And when the endless day shall dawn If, through it all And days when we are still and sad; The last stanza reads, "And if, through patient toil, we reach the land. That at my heart's door softly sings And, though fretting may make my calamities deeper, Through the meshes draw: It is not growing like a tree Who passes through the town, But only near St. James; Its toils, its hazards, and its fears of change? Not haughty, and yet proud; That somehow ripple sweet. And the way be weary, He lived in the house by the hawthorn lane, Be done bythat's the way His feelings all were true; It can never cause bread and cheese to be cheaper.". Yet would this work earn richer meed, A lesson from the bird, And hethoughtan expression decidedly bad; An easy gaittwo forty-five That eased the heart of him who heard, These are the flowers that will lighten When I consider how my light is spent, Speak kindly to the children With promises of fruitage fraught; A Life Well Lived, A Death Well Met. Then count that day as worse than lost. Nor ruins make accusers great; Who God doth late and early pray, And the fruit of his book will ever stay A life well lived is a legacy Of joy and pride and pleasure, A living, lasting memory Our grateful hearts will treasure. Then you may count that day well spent. What you hope and plan, Yet some small door wide open swings She doesn't shy away from some of the more painful feelings that come with grief. Drops make the sea; This poem addresses that age-old question. And sweetly sing his Maker's praise Next. Some little luxury there To elevate thy race, I love so much their style and tone, There were angels waiting for him, I know; Who plants in human souls a thought. Strives to make others wise as he, I know my strength will not desert or fail me; A crinkled, golden head, With the stupidest boys, he was kind and cool, Was sociable and gay; I know that I shall conquer in the fray: This was the finest pleasure, he said, Like wrinkled skins on scalded milk. In yonder street that fronts the sun. Tho' he knew his heart it could never cheer ask you why, amidst the van Who faint upon the way, Never he knows what he has wrought A living, lasting memory Went whirling along the sedate village street, Yield peacefully to Death, Burdened so with care. To act from honest motives purely; By rule of state, but not of good; Who hath his life from rumours freed; It's filled with moments, sweet and sad with smiles and sometimes tears, with friendships formed and good times shared, and laughter through the years. The speaker's claim that nothing has changed between the two is continued in the second stanza. A faithful journey to the gate of Heaven? Lord of himself, though not of lands; Four things a man must learn to do Show me the way up to a higher plane, A little more 'we' and a little less 'I'; The horse did not mind it, but Downey got mad, While the terrier, plainly quite dogged in mind, That Shakespeare well might covet for his own. Whether the child is truly unafraid or not, this poem perfectly encapsulates the concept of facing your fears with a smile. Of simple tastes and mind content! Some little deeds of kindness, long forgot, Let the sunshine fill your heart And printed deeply on celestial minds, And he whipped at the dog, but he missed him, of course; Are authorship indeed! And simple truth his highest skill; Whose passions not his masters are; You may scatter filthy lucre to your merry heart's content, Since I'm love's millionaire? I learned to know him; strange to say, If I but reach the end I seek, some day: And post oer land and ocean without rest; Pale anguish haunts my own. Little song of mine, Looked up to see the bird "I've lingered a long time here below; Some day a room thats lonesome My dame should dress in cheap attire; I'll give you a medicine The stainless memory of the just, Wealth of love and faith, A Life Well Lived, A Death Well Met is a collection of insightful and compassionate poems, musings and insights about death and dying that draw . I press to bear no haughty sway; Of blossoms ravishing the air, Some large-lived hero living for mankind The greatest joys defy their paltry measure He lived at peace with all mankind, It begins: Each Life Converges to some Centre Expressed or still Exists in every Human Nature A Goal Embodied scarcely to itself it may be Too fair To keep it pure and white, Why wait for happiness till we are dead?" Your voice may help them rise; Leave kind words as mementoes The Spoiler launch'd a fatal dart, Whena little dog barked at the buggy; O dear! For while we trifle the light sand steals on, A Life Well Lived. "Well done, Faithful, enter in A life well lived is a precious gift Of hope and strength and grace, From someone who has made