When life as opening buds is sweet, And golden hopes the fancy greet, And Youth prepares his joys to meet, – – Alas! how hard it is to die! When just is seized some valued prize, And duties press, and tender ties Forbid the soul from earth to rise, – – How awful then it […]

By Rodney Murphy In the presence of death we stand awkward, and ill at ease; For death is a well-known stranger whom we recognize, but do not wish to know; But death is not a thing in itself, but a stage in the journey of life, through which all must pass. It may come swiftly […]

Remember me whenever you see a sunrise, Remember me whenever you see a star, Remember me whenever you see a rainbow, Or woods in Autumn colors from afar; Remember me whenever you see the roses, Or seagulls sailing high in a sky of blue; Remember me whenever you see the waves Shining in the sun […]