Prescription for a Smile

When life gets me down

instead of wearing a frown -

my vitamin A!

My vitamin A,

cheerfulness to save my day -

how can I not smile?

One sweet thought,

goes a mile...

---<--@

Little Orange

I met her from work,

this little orange battler
come to inspire me.

She helps me improve.
Gives me time, care, and friendship
to better my scores.

I like her, you know.
Sometimes I like her too much.
I have to take care...

Her name I shall keep.
This little orange angel -
God bless you, you cat!

I'm her friend,
she is mine.
---<--@

One Song Meow

My love forever!

Let's sing this song together -

our one song meow.

Your life touching mine,

warming my soul with your shine -

one rhythm divine!

One music - our song -

one friendship - one melody;

timeless harmony.

Our one song meow,

an ode to the memory,

reaching far - in me.

Eternal

beloved.

---<--@

Beauty

Beauty is a state.

T'is a Home to come home to;

a heaven on earth.

It resides within.

Beyond the control of Man.

Light shining for all.

And beheld

by God alone.

---<--@

My Anne is beautiful. I can not touch her, I can not hear her, I can not see her, but I experience her in the love we have and I know she is truly something wonderful, amazing... beautiful!
---<--@

Saint Josemaria Escriva

Don't say: 'That's the way I'm made... it's my character'.

It's your lack of character: Be a man.

- The Way, Chapter 1, 4

---<--@

In a dream, I saw -

a mighty priest at burial

with glasses, I knew.

We pounded away

at the ashes of the old,

I little, him much.

The greater

work is God's!

---<--@

Saint Josemaria Escriva (19020102-19750626) elect of God, eternal and blessed of the Church, faithful son of Spain, founder of Opus Dei, venerable teacher of the Catholic people, friend to the youth, of the peace of Jesus Christ, of the spirit of Country, holy and mighty companion, one of the principal Saints of my little life.

O mighty teacher, teach me discipline, teach me love, teach me Jesus Christ!

Purple Heart

Unity is strength

born of the conviction - that -

these are worth keeping.

May we remember

the cost. The heart in thee that

ever must prevail.

From many,

one heart.

---<--@

May your heart, America, always be one.

I made a promise that day - never forget.

Dawn will come, this night will wane...

and it shall be 9/12/2001 all over again.

Heart of Gold

My buddy - you are -

one of a kind! Heart of gold!

Never forget that.

A helper in need;

a shoulder, an ear, a hand -

a blessing for souls!

This is you,

dear Thomas.

---<--@

Best of all, dude,

you're funny when being funny counts the most.

You're my friend forever - Thomas Rightly Perry!

I don't care about miles, or years.

This will always be true for me.

My Mission

- by Tom Perry

I am Thomas Rightly Perry -

lifter of heavy burdens

and hands which hang down.

I seek to strengthen feeble knees,

to cast out the spirit of fear

and invite that of power, love

and of a sound mind.

I seek to exalt the lowly

and abase the proud.

May my will be given to

the will of the Father

and may my life be

consecrated for God's work

and His glory always.

---<--@

Dakota

Dakota means "Friend":
I just learned that from a class.
And she's growing up...

Friendships are timeless
that are good; to teach us that -
Love is the constant.

A friend is

for always.

---<--@

A friend and a citizen of every time and every place - they're one and the same. For you are not a friend were it not for other friends like yourself.

Who am I?

Who am I, my love?
Am I really who I am -
a good friend to you?

For I am lacking,
indeed, I am so wanting -
to become better...

...a better
friend to you.
---<--@

I wish, my Jesus, to be
the friend that You see in me
to be constant, O Lord, to be true,
to be a friend, my God,
a Friend like You.
---<--@

Forever Friends

A friend is a friend,
like friendships are for always -
friends are friends indeed:

A friend is a friend,
through good times, and bad times too -
friends are friends like you!

Friendships true
bears thee through.
---<--@

Life is Hard

There's nothing easy

about this life - we all must -
climb the mountain path.

The one easy thing
is to quit the fight and fall
backwards, to the dust.

But we have
each other.
---<--@

Friendship Road

The path is lonely
but the journey is lively
because we are friends...

No man walks alone
who trusts to his friends in God,
whose friends trust to him.

We conquer
together.
---<--@

Hey

"Hey", I hear you say -
and in my heart, you're there,
and sweet as you are...

"Hey" is our hello,
how's life and I care 'bout you,
and all in one go.

Hey, is like,
I love you.
---<--@

Cherish Your Friendships

Sometimes, our LORD wills
for us to grow, or to bend,
and allows for friends.

Friends are the fam'ly
that makes us whole, they complete
and reflect our self.

Forever
one fam'ly.
---<--@

You

Where can joy be found
within the prison of self;
outside looking in?

We are through others
the completion of our lives;
giving to be free.

You for me,
I for you.
---<--@

Eye Stripe

Eye stripe, eye stripe, me

cute is the cat who has thee -

eye stripe, eye stripe, see!

Some cats have it - and -

some cats don't. But those who do...

they like to flaunt it.

Got eye stripe?

Go wear it.

---<--@

Maggie Jean, you cat...

I once met a girl named Maggie Jean.

I thought she was Irish but she was Jewish.

I thought she was tame but she's rather wild.

I thought she was nerdy but she was hot.

I thought she didn't like me but she gave me a shot.

She tried to understand me but I was so full of self-doubt.

We went out to Quizno's and I really bombed out.

She asked me to the movies one night to see the LXG...

Now I have a rain-check that

I can't check out.

I once met a girl named Maggie Jean...

liked her so much I was afraid to take a chance

now she's with somebody else.

Mazel tov, you cat - peace!

---<--@

Bridges

Time is an ocean,

wide and deep, lonely if not

for other people.

People are bridges

spanning vast oceans of time:

Thank you, Miep. Godspeed!

Thank you

for being there.

---<--@

Miep Gies (19090215 - 20100111) - a true friend of a Friend.

Guardian

Nameless friend, you are

present for me before God -

I confess to Man.

My Angel Guardian -

my beloved Caritas,

help me be your friend...

and glory

be to God!

---<--@

Power of Two

How do we get there?

I don't know. What matters is

that we're together!

Why do I love you?

I don't know. What matters is

that we're together!

Two when one

is complete!

---<--@

Boredom

Boredom is boring

without the quiet company

of fam'ly and friends!

So be with people.

Or go find something to do.

But remember this -

Boredom are like clouds.

They come in spells. But your mind,

it is like the sky.

Don't focus

on boredom.

---<--@

Father in Heaven, I take everything by Your hand.

I offer you this boredom. For I do not know what to do with it. Help me turn it into patience. AMEN.