Helen Steiner Rice

Helen Steiner Rice, often referred to as the “poet laureate of inspirational verse”, was born Helen Elaine Steiner on May 19,1900 to Anna and John Steiner of Lorain, Ohio. Even as a little girl, she loved to write rhyming couplets and preach about God’s love to her family. She worked at a greeting card company and was known as “Ambassador of Sunshine”.

The Joy of Unselfish Giving – Helen Steiner Rice

Time is not measured by the years that you live
But by the deeds that you do and the joy that you give.
And each day as it comes brings a chance to each one

To love to the fullest, leaving nothing undone.
That would brighten the life or lighten the load
Of some weary traveler lost on life’s road –

So what does it matter how long we may live
If as long as we live we unselfishly give.

A golden chain – Helen Steiner Rice

Friendship is a Golden Chain,
The links are friends so dear,
And like a rare and precious jewel
It’s treasured more each year…

It’s clasped together firmly
With a love that’s deep and true,
And it’s rich with happy memories
and fond recollections, too…

Time can’t destroy its beauty
For, as long as memory lives,
Years can’t erase the pleasure
That the joy of friendship gives…

For friendship is a priceless gift
That can’t be bought or sold,
But to have an understanding friend
Is worth far more than gold…

And the Golden Chain of Friendship
Is a strong and blessed tie
Binding kindred hearts together
As the years go passing by.

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