader simply adjusts the sails. Examine
your sails periodically!
10. Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations
and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist
you like. Never give up!
11. In the long run the pessimist may be right, but
the optimist has a better time on the trip.
12. Money doesn't always bring happiness. People
with ten million dollars are no happier than people
with nine million dollars.
13. Look at life through the windshield, not the
rear-view mirror. It keeps the kinks out of your
neck.
14. Triumph is what you get when you add an umph
to try. Try it with an umph!
15. Put your nose to the grindstone and your shoulder
to the wheel and you'll either get polished up or
a pointed nose and round shoulders.
16. Worrying over troubles is like a rocking chair.
You go back and forth, but don't get anywhere. So
get your duff out of the chair and start to chase
away despair!
17. The game of life is not so much in holding a
good hand, as it is in playing a poor hand well.
Learn when to play and when to fold!
18. A person who trims himself to suit everybody
will soon whittle away to nothing. When you get to
the size you like, just be yourself!
19. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot
and hang on tight!
20. Happiness often sneaks in a door you didn't know
you left open. Leave your doors open.
21. Encouragement is like premium gas. It helps take
the knocks out of living. May life's journey be smooth.
22. An optimist laughs to forget. A pessimist forgets
to laugh.
23. Success comes in cans. Failure comes in can'ts.
Knock those "t"s off!
24. A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.
Smile even on cloudy days!
25. What soap is for the body, tears are for the
soul. An occasional cleansing is needed but don't
become a prune!
26. A giggle a day keeps the grumpies away! LOL
Life can seem ungrateful - and
not always kind.
Life can pull at your heartstrings - and play
with your mind.
Life can be blissful - and happy and free.
Life can put beauty - in the things that
you see.
Life can place challenges - right at your
feet.
Life can make good - of the hardships that
we meet.
Life can overwhelm you - and make your head
spin.
Life can reward those - determined to win.
Life can be hurtful - and not always fair.
Life can surround you - with people who care.
Life clearly does offer - its ups and its
downs.
Life's days can bring you - both smiles and
frowns.
Life teaches us to take - the good with the
bad.
Life is a mixture - of happy and sad.
So.....
Take the life that you have - and give it
your best.
Think positive, be happy - let God do the
rest.
Take the challenges - that life has laid
at your feet.
Take pride and be thankful - for each one
you meet.
To yourself give forgiveness - if you stumble
and fall.
Take each day that is dealt you - and give
it your all.
Take the love that you're given - and return
it with care.
Have faith that when needed - it will always
be there.
Take time to find the beauty - in the things
that you see.
Take life's simple pleasures - let them set
your heart free.
The idea here is simply - to even the score.
As you are met and faced with - Life's Tug
Of War.
Author unknown
That slight misdeed of yesterday,
why should it mar today?
The thing he said, the thing you did,
have long since passed away;
For yesterday was but a trial...
today you will succeed.
And from mistakes of yesterday,
will come some noble deed.
Forgive yourself for thoughtlessness.
Do not condemn the past.
For it is gone with its mistakes;
Their memory cannot last.
Forget the failures and misdeeds,
from such experience rise...
Why should you let your head be bowed?
Lift up your heart and eyes!"
The things I've
done amiss today; And those undone along the way.
If I fail the golden rule to live;
Forgive me Lord, Oh Lord forgive.
If opportunity passed me by; And I heeded not the
beggar’s cry. Or failed the widow's mite to
give; For this I pray dear Lord forgive.
And give me wisdom, Lord to see; The work thou hast
appointed me. And courage when my faith is small;
To pray again, forgive me all.
And since I pass but once this way; May some kind
deed or word I say. Or the melody of a cheerful song;
Be remembered, when I'm gone.
If I can lighten some one's load; Along life's steep
and rocky road. Or leave a song in some ones heart;
To linger after I depart.
I will not regret my journey here; Though blinded
oft by sorrow's tears. I will be glad that I have
lived; To daily pray, Oh Lord forgive.