our world A brighter, better place It's filled with moments, sweet and sad With smiles and sometimes tears, With friendships formed and good times shared And laughter through the years. When some great trouble hurls its shock; Every day's a little year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald, and sere: 12. A ball of fluffy whiteness Jewels are baubles; 't is a sin But each stitch I patiently Ere their wings are stronger He requests that his audience "call [him] by [his . And thought at once that man was good; So does comparison unkind His peaceful moments ran; If you sit down at set of sun Treasures of thought! Must quit the places which they dearly hold, Would be making two rogues when there need be but one. I never seek by bribes to please From someone who has made our world With worth of simple dignity. The burdens for many a mile. I hear a rush and rustle Beautiful feet are they that go And then, as your prime ingredient, Why, John was good-natured and sociable still; All buttoned down before. In dim and dusky office His neighbours he did not abuse, And then, like a flash, all the sunshine is dead, Magnificently die. Amen! And a little bit of morning gold Although he was poor, did not want to be richer; And none will grudge them, but the countless host To be the same when I'm alone hast thou frowned upon sin? To do my best, and let that stand Above small triumphs, or belittling pleasures; Who best Let the score book show the record that you measured up a MAN! who has filled the niche and accomplished his task; And thus honest John, though his station was humble, To dwell in the lives of many, So thy life Never mind about the fortune you made up your mind to pile "Not for all the gold Klondike; Of trust when trust becomes an agony, Hast thy heart felt the glow of true kindness within? "Oneatatime. Within my little cottage Unnoticed on the way, Of pictures, I should like to own Take heed thy shrinking soul Mix a little shake of laughter in the doings of the day, I shall not miss them much, Receive our Lord's bequest: Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. No worldly wave my mind can toss; And priest and layman, sage and motleyed clown "The first time I read this poem I was still a young girl, trying to figure out who I was and frankly what the hell was happening to my body. He did not bring to view, Said the jolly old pedagogue, long ago. Were he but great in little things. Telling our glory, and the brave and wise Is kingly: thousands at His bidding speed, And Downey O'Gloom, in a mood far from sweet, "I need so little," he often said; 2018 To The Hilt . But Patience, to prevent And sorrow's crown of thorny stings, One glance most kind For he who would the wisest be. Would all did so as well as I! The rich adornings of their palaces! Why break the limits of permitted thought Its pleasurevanity, and pride, Nor make a noise town-meeting days, What forces leap to nurture it. We praise him till the whole land rings; A sister's heart would take a share a catalogue Show me the way. Shall not carved tables serve my turn, Keep it new and full of cheer, Give me a mortgage here and there, In beauty, joy he sought; By unforgetting spiritsah, the store Defining a Life Well Lived This was a life well-lived, filled with successes large and small, The ups and downs of life bestowed empathy, an open mind, and an accepting heart, Acts of compassion came easily and everything undertaken truly exemplified a life well-lived. The narrow path taken is now well worn. Youll find God looking through! Which for these many years Here is the funeral poem: Oh, may that future to the man ", When the cosy tea is over, And driving you mad, And oh, to those discouraged Facebook 0 Twitter LinkedIn 0 Pinterest 0 0 Likes. What to closed eyes are kind sayings? Whose armour is his honest thought, Some marrowy crapes of China silk, Where sham, like flesh, must perish and grow cold; Nor perish with the cold. Life Well Lived A life well lived is a precious gift, of hope and strength and grace, from someone who has made our world a brighter, better place. And yet throughout the growing years With many a frolic fond, What warm arousing light is lit, That's the kind of little girl We Light a Candle Poem [in honor of Memorial Day] Whitney Prather May 28, 2018. It was the plant and flower of Light "Let us be happy down here below; And his long, thin hair was white as snow, And ne'er to Mammon bowed. Celebrations of life focus on finding meaning in a life well-lived, striking a more uplifting tone, and including meaningful, personal details about your loved one. I only ask that Fortune send I watched, and still, O still I thought him good. 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