Jewels

...outpouring from a grateful heart.
~ Made By Beautiful Briar Rose ~

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~ Breathless kisses

Burning touches

Soft-spoken words of love

Urgently spoken words of passion

A man and a woman

One complete love

Since time began

Predestined to be as one

We've been together before

In other lifetimes

We've fought dragons

And have been torn from each others arms

Yet our love prevailed

We've walked on this earth many times together

Perhaps for a moment

Perhaps for years

But our heart is one heart

And we were meant to be

So when our time on earth

Once again comes to a close

Have no worries my dear

For we will find each other again

And again

....and again

For our love is ageless

Eternal

A love for all time ~

~ We loved with a love that was more than love ~

Edgar Allen Poe ~

~ With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion ~

~ Edgar Allen Poe ~

~ Truth Answers To No One ~ Jorunn Aandahl ~

~ If You Really Love Someone, They Never Leave. They Remain In Your Heart Forever ~

~ Unknown ~

~ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt .....with The Heart ~

~ Helen Keller ~

~ Jeg vil ikke legge skjul på at jeg gjerne skulle ha sittet på kafè med deg, et gudsforlatt sted i regnvær ~

~ Brev fra Marina Tsvetajeva til Boris Pasternak i 1922 ~

~ The soul would have no Rainbow if the eyes had no tears ~ Sioux ~

~ Rain ~ ~ By Shel Silverstein ~

~ I opened my eyes And looked up at the rain And it dripped in my head And flowed into my brain And all that I hear as I lie in my bed Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head. I step very softly I walk very slow I can't do a handstand ...I might overflow So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said... I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head ~

~ Et møte skulle være som en bue. Møtet som en bue over oss, noe større enn oss selv ~

~ Marina Tsvetajeva ~

~ Mountains Tall And Seas Will Thunder, One Unceasing Chorus Ring. Heaven And Earth Will Sleep No Longer, Then The Universe As One Will Sing ~

~ For seg selv er man blind ~ Jorunn Aandahl ~

~ Det gjelder å leve i evigheten, og allikevel høre stueuret slå ~ Søren Kierkegaard ~

~ Between Loving Hearts There Are No Distance ~ Jorunn Aandahl ~

~ I close my eyes and there in the shadows I see your light You come to me out of my dreams Across the night You take my hand though you may be so many stars away I know that our spirits and souls are one We’ve circled the moon and we’ve touched the sun So here we’ll stay For always, forever Beyond here and on to eternity For always, forever For us there’s no time and no space No barrier love won’t erase Wherever you go Is to know In my heart you will be With me From this day on I’m certain I’ll never be alone I know what my heart must have always known That love has a power that’s all its own And for always, forever Then we can fly And for always and always We will go on beyond goodbye For always, forever Beyond here and on to eternity For always, and ever You’ll be a part of me And for always, forever A thousand tomorrows may cross the sky And for always and always We will go on beyond goodbye ~

~ For You Are The One ~

For you I would climb The highest mountain peak Swim the deepest ocean Your love I do seek.

For you I would cross The rivers most wide Walk the hottest desert sand To have you by my side.

For you are the one Who makes me whole You've captured my heart And touched my soul.

For you are the one That stepped out of my dreams Gave me new hope Showed me what love means.

For you alone Are my reason to live For the compassion you show And the care that you give.

You came into my life And made me complete Each time I see you My heart skips a beat.

For you define beauty In both body and mind Your soft, gentle face More beauty I'll ne'er find.

For you are the one God sent from above The angel I needed For whom I do love ~

~ Chris Messick ~

~ Min lycka är din,

din lycka är min,

och gråten är min,

när du gråter ~

~ Nils Ferlin ~

~ Leonardo Da Vinci ~ Han våknet fra en dyp slumring, for å oppdage at resten av verden fortsatt sov ~

~ I woke up one night in the hours of darkness,

I sat up straight in my bed to find a shimmering light in my closet,

But their where no lights on in the room,

I got up and went slowly toward the closet,

To find a pair of gold wings,

An angel was standing by my side,

"What do I do with these gold wings?" I asked the angel

"Put the wings on my child." Answered the angel

I put the wings on flew to a place that had many stars,

The angel then appeared and said, "Follow your heart, your goals and your dreams."

