COMING HOME - by Ellen P. Allerton

 

COMING  HOME by  Ellen P. Allerton     Home to my mother's door. Push back the lock,     She will not open it - no use to knock.     A weight is on my breast; oh ! never yet     Daughter at mother's door such welcome met!     No kiss upon my lips; no word, no sound,     No loving arms reach out to clasp me round,     I cross the threshold to a solemn room,     Peopled with shadows, silent as the tomb.     The heavy air is chill - no fire, no light;     Only pale sunshine, streaming thin and white     Through the bare panes upon the naked floor.     I shrink and shiver - do not shut the door !     Tread lightly on the creaking boards, speak low;     Start not the hollow echoes; well I know     They sleep in every corner. Do not call,     Lest they should answer loudly, one and all.     Her voice is still. 'Twas here I heard it last -      Here by the door. The tears fell thick and fast     From both our eyes; today the drops run o'er     From only mine; and she - she weeps no more.     This was her bed-room; it was here, you say,     She laid in silence all that summer day,     With roses (how she loved them!) at her head,     Wreathed on the wall and strewn upon her bed.     Now she lies yonder, and a sombre pall     The dead leaves weave above her as they fall;     The rains that beat, the autumn Winds that blow,     Are making ready heavy shrouds of snow.     Whatever covers her, she still sleeps well;     But oh! these silent rooms! I can not tell     Why their cold emptiness should move me so;     I can not bear it longer - let us go.

IT IS EASY - by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 

IT  IS  EASY by   Ella Wheeler Wilcox It is easy to be pleasant When life flows by like a song, But the man worth while 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 earth Is the smile that shines through the tears.

TODAY BE DETERMINED - by Catherine Pulsifer

 

TODAY  BE  DETERMINED by  Catherine Pulsifer Today be determined to be the best you can beToday be determined to help others that you seeToday be determined to persevere in all you doToday be determined to only speak what’s trueToday be determined not to let things get you blueToday be determined to learn one thing newToday be determined to have a positive viewand, today be determined to encourage others too!

TIRED - by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

 

TIRED by  Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox     I am tired tonight, and something,    The wind maybe, or the rain,    Or the cry of a bird in the copse outside,    Has brought back the past, and its pain.    And I feel, as I sit here thinking,    That the hand of a dead old June    Has reached out hold of my heart's loose strings,    And is drawing them up in tune.     I am tired tonight, and I miss you,    And long for you, love, through tears;    And it seems but today that I saw you go -     You, who have been gone for years.    And I seem to be newly lonely -     I, who am so much alone;    And the strings of my heart are well in tune,    But they have not the same old tone.     I am tired; and that old sorrow    Sweeps down the bed of my soul,    As a turbulent river might suddenly break    Away from a dam's control.    It beareth a wreck on its bosom,    A wreck with a snow-white sail,    And the hand on my heart-strings thrums away,    But they only respond with a wail.

EVERY DAY - by Jon Zimmerman

 

EVERY  DAY by   Jon Zimmerman I’ve been stuck in a melancholy mood, All I’ve done these past weeks is brood, And now there’s no more hope for tomorrow, All that’s left is this moment of sorrow. Isolated, by choice, for the past few days, Now isolated by force in so many ways, You were my favorite, and my best friend, It’s too bad that it all had to end. So long. Goodbye. I’ll see you around. Meanwhile I struggle to pick my feet off the ground, My lonely days became even more pained, As lonely as a leaf getting beaten by rain. I love you so much, but I couldn’t stay, We’ve tried time and again, in every way, I tried for so long to make it okay, And you already know that I miss you every day.

INCOMPLETE - by Jazz

INCOMPLETE by  Jazz Being away from youI realize what you mean to meBeing away from youI realize your value in my life In every corner I see you, miss youI miss you in the incompletion of my lifeI miss you in everything around meI miss you because I love you Being away from youI realize I am incomplete without youBecause I can only be complete with you Without you in my lifeI am empty insideI am so incomplete

BRIGHT COLORS OF THE IRISH CITY - KINSALE

 

Kinsale (Irish meaning "head of the brine") is a historic port and fishing town in County Cork, Ireland, which also has significant military history. Located approximately 25 km (16 mi) south of Cork City on the southeast coast near the Old Head of Kinsale, it is located at the mouth of the River Bandon. Its population was 5,281 at the 2016 census. Its population increases during the summer months, when the tourist season is at its peak and the boating fraternity and other tourist visitors arrive in numbers. Kinsale is in the Cork South-West (Dáil Éireann) constituency, which has three seats.

Kinsale is a holiday destination for both Irish and overseas tourists. Leisure activities include yachting, sea angling, and golf. The town also has several art galleries, and there is a large yachting marina close to the town centre.

The town is known for its restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Bastion restaurant, and holds a number of annual gourmet food festivals. - Wikipedia

Gourmet Festival  HENRY MORTON : In this place the British defeated the combined forces of the Spaniards and O'Neill in 1601. The city became an important British naval base (1700-1900), and French prisoners were kept in the city tower built in the 16th century during the Napoleonic wars. The main thing to be proud of - City Museum: this is where the reasons for the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania in 1915 were investigated. The museum also contains royal charters and maps. At the entrance to the harbor, you can see the well-preserved Fort Charles, which served the city from 1677 to 1922. 

Fort Charles

Fort Charles