Silver hidden in the gold, Young man hidden in the old, Laughing lord with weeping eyes, Bring king and ring before sunrise! -Hilarion, The Great and Terrible Quest
Margaret Lovett
Related Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dyi... ALFRED TENNYSON I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Once in Persia reigned a king Who upon his signet ring Graved a maxim true and wise, Which ... THEODORE TILTON I aspire to be an old man with an old wife laughing at old jokes from a wild... ATTICUS POETRY i’m not scared of the monsters hidden underneath my bed. i’m muc... AMANDA LOVELACE One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the ... J. R. R. TOLKIEN One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in... J.R.R. TOLKIEN By the Valg, three were made, Of the gate-Stone of the Wyrd: Obsidian the gods forbade SARAH J. MAAS I write for pages, get lost in the mezzanine hidden from stages. KRISTEN HENDERSON The King beneath the mountains, The King of carven stone, The lord of silver fountains J.R.R. TOLKIEN ROSENCRANTZ My lord, you must tell us where the body is, and go with us to the king. HAMLET The... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A hidden spark of the dream sleeps In the forest and waits In the celestial spheres of t... DEJAN STOJANOVIC Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going... ALFRED TENNYSON Tell her this And more,— That the king of the seas Weeps too, old, helpless man. STEPHEN CRANE Three more awards received in 2017 Gold for Seb Cage Begins His Adventures Gold for The T... TERRY TUMBLER Papa was a man with silver eyes, not dead ones. Papa was an accordion! But his bellows w... MARKUS ZUSAK There’s too much risk in loving,’ the young boy said, ‘no,’ said the old man,... ATTICUS POETRY So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it... LAO TZU THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER The man in the corner Is dying with words He's crying... SUZY KASSEM My child, I know you're not a child But I still see you running wild Between those floweri... ANTONIA MICHAELIS Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in halls of stone, J.R.R. TOLKIEN Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of sto... J.R.R. TOLKIEN I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, JALALUDDIN MEVLANA RUMI The Weaver My life is but a weaving between my Lord and me; I cannot choose the... BENJAMIN MALACHI FRANKLIN Far over the misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old We must away ere break ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN There was a poem scribbled at the top of the Ashryver family tree, as though some student had dashed... SARAH J. MAAS I feel in every girl there is a spirit, a wild pixie, that if let go, would run and d... ATTICUS There is in certain ancient things a trace Of some dim essence -- More than form or weight... H.P. LOVECRAFT some kill their love when they are young, and some when they are old; some strangle with t... OSCAR WILDE Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no rea... ALAN MOORE Who sleeps at night? No one is sleeping.
In the cradle a child is screaming.
An old ... MARINA TSVETAEVA Well, the way you'd been, old lady I could see the fear in your windows Under your furry c... DON VAN VLIET Yet each man kills the thing he loves, By each let this be heard, Some do it with a bitter... OSCAR WILDE The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel. I broke something, Old Man. How badly i... JAMES FREY At the sixes and sevens of our mind lead us oh Lord in Thy might In the moment to decide o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH My love, we can close our eyes but we cannot stop the sunrise. KAMAND KOJOURI I am never forget the day I first meet the great Lobachevsky. In one word he told me secret of ... TOM LEHRER When life is not coming up roses Look to the weeds and find the beauty hidden within them. L.F.YOUNG I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers; <... PABLO NERUDA Good folk, I have no coin, To take were to purloin: I have no copper in my purse, I h... CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Each in the most hidden sack kept the lost jewels of memory, intense love, secret nights a... PABLO NERUDA Black for hunting through the night For death and mourning the color's white G... CASSANDRA CLARE Then none was for a party; Then all were for the state; Then the great man helped the poor... THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY Ash, ash —- You poke and stir. Flesh, bone, there is nothing there—— A ca... SYLVIA PLATH Young Noah: [humming] Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum. Young Allie:... NICHOLAS SPARKS Once upon a time there was a young prince who believed in