"This learned I from the shadow of a tree ...."

“This learned I from the shadow of a tree

That to and fro did sway upon a wall:

Our shadow selves, our influence, may fall

Where we can never be.”

Anna E Hamilton

"To watch the corn grow, or the blossoms set ...."

“To watch the corn grow, or the blossoms set;

To draw hard breath over plowshare or spade;

To read, to think, to love, to pray, - these

are the things that make men happy.”

John Ruskin

A drop of colour

A drop of colour

A globe of hues

A head bows in awe.