“A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.” ― Happy birthday, Anthony Trollope

 “Once lively peonies now

wind-weary, and ragged
at the edges, hang their heavy
crowns; rain on their backs,
one final act, before
detaching from the stem
and falling down.”

― Kristen Henderson, Of My Maiden Smoking