A friend is one who knows you as you are,
Understands where you've been,
Accepts who you've become
And still gently invites you to grow
Thank you for being my FRIEND
Friends will come and friends will go,
The seasons change and it will show,
I will age and so will you,
But our friendship stays, strong and true
- Anonymous -
There's lots of things
With which I'm blessed,
My problems have been few,
But of all, this one's the best:
To have a friend like you.
In times of trouble
Friends will say,
" Just ask, I'll help you through it."
But you don't wait for me to ask,
You just get up and do it!
And I can think
of nothing more
That I could wisely do,
Than know a friend,
And be a friend,
And have a friend like you.
- by Unknown -
When you are sad
I will dry your tears
When you are scared
I will comfort your fears
When you are worried
I will give you hope
When you are confused
I will help you cope
and when you are lost
and can't see the light
I shall be your beacon
shining ever so bright
This is my oath
I pledge till the end
Why you may ask
because you're a friend.
Author Unknown –
A friend is someone we turn
to,
When our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure,
For our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives,
With beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the world we live in,
A better and happier place.
There's lots of things
With which I'm blessed,
My problems have been few,
But of all, this one's the best
To have a friend like you.
In times of trouble
Friends will say,
" Just ask, I'll help you through it."
But you don't wait for me to ask,
You just get up and do it!
And I can think
of nothing more
That I could wisely do,
Than know a friend,
And be a friend,
And have a friend like you.
by Anonymous
By: Unknown
A friend is someone to behold,
to laugh with and chat with, when warm or cold,
someone to comfort you when you're blue,
to talk about the old and new.
One has many acquaintances in life,
but when there is sorrow or strife,
a friend is someone who will understand,
to lend an ear or a helping hand.
It matters not where you are,
whether you are near or far,
around the world or across the street,
a friend is someone we like to meet.
So when life's little troubles get you down,
try to smile, do not frown,
turn on the computer, or pick up the phone,
with friends, you are never alone.
- author unknown
-
In a friendship
We're free to expose,
Parts of ourselves
Nobody else knows.
But the thing that sustains it
And sets it apart,
Is not something spoken
It's a bond of the heart.
True friends are rare
In a lifetime two or three,
I'm so glad it happened
Between you and me!
Author Unknown
By: Anonymous
There's lots of things
With which I'm blessed,
My problems have been few,
But of all, this one's the best:
To have a friend like you.
In times of trouble
Friends will say,
" Just ask, I'll help you through it."
But you don't wait for me to ask,
You just get up and do it!
And I can think
of nothing more
That I could wisely do,
Than know a friend,
And be a friend,
And have a friend like you.
God bless the friend who
overlooks;
The many faults in me.
Who loves me for myself;
And for the things I could be.
Whose tender heart and thoughtful ways;
Add so much pleasure to my days.
God bless the friends who see my needs;
And reaches out a hand.
Who lifts me up, who prays for me;
And helps me understand.
Who shares my problems come what may;
Who's always there from day to day.
God bless the friend, who laughs with me;
And make the Sun to shine.
Who helps me see life's goodness;
And the blessing that are mine.
That friendship is a special part;
Of all that's precious to my heart.
By Anon
We're joined in a friendship
That time cannot sever
With bonds we have built
We'll remain friends forever
We're welded in spirit
Attached by our hearts
And fused by the feelings
That friendship imparts
We're tied by emotions
Connected by dreams
Reinforced by our hopes
Unified by extremes
No longer a function
of time or of space
Our love is a substance
That life won't replace
No matter how distant
We'll always endeavor
To sense the full meaning
of Friendship Forever
By Unknown
A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift,
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift,
A friend is someone who fills
our lives with beauty, joy, and grace,
And makes the world we live in
A better and happier place.
Many people will walk in
and out of your life,
but only true friends will leave
footprints in your heart.
