A Sonnet for a Gentleman

It’s hard to forget you,
With the way your looks made me twirl,
And your smile made me a fool for you,
Along with every other girl.
Because you were a catch,
Girls loved you, so I stayed away, hoping
Foolishly, that you’d snatch
Me up in your arms instead of scoping—
But you were always more than that.
A prince in shining armor, with manners
That many a girl would poke at
To see if you were not an enchanter.

It’s a loss that I sit here and regret,
With memories of you that I try to forget.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

-Dylan Thomas

The Different Philosophies to Life

1. Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. -Hans Christian Anderson

2. When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." -Erma Bombeck

3. I really think everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica. -Charlie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

4. To live is to love, and to love is the greatest commandment of all.

5. Darling, don't let's ever be afraid of things. It's such dreadful slavery. Let's be daring and adventurous and expectant. Let's dance to meet life and all it can bring to us, even if it brings scads of trouble and typhoid and twins! -Anne, Anne of Windy Poplars

6. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according to the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity. -The Alchemist

7. So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even if we don't have the power to choose from where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them. I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn't change the fact that they are upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad. -Charlie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

8. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Feed the Hungry.