Andrea

“This autumn-
why am I growing old?
bird disappearing among clouds.”
― Basho Matsuo

“Sons, they have their own plans, but a daughter or granddaughter, they will love you forever and take care of you in your old age.”
― Craig Johnson, Any Other Name

“Tis a Fearful Thing

‘Tis a fearful thing
to love what death can touch.

A fearful thing
to love, to hope, to dream, to be –

to be,
And oh, to lose.

A thing for fools, this,

And a holy thing,

a holy thing
to love.

For your life has lived in me,
your laugh once lifted me,
your word was gift to me.

To remember this brings painful joy.

‘Tis a human thing, love,
a holy thing, to love
what death has touched.”
― Judah Halevi

“Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.” “But the Solar System!” I protested.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Sherlock Holmes and Tales of Terror and Mystery