~Author unknown~
Jamie Pace ( Here for
your reading enjoyment. Not available for reprint.)
I feel I've lost a thousand years,
just living day by day.
I'm hidden behind the pain and tears,
my sorrow guides the way.
I cannot see where I have gone,
nor where my life shall go.
But leaving you my life-long friend,
is the only way I know.
It will be painful, I will be weak
but true friendship never dies.
So call upon the Greatest Power,
when you feel you can't survive.
He will heal you saddest hours,
and keep our memories alive.
For in the eternal love of God,
true friendship never dies.
Anon
Dear Friend
Days without you are none
Your spirit fills the air
At nights I stay awake to listen to your voice
Faintly I hear you say that you are right above
Dreams seem all too real
I feel your hands and your breath
Laughter and fun we have had for so long
Then I am awoken by an alarm
Letters written back and forth
Memories made to stay a lifetime
Your lifetime made all too brief
But I made sure your life goes on
I miss you
See you soon
Love Me
There's a miracle called friendship
That dwells within the heart,
And you don't know how it happens
Or when it gets it's start...
But the happiness it brings you
Always gives you a special lift,
And you realize that friendship
Is God's most precious gift.
~Author Unknown~
Many people will walk in
and
out of your life,
but only true friends will leave
footprints in your heart.
~Author unknown~
There's a miracle called friendship
That dwells within the heart,
And you don't know how it happens
Or when it gets it's start...
But the happiness it brings you
Always gives you a special lift,
And you realize that friendship
Is God's most precious gift.
~Author Unknown~
When trouble comes your soul to try,
You love the friend who just "stands by."
Perhaps there is nothing he can do--
The thing is strictly up to you;
For there are troubles all your own,
And paths the soul must tread alone;
Times when love cannot smooth the road
Nor friendship lift the heavy load,
But just to know you have a friend
Who will "stand by" until the end,
Whose sympathy through all endures,
Whose warm handclasp is always yours--
It helps, someway, to pull you through,
Although there's nothing he can do.
And so with fervent heart you cry,
"
God bless the friend who just "stands by'!"
by B. Y. Williams (For your reading pleasure only.)
When my son died in the early 90s, we wanted our
family and friends to understand how important their
presence had been throughout his illness. They felt
that they didn't have much to offer us, but we knew
better. And so I wrote this poem to let them know
how we felt. Hope that you'll find it useful.
Almighty God, creator of all nature, father of heaven and earth, who made the first garden and put man in it to dress it and keep it; I thank you for blessing my garden and continually watching over all that grows in it, making all things to flourish each in its season. And grant, O Lord, that all who come into it may feel your presence and find in it joy and happiness, comfort and peace. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.
2. Early to bed, early to rise,
work like hell and fertilize!
3. Gardening adds years to your life and life to
your years.
4. You have to eat a lot of parsley to be an
old sage.
5. Aroma therapy... dirt, flowers, garden!
6. A rose lives here with an old thorn!
7. You can bury a lot of troubles digging
in the earth.
8. Shhh! Bulbs are resting!
9. I used to love my garden
but now that love is dead,
for I found my bachelor buttons
in my black-eyed Susan's bed.
10. Gardeners have the sunniest smiles!
11. The only thing I grow in
my garden is tired.
12. The philosopher who
said that work well done
never
needs doing
over never
weeded
a garden.
13. Beware of snap dragons!
14. Sprinkle seeds of
kindness everywhere.
Make the world a
happier place here
and there.
Mom's garden. Dad's
weeds.
15. Herbs make good
scents.
16. Have patience...
nothing grows quickly
except weeds!
17. I dig gardening!
18. Going to seed
without a pot to
peat in!
19. I fought the
lawn and the lawn
won!
20. The difference
between a flower
and a weed is
a judgment.
21. Gardening often
begins with daybreak
and ends
with back break!
22. Gardeners know
that trees grow
on money.
23. Weeds -- All
you can pick -- FREE!
