Tag Archives: autumn

Impatience

Posted on December 17, 2017 by

“Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.”  ~W. H. Auden  

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Leaf Me Alone!

Posted on December 2, 2017 by

“The wind bloweth wherever it pleaseth.” ~John 3:8 Moving from L.A. to Cincinnati introduced me to the overly-romanticized reality of raking leaves. The grand finale of autumn colors is truly lovely. But as Yoda might put it, “Too long on … Continue reading →

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November

Posted on November 25, 2017 by

The last leaves tremble on the ground as the snow arrives to bury them securing the peace that they have found and daring the world to start again

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How Blessed…

Posted on November 12, 2017 by

“How blessed are those who ignore the advice of the corrupt, who resist the companionship of the wicked, who refuse to become jaded toward others; who delight instead in the teachings of the LORD and in meditating upon His truths … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Life

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

“Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life, but as those who do.” ~Ephesians 5:15 If you know the way, show the way.

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Do Drowned Leaves Dream?

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Do drowned leaves dream of the lives they once lived in the sky while living leaves ponder the fate that awaits by and by?

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The Final Firefly

Posted on September 30, 2017 by

I saw a lone firefly last night Dear creature, why didn’t you make a right when you came to August? You missed your turn for happiness Now your time to burn has come to an end Or can it be … Continue reading →

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