Poem from 1000 Beautiful Things.....

 "Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself...." -George Bernard Shaw

 Baltimore teacher and poet Lizette Woodworth Reese lived from 1856-1935. She was born to a confederate soldier and his wife. She was named poet laureate of Maryland in 1931. I've just discovered her poems, which don't have the  hoity toity  language of some of other writers at the times. I love this one. From one of my ancient books. Sweet and natural.....

 A Little Song of Life by Lizette Woodworth Reese

 Glad that I live am I

 That the sky is blue

 Glad for the country lanes

 and the fall of dew.......

 After the sun the rain

 This is the way of life

 Till the work be done.

 All that we need to do

 Be we low or high

 Is to see that we grow

 Nearer the sky........

 "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all...." -Helen Keller

 Poem taken from "1000 Beautiful Things Collection, New York 1948"

 Photographs 2018