Only you know what is right for you

Anything is possible

Miracles do come true ,

Hope and dreams are a reality if let them be,

Life can be wonderful if you let it be,

The world is at your feet

Therefore, there is no time waste,

Start flying to the stars,

The bright star in the sky created especially for you,

Therefore, there is no time to lose go find your bright star,

When you find it, open the magic door

Out will come gifts,

Waiting for you to explore,

So believe in your dreams

Follow your heart

....Your world can be a happier place as long as you believe ~

( Stacey Chillemi )

~ When Love Is NotMadnessIt Is Not Love ~

~ Wishing YouAngel-BlessingsToday and Always ~

~ I’d give anything to see the sun set on the horizon, I’d do anything to gaze at a full moon in the night sky; Even a rainbow would make me smile, And I’d love to swim in crystal clear waters Of an untouched sea; Sometimes I’ll see a shooting star, And try to gaze from afar, All the diamonds in the night sky; The mist on the mountains is breathtaking, As is walking in rainforest; To see cascading waterfalls I’d do anything for, As to stand on the highest peak in the world, And look at the sights below; I’d love to soar on wings above the clouds, Across the bluest skies; I’d do anything to see All the beautiful things in the world, Like a red rose blooming in the Sahara, Like a river twisting through a dusty land, All the beautiful things in the world;

But I also know I am looking at The world’s most beautiful creation, Every time you smile, And every time I look into your eyes ~

~ As I look outside I see the breeze Caress the leaves from the trees And carry them to all around Gently laid upon the ground I see the birds so high above Their songs sing of our special love And laid upon their soft sweet wing Your love to me they gently bring And as they start their graceful descent Delivering a message that’s heaven sent One thing I know and will hold so dear When I see them fly I will feel you near ~

~ Paul Marchant ~

~May You Have...

Enough Happiness to keep you Sweet, Enough Trials to keep you Strong, Enough Sorrow to keep you Human, Enough Hope to keep you Happy, Enough Failure to keep you Humble, Enough Success to keep you Eager, Enough Friends to give you Comfort, Enough Wealth to meet your Needs, Enough Enthusiasm to look Forward, Enough Faith to banish depression, Enough Determination to Make Each Day

... Better than yesterday ~

~ Wish For You a Day Of Sunshine ~

~ You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other`s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone. Even as the strings of a lut are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other`s keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together; For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each others shadow ~

~ Kahlil Gibran ~

~ Your lips, your eyes, your soul Are like a work of art, The most creative thing of all Is your beautiful heart.

If you were a painting, No colours could express The beauty deep inside you, A rainbow, nothing less.

If you were a sculpture The clay could hardly make Your figure of an angel Without one mistake.

If you were a euphony No choir could really sing All the beautiful music Your eyes could possibly bring.

So here I am, an artist, With inspiration beyond belief But to capture such rare beauty, I'd have to be a thief ~

~ Zlata S. Steere ~

~ Your Pain Is The Breaking Of The Shell That Encloses Your Understanding ~ Kahlil Gibran ~

~ If Someone Hurts You, Betrays You Or Breaks Your Heart, Forgive Them. For They Have Helped You Learn About Trust. And The Importance Of Being Cautious To Whom You Open Your Heart ~ Unknown ~

~ How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday's Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death ~

~ This morning when I wakened And saw the sun above, I softly said, "Good morning, Lord, Bless everyone I love." And right away I thought of you And said a loving prayer, That He would bless you specially, And keep you free from care. I thought of all the happiness A day could hold in store, I wished it all for you because No one deserves it more ~

~ When the sun kisses the earth goodnight and the stars begin to shine real bright When the light of the moon starts to glow the most romantic time you'll ever know Under the shadows of a dimming light with warm embrace I hold you tight Your sweet lips seem so inviting makes the night much more exciting Wanna hold you close and not let go but it's much later than you know So I'll settle with a warm goodnight soon the morning will be shining bright ~ Goodnight My Love ~