all things but three. He did not believe i... JOHN FOWLES WINTER'S GHOST: Autumn moon incautious in the dark river Winter’s ghost walks ... TAMARA RENDELL TODD: The history of the world, my love -- LOVETT: Save a lot of graves, Do a lo... STEPHEN SONDHEIM The sand in the hourglass runs from one compartment to the other, marking the passage of moments wit... VERA NAZARIAN A great ring of pure & endless light Dazzles the darkness in my heart And breaks apart... MADELEINE L'ENGLE Lady Katsa, is it?" "Yes, Lord Prince." "I've heard you have one eye green as the Middlun... KRISTIN CASHORE The Lord builds up Jerusalem, And gathers nations to his Name: His mercy melts the stubborn so... ISAAC WATTS Everyday, in the afternoon, When the sun and the clouds are in equipoise, I look up, with ... RANJANI RAMACHANDRAN The wind sings of our nostalgia and the starry sky ignores our dreams. Each snow flake is... MARGOT BICKEL Time Does Not Bring Relief Time does not bring relief; you all have lied Who... EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY Have you ever been in love? Yes. What's it like? Great and terrible. Like Oz. ALEX ADAMS Three young cats with starlight in their eyes and the whisper of ancient wind in their fur." ERIN HUNTER I want to remember my past To see before my eyes The image of my parents The house... ITTA BENHAIEM-KELLER girls please give your bodies and your lives to the young men who CHARLES BUKOWSKI All day long you sit and sew, Stitch life down for fear it grow, Stitch life down fo... EDITH SITWELL GOD made a wonderful mother, A mother who never grows old; He made her smile of the sunshine,... PAT O'REILLY So sweet and delicious do I become, when I am in bed with a man who, I sense, loves and en... VERONICA FRANCO Living things don't all require light in the same degree. Some of us make our own light: a... LOUISE GLüCK Each day before the end of eve she sought her lover, nor would him leave, until the stars ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN In your hands The dog, the donkey, surely they know They are alive. Who would ... MARY OLIVER He danced across my heart like a pirate, Constantly discovering my secrets, Turning over e... TANZY SAYADI Violet 232 books | 49 friends see comment history Black for hunting through the night CASSANDRA CLARE Just past hell lies paradise. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves of that. Serina ... SERINA HARTWELL And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green And was the holy la... WILLIAM BLAKE Love That’s it: The cashless commerce. The blanket always too short. The... GüNTER GRASS No one leaves this hidden treasure, Feeling the same way they came, They refer their frien... CHARMAINE J FORDE Cancer is a curious thing... Nobody knows what the cause is, Though some pretend they do; I... W. H. AUDEN And who are you, the proud Lord said that I must bow so low? Only a cat of a different co... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN so much of the world is plunged in darkness and chaos... So ring the bells that still can... LEONARD COHEN I'm growing fonder of my staff; I'm growing dimmer in my eyes; I'm growing fainter in my... JOHN GODFREY SAXE The Scholars "Bald heads forgetful of their sins, Old, learned, respectable bald he... W.B. YEATS Just above our terror, the stars painted this story in perfect silver calligraphy. And our soul... ABERJHANI The old women in black at early Mass in winter are a problem for him. He could tell by their ey... JACK GILBERT Before we drained out one another's force With lies, self-denial, unspoken regret And the si... WILLIAM DEWITT SNODGRASS The Girl With Many Eyes One day in the park I had quite a surprise. I met a girl TIM BURTON Victoria sighed deeply as the clock tower bell chimed midnight. Light snowflakes, almost weight... CARRAGH SHERIDAN No one leaves this hidden treasure, Feeling the same way they came, They always refer thei... CHARMAINE J FORDE Closed eyes can't sacrifice a third time i may never know A dreamer's dream GREG C WARNER Oh precious Lord! Oh precious Lord! Thou know them all The thought of my mind An... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH HEARTWORK Each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we SUZY KASSEM I do not live happily or comfortably With the cleverness of our times. The talk is all abo... MARY OLIVER Nobody really knows her Except the chosen few Her secrets are kept hidden Behind that... SIMONE ELKELES In their quest to hit cloud Nine, our young men and women in their prime are gradually finding ... OCHE OTORKPA Deep in the meadow, under the willow a bed of grass, a soft green pillow lay down your he... SUZANNE COLLINS My old man's a white old man And my old mother's black. If ever I cursed my white old man<... LANGSTON HUGHES Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour Draws on apace; four happy days bring in Another moo... