As The Leaves Fall...

As fall the leaves, so drop the days
In silence from the tree of life;
Born for a little while to blaze
In action in the heat of strife,
And then to shrivel with Time's blast
And fade forever in the past.

In beauty once the leaf was seen;
To all it offered gentle shade;
Men knew the splendor of its green
That cheered them so, would quickly fade:
And quickly, too, must pass away
All that is splendid of to-day.

To try to keep the leaves were vain:
Men understand that they must fall;
Why should they bitterly complain
When sorrows come to one and all?
Why should they mourn the passing day
That must depart along the way?

~Edgar Albert Guest

Bright Star

"Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art —

                                            Not in lone splendor hung aloft the night..."

"...Yet still stedfast, still unchangeable...and so live ever..."

Bright Star: John Keats

                         -Erin                                                            

In Fall...

"The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks."                            (Sir James Mackintosh)

'Why, isn't it about time for another adventure?'

"Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time." - Leo F. Buscaglia

"A life without adventure is likely to be unsatisfying..." -Bertrand Russell

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door...you step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to."  J.R.R. Tolkien

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself." Amelia Earhart

- Erin

Letters

"The post office has a great charm at one point of our lives. When you have lived to my age, you will begin to think letters are never worth going through the rain for. "

~ Jane Austen

"Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company."

~Lord Byron

p.s. If you click on the picture's they will become bigger but for some reason I can't make them appear any bigger on this blog.

Reflection

This has nothing to do with any assignment but I was charged to upload this picture.

sweet.friendship

“We'll be friends until forever, just you wait and see”
-A. A. Milne