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Sand And Foam
@sand-and-foam.bsky.social
· Dec 22
I am forever walking upon these shores, Betwixt the sand and the foam.
The high tide will erase my foot-prints, And the wind will blow away the foam. But the sea and the shore will remain Forever.
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The high tide will erase my foot-prints, And the wind will blow away the foam. But the sea and the shore will remain Forever.
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There lies a green field between the scholar and the poet; should the scholar cross it he becomes a wise man; should the poet cross it, he becomes a prophet.
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
There lies a green field between the scholar and the poet; should the scholar cross it he becomes a wise man; should the poet cross it, he becomes a prophet.
It is only when you are pursued that you become swift.
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It is only when you are pursued that you become swift.
There are three miracles of our Brother Jesus not yet recorded in the Book: the first that He was a man like you and me, the second that He had a sense of humour, and the third that He knew He was a conqueror though conquered.
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
There are three miracles of our Brother Jesus not yet recorded in the Book: the first that He was a man like you and me, the second that He had a sense of humour, and the third that He knew He was a conqueror though conquered.
A fact is a truth unsexed.
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A fact is a truth unsexed.
There lies a green field between the scholar and the poet; should the scholar cross it he becomes a wise man; should the poet cross it, he becomes a prophet.
November 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
There lies a green field between the scholar and the poet; should the scholar cross it he becomes a wise man; should the poet cross it, he becomes a prophet.
Make me, oh God, the prey of the lion, ere You make the rabbit my prey.
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Make me, oh God, the prey of the lion, ere You make the rabbit my prey.
There must be something strangely sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
There must be something strangely sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.
If the Milky Way were not within me how should I have seen it or known it?
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If the Milky Way were not within me how should I have seen it or known it?
Government is an agreement between you and myself. You and myself are often wrong.
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Government is an agreement between you and myself. You and myself are often wrong.
You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time.
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time.
Frogs may bellow louder than bulls, but they cannot drag the plough in the field not turn the wheel of the winepress, and of their skins you cannot make shoes.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Frogs may bellow louder than bulls, but they cannot drag the plough in the field not turn the wheel of the winepress, and of their skins you cannot make shoes.
Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
How stupid is he who would patch the hatred in his eyes with the smile of his lips.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
How stupid is he who would patch the hatred in his eyes with the smile of his lips.
Mayhap a funeral among men is a wedding feast among the angels.
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Mayhap a funeral among men is a wedding feast among the angels.
Dig anywhere in the earth and you will find a treasure, only you must dig with the faith of a peasant.
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Dig anywhere in the earth and you will find a treasure, only you must dig with the faith of a peasant.
If I were you I would not find fault with the sea at low tide.
It is a good ship and our Captain is able; it is only your stomach that is in disorder.
It is a good ship and our Captain is able; it is only your stomach that is in disorder.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If I were you I would not find fault with the sea at low tide.
It is a good ship and our Captain is able; it is only your stomach that is in disorder.
It is a good ship and our Captain is able; it is only your stomach that is in disorder.
You see but your shadow when you turn your back to the sun.
November 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
You see but your shadow when you turn your back to the sun.
It is wiser for the lame not to break his crutches upon the head of his enemy.
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It is wiser for the lame not to break his crutches upon the head of his enemy.
If the Milky Way were not within me how should I have seen it or known it?
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If the Milky Way were not within me how should I have seen it or known it?
When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.
We are all seeking the summit of the holy mountain; but shall not our road be shorter if we consider the past a chart and not a guide?
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 AM
We are all seeking the summit of the holy mountain; but shall not our road be shorter if we consider the past a chart and not a guide?
Birth and death are the two noblest expressions of bravery.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Birth and death are the two noblest expressions of bravery.
Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than we do our rights.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than we do our rights.
The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.
If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully; otherwise keep silent, for there is a man in our neighborhood who is dying.
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully; otherwise keep silent, for there is a man in our neighborhood who is dying.