24. I plant the seed,
you make it grow.
25. You send the
rain, I work the
hoe.
26. Weeds happen,
come rain or shine!
27. God blesses
the hands that
work in
a garden.
28. Hi hoe, hi
hoe. A gardening
I grow.
29. Garden Goddess.
. . Hard at work!
30. Despite the
gardener's best
intentions,
nature will improvise.
31. Patience in
gardening is
a necessity, hardly
a virtue.
32. The grass may
look greener
on the other
side but it
still has to
be mowed!
33. God's in charge
of flowers and
seeds and
I'm in charge
of all the
weeds.
34. Winter, spring,
summer, fall.
Lord, thank you
for them all.
35. One for the
rock, one for
the crow,
One to die, and
one to grow.
- English
saying
One for the blackbird,
one for the crow,
One for the cutworm,
and one to grow.
- American saying
36. A good gardener
always plants
3 seeds...one
for
the bugs, one
for the
weather and
one for himself.
37. Many eyes
go through
the meadows,
but few
see the flowers.
38. Abandon your
post, and nature
will sneak
in and
steal you blind!
by Anon. –
There is nothing the matter with me,
I'm as healthy as one can be!
I have arthritis in both my knees
And when I talk, I talk with a wheeze.
My pulse is weak, and my blood is thin,
But I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in!
Arch supports I have for my feet,
Or I wouldn't be able to be on the street,
Sleep is denied me night after night,
But every morning I find I'm alright.
My memory is failing, my head in a spin,
But I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in!
The moral of this as my tale I unfold--
That for you and me who are growing old,
It's better to say "I'm fine" with a grin,
Than to let folks know the shape we are in!
How do I know that my youth is all spent?
Well, my "get up and go" has got up and went.
But I really don't mind when I think with a grin,
Of all the grand places my "get up" has bin!
Old age is golden, I've heard it said
But, sometimes I wonder as I get into bed..
With my ears in the drawer, my teeth in a cup,
My eyes on the table until I wake up,
E're sleep overtakes me, I say to myself,
"
Is there anything else I could lay on the shelf?"
When I was young my slippers were red,
I could kick my heels over my head.
When I was older my slippers were blue,
But I could still dance the whole night through.
Now I am old my slippers are black,
I walk to the store and puff my way back!
I get up each morning and dust off my wits,
And pick up the paper and read the "Obits",
If my name is missing, I know I'm not dead,
So, I have a good breakfast and go back to bed!!
Anonymous
Blessed are they who understand my faltering step
and palsied hand. Blessed are they who know that
my ears
today must strain to catch the things they say. Blessed
are they who seem to know that my eyes are dim and
my wits are slow.
Blessed are they who looked away when coffee spilled
at the table to-day
Blessed are they with a cheery smile who stop to chat
for a little while.
Blessed are they who never say "you've told that
story before" or "you already said that".
Blessed are they who know the ways to bring back memories
of yesterdays.
Blessed are they who make it known that I'm loved,
respected, and not alone .
Blessed are they who know I'm at a loss to find the
strength to carry the Cross at times.
Blessed are they who ease the days on my journey
“
Home” in loving ways.
It's easy to be pleasant
When life flows like a song,
But the person worthwhile
Is the one who will smile,
When everything goes dead wrong.
For the test of the heart is trouble
And it always comes with years.
And the smile that is worth
The praises of the earth
Is the smile that shines through tears.
When I was in my younger days,
I weighed a few pounds less,
I needn't hold my tummy in
to wear a belted dress.
But now that I am older,
I've set my body free;
There's the comfort of elastic
Where once my waist would be.
Inventor of those high-heeled shoes
My feet have not forgiven;
I have to wear a nine now,
But used to wear a seven.
And how about those pantyhose-
They're sized by weight, you see,
So how come when I put them on
The crotch is at my knee?
I need to wear these glasses
As the print's been getting smaller;
And it wasn't very long ago
I know that I was taller.
