Sunshine & Smiles ~

I do enjoy the daisies

outside, inside

singly or in bunches

all around the house

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"What sunshine is to flowers,

 smiles are to humanity.

 These are but trifles, to be sure;

 but scattered along life's pathway,

 the good they do is inconceivable.”

 Joseph Addison

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they are having

an especially good season

The Mourning Dove ~

blessed are

 those who mourn

for they shall be comforted

Matthew 5:4

"I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches.

If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise,

since everyone suffers.

To suffering must be added

mourning, understanding, patience, love, 

openness and the willingness

to remain vulnerable."

Joseph Addison

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the soft lament

 of

the mourning dove

could frequently be heard

in the early summer mornings spent

at my grandparent's home