To a Stranger by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
posted over 4 years ago | 0 comments
Passing stranger! you do not know
How longingly I look upon you,
You must be he I was seeking,
Or she I was seeking
(It comes to me as a dream)
I have somewhere surely
Lived a life of joy with you,
All is recall'd as we flit by each other,...
How longingly I look upon you,
You must be he I was seeking,
Or she I was seeking
(It comes to me as a dream)
I have somewhere surely
Lived a life of joy with you,
All is recall'd as we flit by each other,...
one of my favorites
posted over 4 years ago, updated 23 days later | 3 comments
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Christopher Marlowe
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks, ...
Christopher Marlowe
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks, ...
words to live by
posted over 5 years ago | 1 comment
"something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for, are the true essentials of a happy and meaningful life." ~d.goodman
the art of empathy
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Sympathy merely mirrors another man's trouble; empathy discovers the causes of the trouble with the searchlight of insight...Through empathy a man may closely identify himself with anyone he may wish to understand. He may seek inspiration from...
