Paper Follies ~ A Bit of Whimsy

Somewhere Between Day 5 and Now

{Day 23: Life is Sweet}

 

...life is sweet ~ natalie merchant

They told you life is hard
It's misery from the start
It's dull and slow and painful 

I tell you life is sweet
In spite of the misery
There's so much more
Be grateful 

Who do you believe? 
Who will you listen to
Who will it be? 

It's high time you decide
It's time you make up your own sweet little mind 

They told you life is long
Be thankful when it's done
Don't ask for more
You should be grateful 

But I tell you life is short
Be thankful because before you know
It will be over 

Cause life is sweet
And life is also very short
Your life is sweet

 

{listen here} ❤

Looking Up

Day 5: {view~ this coming year holds the promise of dreams no longer deferred}

 

A Dream Deferred

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up 
like a raisin in the sun? 
Or fester like a sore-- 
And then run? 
Does it stink like rotten meat? 
Or crust and sugar over-- 
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags 
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

~Langston Hughes

 

31 Days of Visions

 

day 1: {gratitude ~ calm within the storm}

day 2: {reframing ~ honoring dreams}

day 3: {love ~ a sudden insight}

day 4: {key ~ seeing what i want to see}