Richard L. Ratliff Quotes & Sayings

Your words on the screen are my color palette
I dip my brush into your words and paint you
On the sky, on the ceiling, on the snow; on the tablet
Of things eternal : love truth beauty happiness — Richard L. Ratliff

Each day is always breaking out anew
Aspirations swirling round what you do — Richard L. Ratliff

Fathers and daughters have a special bond.
She is always daddy's little girl. — Richard L. Ratliff

Snow
While falling it hides your passage
When finished it documents your path — Richard L. Ratliff

If you build it well, a satisfaction comes
An honor to say I built that with fidelity,
Purpose, value and integrity — Richard L. Ratliff

I'd keep your beauty timeless.
like a flower pressed in a book, yes
I wouldn't let it fade
Folded in the chapters of my mind — Richard L. Ratliff

I tend the flowers of my mind
Watering our memories as they bloom — Richard L. Ratliff

Time is passing : not leaden stepping
But sprinting on winged feet,
Quick silver slipping by. — Richard L. Ratliff

There is nothing to fear
From your reflection — Richard L. Ratliff

The moon blows kisses to the evening primrose — Richard L. Ratliff

Daffodils are yellow trumpets of spring — Richard L. Ratliff

Thankful another tomorrow greets
As I drink from cup of time
And prepare to lock the door behind me
and leave it to others — Richard L. Ratliff

God is my superman
I tug on his cape: — Richard L. Ratliff

Demolition derby
Duck tape works wonders — Richard L. Ratliff

Life is the night sky
All the dots of stars are happiness — Richard L. Ratliff

subway stations...
passengers who token through life — Richard L. Ratliff

May your union be filled with love
Annealed by passion
Built on a strong foundation
And tempered by time — Richard L. Ratliff

She is a smile in the dark — Richard L. Ratliff

Urban callused feet
Walking barefoot on the beach
Worn smooth by the sand — Richard L. Ratliff

May is green and pink and red — Richard L. Ratliff

Your kiss swallows me
And engulfs my very soul — Richard L. Ratliff

You read my words and instantly we are both connected — Richard L. Ratliff

I love wearing a well tailored suit.
Strutting in my sartorial repute. — Richard L. Ratliff

You have been the pillow
I lay my weary soul upon — Richard L. Ratliff

As the sun sinks
It casts that silver bridge
Across the lake — Richard L. Ratliff

I am daily learning
To be the reluctant guardian of your memories
There was light in those eyes; I miss that — Richard L. Ratliff

When you build a house
You nail down memories
Paint and stain the fabric of time — Richard L. Ratliff

A trim and tan bikini clad Aphrodite — Richard L. Ratliff

I guess she was a life line
Sewing our family fabric together
From me to dad to her
Gave me a sense of continuity
Especially when my daughter was born
As she was slipping away — Richard L. Ratliff