~ A Lover's Call XXVII ~ By Kahlil Gibran ~ ~ Where are you, my beloved? Are you in that little Paradise, watering the flowers who look upon you As infants look upon the breast of their mothers? Or are you in your chamber where the shrine of Virtue has been placed in your honor, and upon Which you offer my heart and soul as sacrifice? Or amongst the books, seeking human knowledge, While you are replete with heavenly wisdom? Oh companion of my soul, where are you? Are you Praying in the temple? Or calling Nature in the Field, haven of your dreams? Are you in the huts of the poor, consoling the Broken-hearted with the sweetness of your soul, and Filling their hands with your bounty? You are God's spirit everywhere; You are stronger than the ages. Do you have memory of the day we met, when the halo of You spirit surrounded us, and the Angels of Love Floated about, singing the praise of the soul's deed? Do you recollect our sitting in the shade of the Branches, sheltering ourselves from Humanity, as the ribs Protect the divine secret of the heart from injury? Remember you the trails and forest we walked, with hands Joined, and our heads leaning against each other, as if We were hiding ourselves within ourselves? Recall you the hour I bade you farewell, And the Maritime kiss you placed on my lips? That kiss taught me that joining of lips in Love Reveals heavenly secrets which the tongue cannot utter! That kiss was introduction to a great sigh, Like the Almighty's breath that turned earth into man. That sigh led my way into the spiritual world, Announcing the glory of my soul; and there It shall perpetuate until again we meet. I remember when you kissed me and kissed me, With tears coursing your cheeks, and you said, "Earthly bodies must often separate for earthly purpose, And must live apart impelled by worldly intent. "But the spirit remains joined safely in the hands of Love, until death arrives and takes joined souls to God. "Go, my beloved; Love has chosen you her delegate; Over her, for she is Beauty who offers to her follower The cup of the sweetness of life. As for my own empty arms, your love shall remain my Comforting groom; you memory, my Eternal wedding." Where are you now, my other self? Are you awake in The silence of the night? Let the clean breeze convey To you my heart's every beat and affection. Are you fondling my face in your memory? That image Is no longer my own, for Sorrow has dropped his Shadow on my happy countenance of the past. Sobs have withered my eyes which reflected your beauty And dried my lips which you sweetened with kisses. Where are you, my beloved? Do you hear my weeping From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need? Do you know the greatness of my patience? Is there any spirit in the air capable of conveying To you the breath of this dying youth? Is there any Secret communication between angels that will carry to You my complaint? Where are you, my beautiful star? The obscurity of life Has cast me upon its bosom; sorrow has conquered me. Sail your smile into the air; it will reach and enliven me! Breathe your fragrance into the air; it will sustain me! Where are you, me beloved? Oh, how great is Love! And how little am I ~

~ Said the West Wind ~

~ I love old earth! Why should I lift my wings, My misty wings, so high above her breast That flowers would shake no perfumes from their hearts, And waters breathe no whispers to the shores? I love deep places builded high with woods, Deep, dusk, fern closed, and starred with nodding blooms, Close watched by hills, green, garlanded and tall.

On hazy wings, all shot with mellow gold, I float, I float thro' shadows clear as glass; With perfumed feet I wander o'er the seas, And touch white sails with gentle finger tips; I blow the faithless butterfly against The rose red thorn, and thus avenge the rose; I whisper low amid the solemn boughs, And stir a leaf where not my loudest sigh Could move the emerald branches from their calm, Leaves, leaves, I love ye much, for ye and I Do make sweet music over all the earth!

I dream by glassy ponds, and, lingering, kiss The gold crowns of their lilies one by one, As mothers kiss their babes who be asleep On the clear gilding of their infant heads, Lest if they kissed the dimple on the chin, The rose flecks on the cheek or dewy lips, The calm of sleep might feel the touch of love, And so be lost. I steal before the rain, The longed for guest of summer; as his fringe Of mist drifts slowly from the mountain peaks, The flowers dance to my fairy pipe and fling Rich odours on my wings, and voices cry,

"The dear West Wind is damp, and rich with scent; We shall have fruits and yellow sheaves for this."

