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August Moonrise (and more poetry) by Sara Teasdale
August Moonrise The sun was gone, and the moon was coming Over the blue Connecticut hills; The west was rosy, the east was flushed, And over my head the swallows rushed This way and that, with changeful wills. I heard them twitter and watched them dart Now together...
Perseverance and Adversity (Quotes)
"Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."—Christopher Robin to Pooh, A.A. Milne “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” -- Japanese Proverb “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.”–...
God’s Grandeur (poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins)
God's Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins The world is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? Generations have trod, have trod,...
Summer Reflection #6
Here are a few recent pictures of summer. All of these photos were made with the iPhone. When I moved into my first home many years ago, someone asked me if I liked gardening. I said no. Truthfully, I had no interest in it at all. I couldn't quite...
Flowers – Quotes and Art
“I must have flowers, always, and always.” ― Claude Monet “A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in--what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.”― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables “Flowers always make people better,...
Sonnet 98 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 98: From you have I been absent in the spring by William Shakespeare From you have I been absent in...
Summer Reflection #5: Today’s Stars
i caught a tiny wisp of the song of the hills, my memory bringing it up before me, the song i was surrounded with. if I had paid more attention when i was younger, perhaps i could recall it now, the very song, for now it is simply a memory without the music. i...
“I Write for…” (writing quote)
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Streams of Amber (poem)
Streams of Amber When love’s fingertips brush fields, purple, amber and golden streams flow, trickle down to hungry souls, drip into an earth permeable to tears of human feet, and ambered grace of grains is transformed into red, white and blue frosted independence day...
Quotes from Anne of Green Gables
I started watching the Netflix series of "Anne with an E" recently. The previous one I'd seen starred Megan Follows as Anne (produced in 1985) and was so excellent and well done. (It's available to watch, for free, on anneofgreengables.com). There was a PBS...
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