Download or read book The Leaves of Autumn Meditations on Middle Age written by Marques Vickers and published by Marquis Publishing. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Leaves of Autumn: Meditations on Middle Age” is artist Marques Vickers photographic survey portraying the variety and vibrant colors of seasonally shedding foliage. Vickers combines his colorfully captured imagery with a meditative essay comparing the annual rite with the entrance and emergence of middle age. Nearly 120 images portray the diversity of autumn colors. FROM THE PREFACE: “For those drawn into middle age, the realization of our own mortality becomes poignantly real. Death is no longer a random phenomena. We have viewed its presence firsthand through the passing of family, friends and a parade of humanity we have been spectators to observe. In late autumn, the days begin to recede in sunlight and length. The cooling temperatures trigger hormonal changes within trees signaling change. Cells appear at the juncture where leaves are attached. These abscission cells over a period of days and weeks multiply into a thin barrier that separates the leaf from its stem. This separation creates a vulnerability to shifting and tugging winds. The tree consciously seals off this linkage for self-preservation. This innate annually repeated cycle enables trees to survive the inclimate weather of winter, deficient of sunshine. During spring, summer and early fall, leaves draw their nutrients from sunlight enabling the tree to survive, reproduce and flourish. As the days slow and shorten, the leave’s capacities to produce lessen until they ultimately become a burden. At this point, they become disposable. Before they are tossed into oblivion by prevailing winds, leaves modify their tonality and patina. Their colors radiate with illumination, subtlety and vibrancy. Each eschews the monotone of their previous greens and yellow tinting. Individually and collectively, they radiate gorgeous symphonic overtones, if only for a short span. The vision of autumn leaves reflects a metaphor of existence. We hope that we may cast an enduring shadow long after our own substance has passed.”
Download or read book Leaves of Autumn written by Vickers Marques (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Autumn Meditations written by Jean Elizabeth, Poet Laureate Ward and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Times 12 point, Large print, Autumn Meditations is a book divided into half stories, verse, and prose from various American Authors, first published in 1851 as Autumn Leaves. The first half of the book is filled with poetry, and prose giving ... either an Homage to, or poems inspired by Tang Dynasty, Chinese Poets, such as Li Bai, Wang Wei, and Du Fu, ending with two pages of Tribute poems, and then 12 Zen Haiku Poems by Basho; preciously translated, now rearranged, and presented as a first edition, by Poet Laureate, Jean Elizabeth Ward; acknowledgements below each poem, a delight for the eclectic taste in Literature; all ages will find something that will delight their soul, within this 149 page book, with frameable illustrations included.
Download or read book Littell s Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Living Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book LEAVES IN AUTUMN written by Janice Brent and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the leaves in autumn wither With a tawny tanned face…’ Old age and the process of ageing are things that we all think about at some time, either because we see people close to us growing old or because we ourselves are becoming conscious of the years passing. This collection is a selection of poems on what it’s like to be and to become old, experienced from within or observed from the outside, by poets ranging from Shakespeare to T. S. Elliot to Philip Larkin – and a few you may not have heard of. Old age is many-faceted. It can show us the indomitable courage of Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘Fish’, the gentle, force-of-nature persistence of Wordsworth’s ‘Old Man Travelling’, and the cheeky bloody-mindedness of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Father William’. There are sad poems, funny poems, bleak poems, romantic poems, wistful, heartening and inspiring poems – the whole spectrum of human life, in fact.
Download or read book Meditation in Middle Age written by Catherine Tufariello and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Later Middle Ages written by Stephen Medcalf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1981, The Later Middle Ages bridges the gap between modern and medieval language and literature, by introducing the social and intellectual milieu in which writers like Chaucer, Malory and Margery Kempe lived. It provides a unified and coherent account of the culture of late medieval England, and of the problems involved in viewing it, in relation to English literature. The book covers the history of ideas and education, art and architecture, and changes in the social, economic and political structure.
Download or read book Autumn Leaves written by Gs Subbu and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The common thread that connects all the stories in the book is the Fall or the Autumn. Autumn symbolizes a time of self-reflection. It is also the transition from light to darkness like twilight when day slowly melts away into the darkness but not before revealing the resplendency of the setting sun. It is also a period of accepting the reality of the present and moving towards and preparing oneself for the future: a period of contemplation and accepting impermanence. Like the seasons, we also change within ourselves whether it is coping with impermanence, overcoming the ghosts of the past, or learning to make our lives more meaningful. 'Autumn Leaves' narrates the reality of being left alone as one ages due to the splintering of families and the slow drifting away of relationships. The story traces one family's travel through four generations. 'Amora' is all about the failure to distinguish between love and infatuation before realizing that relationships are based on understanding and acceptance and that alone is permanent. 'Enigma', brings together two individuals who are diametrically opposite in nature but stay bonded till the end. The story is about friendship, love and that the meaning of our existence lies in how useful a life we have led.
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Download or read book Christian Mystics of the Middle Ages written by Paul de Jaegher and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspirational compilation of classic essays includes meditations by the author of The Cloud of Unknowing, Catherine of Siena, Walter Hilton, St. Teresa, St. John of the Cross, St. Francis de Sales, and others.
Download or read book Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance written by H. David Brumble and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998-02-01 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While numerous classical dictionaries identify the figures and tales of Greek and Roman mythology, this reference book explains the allegorical significance attached to the myths by Medieval and Renaissance authors. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries for the gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and places of classical myth a
Download or read book Traditional Witchcraft for the Woods and Forests written by Melusine Draco and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witchcraft & Wicca.
Download or read book The Wicca Cookbook Second Edition written by Jamie Wood and published by Celestial Arts. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spiritual tenets of Wicca are steeped in an inherent reverence for nature and stewardship of the environment. In fact, Wiccan practitioners have been living—and cooking—green since ancient times. In the decade since the first edition of the The Wicca Cookbook cast its spell over culinary history buffs and adventurous cooks everywhere, many readers have asked “What makes a cookbook Wiccan?” The tenth anniversary edition answers that question and more, bringing fresh dimensions to this heady witches’ brew with new rituals and delicious recipes. More than 100 dishes, many historically authentic, all meticulously researched, emphasize the use of organic ingredients at their seasonal peak and celebrate all the major pagan holidays: enjoy Stuffed Nasturtiums, Goddess Athena Pitas, and Deva Saffron Bread for the Spring Equinox; serve Elder Flower Chicken, Lilith’s Lily Fair Soup, and Wild Woman White Sage Jelly during the Summer Solstice; and Cupid’s Cold Slaw, Imbolc Moon Cookies, and Snowflake Cakes make delightful Candlemas treats. Nature-honoring dishes, eco-friendly living tips, and an inclusive message of spirituality make The Wicca Cookbook a unique contribution to the culinary world and a magickal tribute to the pagan spirit.
Download or read book Memoirs of my dead life 1923 written by George Moore and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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