Autumn’s Great Big Party

 

“October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds came —
The Chestnuts, Oaks, and Maples,
And leaves of every name.
The Sunshine spread a carpet,
And everything was grand,
Miss Weather led the dancing,
Professor Wind the band.”

~ George Cooper

 

 “Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own.”

~ Charles Dickens

 

 

“Summer ends, and Autumn comes,
and he who would have it otherwise would have
high tide always and a full moon every night;
and thus he would never know the rhythms
that are at the heart of life.”

~Hal Borland

 

 

“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

— Matsuo Basho

 

“Whether talking or remaining silent,
Whether moving or standing quiet,
The essence of itself is ever at ease.”

~ Daishi

 

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

~ Jim Bishop

“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.”

~ Albert Camus

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the Earth
find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”

~ Rachel Carson

 

“I am struck by the simplicity of light
in the atmosphere in the autumn,
as if the earth absorbed none,
and out of this profusion of dazzling light
came the autumnal tints.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

 

I am rich today with autumn’s gold.

~ Gladys Harp

 

 “A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake
and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made.
The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds,
no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air.”

~ Eric Sloane

 

 

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