come, children, gather round my knee;
something is about to be.
tonight’s december thirty-first,
something is about to burst.
the clock is crouching, dark and small,
like a time bomb in the hall.
hark! it’s midnight, children dear.
duck! here comes another year.
-ogden nash.
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art credit: ed gorey, the house
here comes the snow, tiptoeing in –
the beginning of a very long season ahead
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“the beginning is always today.”
-mary shelly, author of frankenstein
“i’ve always loved the first day of school better than the last day of school.
firsts are best because they are beginnings. “
-jenny han
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art credit: *sharon france, ‘the old schoohouse,’ acrylic on stretched canvas
*artist’s comments: this painting is from my imagination of an old white schoolhouse in a quiet county setting. these old schoolhouses once dotted the countryside, close enough for children to walk to in most weather.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 