At night I play amidst the silver mists, And chase them on soft feet until they climb And dance their gilded plumes against the stars; At dawn the last round primrose star I hide By wafting o'er her some small fleck of cloud, And ere it passes comes the broad, bold Sun And blots her from the azure of the sky, As later, toward his noon, he blots a drop Of pollen gilded dew from violet cup Set bluely in the mosses of the wood ~

~ Isabella Valancy Crawford ~

~ Anthem of Humanity ~

It was but yesterday we met in a dream

You have sung to me in my aloneness

And I of your longings Have built a tower in the sky

But now our sleep has fled And our dream is over And it is no longer dawn

The noontide is upon us And our half waking has turned To fuller day And we must part

If in the twilight of memory We should meet once more

We shall speak again together And you shall sing to me A deeper song

And if our hands should meet in another dream We shall build Another tower in the sky ~

~ May you sail far to the far fields of fortune

With diamonds and pearls at your head and your feet

And may you need never to banish misfortune

May you find kindness in all that you meet

May there always be angels to watch over you

To guide you each step of the way

May you bring love and may you bring happiness

Be loved in return to the end of your days ~

~ Earthsongs ~

~ Wind To Thy Wings. Light To Thy Path. Dreams To Thy Heart ~

~ Unknown ~

~ Not What Man Knows, But What Man Feels, Concerns Art. All Else Is Science ~

~ Berhard Berenson ~

~The songs of the waves and the hymns of the streams Are scattered, and the voices of the throngs reduced to silence; And I can hear naught but the music of Eternity In exact harmony with the spirit's desires. I am cloaked in full whiteness; I am in comfort; I am in peace ~ ~Kahlil Gibran ~

~ Liten sa: -Men når vi er døde og borte, kommer du til å være glad i meg da? Fortsetter kjærligheten? Stor holdt rundt Liten, der de sto og så ut i natten, på månen i mørket og de blinkende stjernene. - Liten, se på stjernene, som de skinner og gløder. Noen av stjernene døde for lenge siden, men fortsatt stråler de på aftenhimmelen, for du skjønner det, Liten, at kjærligheten er som stjerneglansen, den slukner aldri ~

~ I give to you all that I have ever been ... All that I am ... All that I will ever be ... Do not expect any more ... You will not be given any less ... I cannot promise to be your everything ... But I promise to be everything I can be ... I will not carry you ... But you will have my everlasting support ... I will not idolize you ... But few will be placed before you ... I cannot promise to be your every dream ... I can only be me. I will remain open to change with out putting forth false pretenses I will speak from my heart You are the one with whom I share my innermost secrets, my fears, my hopes and dreams. My everything’s and nothings. The one I choose to share the remainder of my life with ... Grow old with ... Your hand to be the last that I hold and your face the last I gaze upon and even then your love will eternally remain within Accept me as I am Take my hand My heart and I give to you my unconditional love From This Moment On ~

~ Paradise ~

~ Everybody is searching for paradise ~

~ You can give it different names - nirvana, enlightenment, samadhi, the Kingdom of God, ultimate truth - and you can go on giving it different names, but you will still be missing it - missing not because you have been thrown out of the Garden of Eden, but missing because you are in the garden and you have fallen into a deep dreamlike state. The dream consists of your desire to be somewhere else, to reach the peaks ~

My insistence is that you are already there, in paradise. Just sit silently and look around you, sit silently and look within. You have never been anywhere else! The way you are is the only way you can be. Accept it - and not only accept it but rejoice in it, love it, and suddenly you will find you are awake in the Garden of Eden. It is not a question of going anywhere, just of being here now ~ Osho ~

~ When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you, yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you, believe in him. Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so he is for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God`s sacred feast. All this things shall love do unto you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life`s heart...

....But - if in your fear you would seek only love`s peace and love`s pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love`s threshing-floor. Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. When you love you should not say "God is in my heart", but rather "I am in the heart of God." And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let this be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings it`s melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love`s ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart, and a song of praise upon your lips ~ ~ Kahlil Gibran ~

Union ~ When two hearts unite In love forevermore, Joy resounds within our souls tonight. Hand in Hand we glide together, mi amor To Marry-ville and beyond... Even' tide ebbs and flows by, Waves of love surround us both As morning draws nigh... Side by side, my loved one; Each day renewing our nuptial oath. When two hearts unite, Forever peace resides and Joy sings hymns of praise tonight As our souls collide In a sacred Bond ~