SAYINGS OF THE SAGES

Paul Dresser, 1857 - 1911, Composer
"Character is not only written in the face,
expressed in conduct and language, but
is sent forth as a thought atmosphere."
I have added the following verse as a
a reminder to myself to live with care.
Written on the heart of all, and on the face of time,
With thoughts, desires, plans and deeds, as lives are intertwined.
That builds the countenance of each, and shapes how that soul lives,
And writes upon the face of time, the atmosphere each gives.
As natural as the birth of spring, joins in the flow of time,
The mothers of beliefs are thoughts, that shape desired climb.
And if we pass through trial's way, thoughts may have made it thus,
To show that we have missed the way, our soul desired for us.
For values true are never lost, unless they're cast aside,
When thoughts of hate like reckless cars, with inner plans collide.
The window of the conscious mind, surveys the outer side,
Perceives desires of inner man, and asks the soul to guide.
And as its giant camera swings to focus and direct,
Producer, which is soul of man, directs what thought has set.
Suzie-Q