Say you are busy and bid him depart;
He will not tease you to stay if he sees you
Have tasks in your hands and a hope in your heart.
The period of greenness is the period of growth. When we cease to be green and are entirely ripe we are ready for decay.—Bryan.
Trouble is looking for some one to trouble!
I shall not listen to aught he shall say;
Out of life’s duty shall blossom in beauty
A grace and a glory to gladden the way.
I shall have faith in the gifts of the Giver;
I shall be true to my purpose and plan;