Soon shall thy arm,
Soon shall thy arm, unconquer’d steam! afar Drag the slow barge, or drive the rapid car; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear The flying chariot through the field of air. Erasmus Darwin
Afar
Kindle the taper like
Kindle the taper like the steadfast star Ablaze on evening’s forehead o’er the earth, And add each night a lustre till afar An eightfold splendor shine above thy hearth. Emma Lazarus
Yes, I have dreams.
Yes, I have dreams. I ofttimes dream of Love As radiant and brilliant as a star. As changeless, too, as that fixed light afar Which glorifies vast worlds of space above. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Unremembered and afar I watched
Unremembered and afar I watched as I watched a star, Through darkness struggling into view And I loved you better than you knew. Elizabeth Chase Allen
Of all the thoughts
Of all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward unto souls afar, Along the Psalmist’s music deep, Now tell me if that any is. For gift or grace, surpassing this– He giveth His beloved sleep. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I send my thoughts
I send my thoughts afar, and let them paint your Christmas Day at home. Edward Rowland Sill
History repeats itself only
History repeats itself only in that, from afar, we all seem to lead exactly the same life. We are all born; we all spend time here on earth; we all die. But up close, we have each walked down our own separate paths. We have stood at our own lonely crossroads. We have touched the … Read more
You are the person
You are the person who has to decide. Whether you’ll do it or toss it aside; You are the person who makes up your mind. Whether you’ll lead or will linger behind. Whether you’ll try for the goal that’s afar. Or just be contented to stay where you are. Edgar Guest
In visions of the
In visions of the dark night I have dreamed of joy departed- But a waking dream of life and light Hath left me broken-hearted. Ah! what is not a dream by day To him whose eyes are cast On things around him with a ray Turned back upon the past? That holy dream- that holy … Read more
it may not always
it may not always be so; and i say that if your lips, which i have loved, should touch another’s, and your dear strong fingers clutch his heart, as mine in time not far away; if on another’s face your sweet hair lay in such a silence as i know,or such great writhing words as, … Read more