Rosa canina
“Roses fall, but the thorns remain”.
Ripeness is all
“What, in ill thoughts again? Men must endure Their going hence even as their coming hither. Ripeness is all. Come on”.
Lunch Break
“There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less”.
The First Day of Summer
“Tornerà un altro inverno
Cadranno mille pètali di rose
La neve coprirà tutte le cose
E forse un’altra estate tornerà”.
Bruno Martino
Cold Spring
“All this world of ours is nothing but a speck of mildew, which has grown up on a tiny planet. And for us to suppose we can have something great — ideas, work — it’s all dust and ashes”.
Konstantin Dmitrič Lèvin
Sunflowers
“Refusing to love for fear of suffering is like refusing to live in fear of dying”.
Jim Morrison
Almond Blossom
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom”.
Marcel Proust
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