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Time does not bring relief; you all have lied

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

"Golden Tears" by Anne Marie Zylberman

Time does not bring relief; you all have lied Who told me time would ease me of my pain! I miss him in the weeping of the rain; I want him at the ... Read more

Filed under love lost.

To E

by Sara Teasdale

"The Red Kimono" by Georg Hendrik Breitner, oil on panel, 1894

I have remembered beauty in the night, Against black silences I waked to see A shower of sunlight over Italy And green Ravello dreaming on her ... Read more

Filed under love.

To Earthward

by Robert Frost

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Love at the lips was touch As sweet as I could bear; And once that seemed too much; I lived on air That crossed me from sweet things, The flow of—was ... Read more

Filed under life, love.

Two Songs for Solitude

by Sara Teasdale

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I The Crystal Gazer I shall gather myself into myself again, I shall take my scattered selves and make them one, I shall fuse them into a polished ... Read more

Filed under solitude.

Union Square

by Sara Teasdale

With the man I love who loves me not, I walked in the street-lamps' flare; We watched the world go home that night In a flood through Union Square. I ... Read more

Filed under love.

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

sad tree

What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why, I have forgotten, and what arms have lain Under my head till morning; but the rain Is full of ... Read more

Filed under love lost.

When Love Goes

by Sara Teasdale

forlorn redhead

I O mother, I am sick of love, I cannot laugh nor lift my head, My bitter dreams have broken me, I would my love were dead. "Drink of the draught I ... Read more

Filed under love lost.

When you, that at this moment are to me

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

floral illustration

When you, that at this moment are to me Dearer than words on paper, shall depart, And be no more the warder of my heart, Whereof again myself shall ... Read more

Filed under love, love lost.

Winter Stars

by Sara Teasdale

"Winter's Silent Night" by Janine Riley, watercolor, 2012

I went out at night alone; The young blood flowing beyond the sea Seemed to have drenched my spirit's wings— I bore my sorrow heavily. But when I ... Read more

Filed under grief & sadness, winter.

Young Love

by Sara Teasdale

I I cannot heed the words they say, The lights grow far away and dim, Amid the laughing men and maids My eyes unbidden seek for him. I hope that ... Read more

Filed under love.

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Inspiration for the Spirit is all about love—not only romantic love, but also love for our fellow man, loving life and its many wonders and, most importantly, the love of self that comes when you are truly content with the person you are ... Read more
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In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you. —Buddha
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Beginnings

love tree It had been a pivotal year for me. A bad breakup early on had left me feeling fragile and fragmented and looking inward for answers ... Read more

The Simplicity of Tea

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When I drink tea, there is only me, and the tea. The rest of the world dissolves. There are no worries about the future. No dwelling on past mistakes. ... Read more

The Language of Flowers

During the Victorian era, people often gave each other flowers and used the "language of flowers" (sometimes called floriography) to express feelings ... Read more

My Miracle Heart
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Native American Wisdom

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The Great Spirit is in all things: He is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us; that ... Read more

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One of the first things you discover when you put an inspirational website online, is that a lot of people will write to you. ... Read more

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