“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” — William Penn nothing achieved time spent just sitting around use it or lose it * * * Just Sitting Around ~ Sparrows on Stone Wall photo and “Wasted” haiku by Mary O’Connor © 2021
“Hope is like the sun, which as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” — Samuel Smiles moments of time pass leaving shadows in their wake cleared away by sun * * * Old Sundial ~ Armillary sundial sits in garden potting shed ready to measure time by passing of … More Passing Shadows
“One kind word can warm three winter months.” — Japanese Proverb soft dawn reflections add veneer of warmth to time temper winter blues * * * Dawn Reflections photo and “Winter Blues” haiku poem by Mary O’Connor © 2021
“Our power lies in our small daily choices, one after another, to create eternal ripples of a life well lived.” — Mollie Marti reflection of time mirrors depth of existence future still unseen * * * Reflection ~ The Onrust, replica of Dutch trader Adriaen Block’s 1614 vessel, casts image of its stern in the … More Reflections
“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear.” — Henry Van Dyke “I suppose we all tend to remember only the happiness from our childhood, as a sundial refuses to tell the time except in fine weather.” — Bernard Levin * * * Sundial in the Gardens … More Counting the hours
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” — Alexander Pope “We have time, there’s no big rush.” — Jimi Hendrix * * * Bella, in the rush of retrieval. Photo by Jan Logozzo © 2016
by the conception and the sensation of time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.” — Charles Baudelaire “How many of us walk around being weighed down by the baggage of our journey? You can’t possibly embrace that … More “We are weighed down, every moment,
“You are not to see that now. Time will reveal it. Be patient.” — Swami Sivananda