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Spring and Fall: To a Young Child Márgarét, are you gríeving Over Goldengr... GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS ONCE UPON A time, there was a king who had three beautiful daughters. He loved each of them dearly. ... E. LOCKHART She doesn’t have a ring on each finger, or a big diamond on each ring. She doesn’t we... ANNE BEREST AUDREY DIWAN CAROLINE DE MAIGRET AND SOPHIE MAS MOM Wholeheartedly, She loved me- And inspired me- With transcending devot... GIORGE LEEDY STARS AND DANDELIONS Deep in the blue sky, like pebbles at the bottom of the sea, lie... MISUZU KANEKO Late Hours" On summer nights the world moves within earshot on the interstate w... LISEL MUELLER My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my father... SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH The Little Boy and the Old Man Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon." Sai... SHEL SILVERSTEIN (Divorce) We’ll remarry someday when we’ve grown, Like royalty who’ve earned the th... CRYSTAL WOODS
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MARGARET MITCHELL Pennies do not come from heaven -- they have to be earned here on earth. MARGARET THATCHER I do not know anyone who has gotten to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not al... MARGARET THATCHER Of course, it is the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story. MARGARET THATCHER One only gets to the top rung of the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly all ... MARGARET THATCHER In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken. MARGARET VALOIS Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is t... MARGARET MEAD I've been married three times -- and each time I married the right person. MARGARET MEAD The institution of marriage in all societies is a pattern within which the strains put by civilizati... MARGARET MEAD Happiness is a garden walled with glass: there's no way in or out. In Paradise there are no stories,... MARGARET ATWOOD Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children. MARGARET MEAD You don't tell deliberate lies, but sometimes you have to be evasive. MARGARET THATCHER I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce. MARGARET MEAD Laughter is man's most distinctive emotional expression. MARGARET MEAD Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's ... MARGARET MEAD Throughout history females have picked providers. males have picked anything. MARGARET MEAD Old age is like flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do. MARGARET MEAD If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any ... MARGARET MEAD We have nowhere else to go... this is all we have. MARGARET MEAD If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting
values, we must recognize the whole gamu... MARGARET MEAD Is it eradicating evil? Or are we like children, left alone in the house at night, who light candle ... MARGARET WEIS If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman. -Margaret Thatcher. MARGARET THATCHER The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied t... MARGARET THATCHER It was sheer professionalism and inspiration and the fact that you really cannot have people marchin... MARGARET THATCHER In politics if you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman. MARGARET THATCHER Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. MARGARET THATCHER Say you’ll marry me when I come back or, before God, I won’t go. I’ll stay around here and pla... MARGARET MITCHELL Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doi... MARGARET THATCHER Make up your mind to this. If you are different, you are isolated, not only from people of your own ... MARGARET MITCHELL Touch comes before sight, before speech. It is the first language and the last, and it always tells ... MARGARET ATWOOD Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results. MARGARET ATWOOD Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it i... MARGARET MEAD Longed for him. Got him. Shit. MARGARET ATWOOD Children must be taught how to think, not what to think. MARGARET MEAD If you knew what was going to happen, if you knew everything that was going to happen next—if you ... MARGARET ATWOOD But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind eve... MARGARET ATWOOD I would like to be the air that inhabits you for a moment only. I would like to be that unnoticed an... MARGARET ATWOOD I wonder which is preferable, to walk around all your life swollen up with your own secrets until yo... MARGARET ATWOOD Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. MARGARET THATCHER