“It is the life of the crystal,
The architect of the flake,
The fire of the frost,
The soul of the sunbeam,
The crisp winter air is full of it”
– John Burroughs
Readings
Someone Else
“Trying to be someone else is a waste of the person you are”
– Kurt Cobain.
Remember Those who Died
You know there is a saying
That sunshine follows rain,
And sure enough you’ll realise
That joy will follow pain;
Let courage be your password
Make fortitude your guide,
And then instead of grousing
Remember those who died
By an unknown prisoner, written on the wall of his solitary cell. The poem was taken from the book, Prisoner of War: My Secret Journal, by Squadron Leader B. Arct. For more poems written by WWII prisoners of war at Stalag Luft I see this link
Twinkle
“We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.”
– Marilyn Monroe
No Need to Sparkle
“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to be anybody but oneself.”
— Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
Orion
Played Largely in the Out of Doors
Lord Baden-Powell said Guiding is…
“… a jolly game played largely in the out-of-doors where Guiders and Guides can go adventuring together, as older and younger sisters, picking up health and happiness, handcraft and helpfulness through camping and hiking and the study of nature.”
If You See a Fairy Ring
If you see a fairy ring
In a field of grass,
Very lightly step around,
Tiptoe as you pass;
Last night fairies frolicked there,
And they’re sleeping somewhere near.If you see a tiny fay
Lying fast asleep,
Shut your eyes and run away,
Do not stay or peep;
And be sure you never tell,
Or you’ll break a fairy spell.-William Shakespeare
Paint
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”
― Vincent Willem van Gogh
When You See Something that is Not Right
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
– John Lewis
