Wednesday, August 30, 2017

A POEM



The shadow by my finger cast 
Divides the future from the past.
Before it, sleeps the unborn hour
In darkness, and beyond thy power.
Behind its unreturning line,
The vanished hour, no longer thine:
One hour alone is in thy hands,
The NOW on which the shadow stands

~Henry Van Dyke~


Photos taken at Green Spring Garden, 
Alexandria, Virginia
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14 comments:

  1. CloudiaAugust 30, 2017 at 11:18 AM

    Thank you for the touching reminder

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  2. Coloring Outside the LinesAugust 30, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    Beautiful flowers and garden and I love the quote.

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  3. ChristineAugust 30, 2017 at 2:32 PM

    Nice old poem, I actually got it!

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  4. Lowcarb team memberAugust 30, 2017 at 5:35 PM

    Two beautiful photographs, don't the blooms look lovely ...
    Appreciated the poem too, thank you.

    All the best Jan

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  5. Jenn JilksAugust 30, 2017 at 6:45 PM

    Lovely poem. We have many mushrooms, too!

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    1. DeniseinVAAugust 30, 2017 at 9:37 PM

      Would love to see those sometime. Thanks for dropping in Jenn :)

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  6. RoseAugust 30, 2017 at 9:02 PM

    You post so many great poems...I had never heard/read this and I love it.

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  7. BetsySeptember 2, 2017 at 1:30 PM

    Such a nice poem I've not read before. Lovely pictures.

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