“For age is opportunity no less
Than youth itself, though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Posts Tagged ‘wisdom
15
Jun
19
optimism of the elder…
14
May
19
Cluster of beauty…
‘Stop and smell the roses’ Unknown (watch for bees)
09
Feb
19
day by day, year by year…
“Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not.” Stephen King, The Green Mile
21
Nov
18
He had…
“When old people speak it is not because of the sweetness of words in our mouths; it is because we see something which you do not see.” Chinua Achebe
He was an older gent named Nick. He tended his bees, hens and garden. I was envious of his energy, his positivity. He lived alone, but had family that busily went about building their lives. He had a gentle smile, an easy going view on life and day to day existence. I enjoyed my times with him or waving at him as I drove by. All past tense now…
24
May
18
Life’s garden…
The years teach much which the days never knew. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
15
Jul
16
Can new beginnings survive?
“It takes two to speak the truth, — one to speak, and another to hear.” Thoreau
12
Jan
16
fountain in a courtyard…
“We’re all downstream.” Margaret Drescher