Though my hair has turned to grey
and my skin no longer fits,
On the inside, I'm the same old me,
It's the outside's changed a bit.
But, on a positive note...
I've learned that no matter what happens, or how
bad it seems today,
life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person
by the way he/she
handles these three things:
a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas
tree lights.
I've learned that regardless of your relationship
with your parents,
you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making a "living" is
not the same thing as making a
"life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second
chance.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with
a catcher's mitt on
both hands.
You need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with
an open heart,
I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't
have to be one.
I've learned that every day you should reach out
and touch someone.
People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on
the back.
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn.
I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Ever since the day I was born.
You have nurtured me with love and kindness.
You have been someone I can believe in,
And someone I can depend upon.
In this world I am just staring to understand.
And it's important to me that you know
How grateful that I am,
For all that you give to me,
For all that you teach me,
And for the strength I will always have,
Because of you, grandma.
Author Unknown
Grandma told me all about it;
Told me so I couldn’t doubt it ~
How she danced ~ my grandma danced ~
Long ago.
How she held her pretty head,
How her dainty skirt she spread,
How she turned her little toes,
Smiling like a human rose!
Long ago.
Grandma's hair was bright and sunny,
Dimpled cheek, too ~ oh, how funny~
Really, quite a pretty girl,
Long ago.
Bless her! Why, she wears a cap,
Grandma does, and takes a nap
Every single day; and yet
Grandma danced the minuet
Long ago.
Now she sits there rocking, rocking,
Always knitting grandpa's stocking,
(Every girl was taught to knit
Long ago.)
Yet her figure is so neat,
And her smile so kind and sweet,
I can almost see her now,
Bending to her partner's bow,
Long ago.
Grandma says our modern jumping,
Hopping, rushing, whirling, bumping,
Would have shocked the gentle folk,
Long ago.
No ~ they moved with stately grace,
Everything in proper place,
Gliding slowly forward, then
Slowly curtsying back again,
Long ago.
Modern ways are quite alarming,
Grandma say; but boys were charming ~
Girls and boys, I mean, of course ~
Long ago.
Bravely modest, grandly shy ~
What if all of us should try
Just to feel like those who met
In the graceful minuet
Long ago.
With the minuet in fashion,
Who could fly into a passion?
All would wear the calm they wore
Long ago.
In time to come, if I perchance
Should tell my grandchild of our dance,
I should really like to say,
" We did, my dear, in some such way,
Long ago."
Author Unknown
Grandparents and grandchildren,
Together they create a chain of love
Linking the past,
With the future.
The chain may lengthen,
But it will never part.
Author Unknown
Few can bring the warmth
We can find in their embrace,
And little more is needed to bring love.
Than the smile on their face.
They've a supply of precious stories,
Yet they've time to wipe a tear,
Or give us reasons to make us laugh,
They grow more precious through the years.
I believe that God sent us Grandparents
As our legacy from above,
To share the moments of our life,
As extra measures of His love.
- Author Unknown
Everything my
grandma does
is something special made with love.
She take time to add the extra touch
that says, "I love you very much."
She fixes hurts with a kiss and smile
and tell good stories grandma-style.
It's warm and cozy on her lap
for secret telling or a nap.
And when I say my prayer at night,
I ask God to bless and hold her tight.
Cause when it comes to giving hugs
my grandma's arms are filled with love!
- Author Unknown
Few can bring the warmth
We can find in their embrace,
And little more is needed to bring love.
Than the smile on their face.
They've a supply of precious stories,
Yet they've time to wipe a tear,
Or give us reasons to make us laugh,
They grow more precious through the years.
I believe that God sent us Grandparents
As our legacy from above,
To share the moments of our life,
As extra measures of His love.
By Unknown
While we honor all our mothers
with words of love and praise.
While we tell about their goodness
and their kind and loving ways.
We should also think of Grandma,
she's a mother too, you see....
For she mothered my dear mother
as my mother mothers me.