Funeral Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle, moaning over head
Scribbling on the sky the message "He is Dead."
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last forever. I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one,
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can come to any good.
~ W. H. Auden
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label love. Show all posts
June 04, 2012
Some women chose to follow men, and some women chose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn't love you any more. ~ Lady Gaga
May 02, 2012
I want to break out -- to leave this cycle of infection and death. I want to be taken in love: so taken that you and I, and death, and life will be gathered inseparable, into the radiance of what we would become. ~ Thomas Pynchon
April 27, 2012
The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them. ~ Thomas Merton
March 16, 2012
It is only when you have mastered the art of loving yourself that you can truly love others. It's only when you have opened your own heart that you can touch the heart of others. When you feel centered and alive, you are in a much better position to be a better person. ~ Robin Sharma (from "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Remarkable Story About Living Your Dreams.")
March 03, 2012
Your body needs to be held and to hold, to be touched and to touch. None of these needs is to be despised, denied, or repressed. But you have to keep searching for your body's deeper need, the need for genuine love. Every time you are able to go beyond the body's superficial desires for love, you are bringing your body home and moving toward integration and unity. ~ Henri Nouwen
February 14, 2012
Love or Infatuation?
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes roots and grows - one day at at time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is quiet, understanding, and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. You want them nearer. But near or far, you know they are yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk loosing him." Love says, "Be patient, don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away, you wonder if they are cheating. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. The feel that trust, and it makes them more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love is an upper. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.
~ Unknown
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes roots and grows - one day at at time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is quiet, understanding, and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. You want them nearer. But near or far, you know they are yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk loosing him." Love says, "Be patient, don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away, you wonder if they are cheating. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. The feel that trust, and it makes them more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love is an upper. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.
~ Unknown
February 05, 2012
No lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. ~ Jane Austin (from "Northanger Abbey")
January 31, 2012
Do you love me because I am beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me? ~ Oscar Hammerstein
January 24, 2012
It is better to be hated for who you are, then to be loved for who you are not. ~ Unknown
January 23, 2012
Chinese Good Luck Mantra
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
When you say, "I'm sorry" look the person in the eye.
When you say, "I love you" mean it.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Believe in love at first sight.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please, no name calling.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Talk slowly but think quickly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
Say, "Bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Remember the three "R's": respect for self; respect for others, responsibility for all your actions.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Marry someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or sleep all you want.
When you say, "I'm sorry" look the person in the eye.
When you say, "I love you" mean it.
Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
Believe in love at first sight.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt, but it is the only way to live life completely.
In disagreements, fight fairly. Please, no name calling.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Talk slowly but think quickly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risks.
Say, "Bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Remember the three "R's": respect for self; respect for others, responsibility for all your actions.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
January 06, 2012
I take what I do seriously. I love it and I want to do well at it and work hard. But I'm not serious about everything I do. ~ Henry Rollins
December 31, 2011
With or Without You, I Go On
With or without compassion,
Understanding,
Sanctity,
Love,
I go on.
With or without consent,
Support,
Favour,
A plan,
I go on.
With or without strength,
Courage,
Wisdom,
Serenity,
I go on.
With or without devotion,
Integrity,
Passion,
Tolerance,
I go on.
With or without adversity,
Perseverance,
Resilience,
You,
I go on.
~Kristine Hurt
With or without compassion,
Understanding,
Sanctity,
Love,
I go on.
With or without consent,
Support,
Favour,
A plan,
I go on.
With or without strength,
Courage,
Wisdom,
Serenity,
I go on.
With or without devotion,
Integrity,
Passion,
Tolerance,
I go on.
With or without adversity,
Perseverance,
Resilience,
You,
I go on.
~Kristine Hurt
November 29, 2011
We're all a little weird. And life's a little weird. And when we find someone who's weirdness is compatible to ours, we join up with them and fall into a mutually satisfying weirdness and call it love, true love. ~ Unknown
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