Reflecting Light (Haiku Series #343)

Precious Retreat

Scripture’s rendezvous

Morning peace at last arrives—

Forgiving grace brewed

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This Moment

Remember always

Today learned from yesterday—

Tomorrow’s wings wait

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Just Friends

Slow brewed with freshness

Confidence fills every cup—

Joy’s interactions

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Carl Sandburg Quotes

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Nothing happens unless first we dream.

Life is like an onion; you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American writer and journalist.  Many of his works centered around poetry (he preferred “free verse’) and writing biographies.  One of his most well-received biographies was about American President Abraham Lincoln.  He received three Pulitzer Prizes (two for poetry and one for his Lincoln biography).  Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.

Grace Strickler Dawson Quotes

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We are weaving the future on the loom of today.

There are times when encouragement means a lot, and a word is enough to convey it.

Grace Strickler Dawson was an American poet.

Sarah Ban Breathnach Quotes

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Our deepest wishes are whispers of our authentic selves.  We must learn to respect them.  We must learn to listen.

Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday.

Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) is an American author, philanthropist, and speaker.

Carl Sandburg Quotes

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Time is the coin of your life.  It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent.  Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

Yesterday is done.  Tomorrow never comes.  Today is here.  If you don’t know what to do, sit still and listen.  You may hear something.  Nobody knows.

Carl Sandburg (1878-1967) was an American writer and journalist.  Many of his works centered around poetry (he preferred “free verse’) and writing biographies.  One of his most well-received biographies was about American President Abraham Lincoln.  He received three Pulitzer Prizes (two for poetry and one for his Lincoln biography).  Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois.

H. G. Wells Quotes

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We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.

If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells (1866-1946) was a British novelist, journalist, and historian.  Many of his published works share a futuristic view, and this has earned him the distinction of being the “father of science fiction.”

Emily Dickinson Quotes

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We turn not older with years but newer every day.

Forever is composed of nows.

Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was an American poet.  Little known during her life, Dickinson has become to be regarded as one of America’s most respected poets.

Knute Rockne Quotes

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Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

Knute Rockne (1888-1931) was a Norwegian-born, American football player and college football coach.  During his 13 seasons of coaching at the University of  Notre Dame, his teams won 100 games and earned three national championships.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes

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Folded eyes see brighter colors than the open ever do.

Light tomorrow with today.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) was an English poet of the Victorian era.  Her published works earned popularity in both Great Britain and the United States.

John Greenleaf Whittier Quotes

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Children have neither past nor future–they rejoice in the present.

The child must teach the man.

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) was an American poet.  His Quaker background entrusted him to advocate for the abolition of slavery in the United States.