Quill + Chorus - September


Quill + Chorus

September

Hello, dear friends! Although it's already September, it is still hot enough to feel like summer where I live. We've been savouring our last few dips in our neighborhood pool.

I've been working on some new, exciting projects for Bluebirds and Blackberries, and I can't wait to share them with you soon! You can catch a few sneak peeks on my IG stories ☺️

This month's poem is by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. It calls to mind the ripening of autumn and windswept, cooler days.

This month's musing is upon the history of recitation and how it plays into our modern world.

Poetry

(Extract from) In Memory

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

...Calm and deep peace on this high wold,
And on these dews that drench the furze.
And all the silvery gossamers
That twinkle into green and gold:

Calm and still light on yon great plain
That sweeps with all its autumn bowers,
And crowded farms and lessening towers,
To mingle with the bounding main...

Musings

Friends, Romans, Countrymen -

The Power of Recitation

Artwork

Quotes

A room without books is like a body without a soul. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Wishing you a bright and pleasant September!

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