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Cuz when you're gone,

all the colours fade.

When you're gone,

no new years day parade.

You're gone,

colours seem to fade.

 

Amos Lee - Colors

 

do you get it? lol im a genius XD jk.jk. but i did think of this one a few times today. i lost my red paint, sigh..... gotta go get a new one or clean the "studio".

 

So I didnt get the assignment with the dealership. but that's okay, because I received an email from a Marina who wants to know if I could cover an event and how much I would charge. I'll reply to that email shortly. in the meantime.... I just want to enjoy the moment I have that has nothing to do with school, or life, or anything........................................

 

okay moment over. i got "semi-pulled over" today by a detective who said I should of known that wearing headphones while driving was illegal. like really? he said that I should of read it in the driver's license manual. I totally spaced out for a second because I never remembered reading it and i read that thing left and right. turns out that law passed in 2006, a year after I took my written test. which begs the question.... do i really look THAT young??? Do i NOT look like a 21 year old? my God! :|

 

anyways I have to get some sleep because Chip Litherland is coming into class tomorrow and we're actually doing a photowalk and I'm excited because of one: he's awesome, two: I actually get to participate.

 

you know what that means? ...... you'll probably never see all the photos since im about 4 assignments behind on edits. how in the world do i get out of this? ARGHH!!!!

 

sigh. well. one at a time i guess. :) wish me luck!

 

project 365: day 252

musically challenged: Colors - by Amos Lee

FGR: CRC!

ABCs - I is for "i" heart you!

decluttr

March 21, 2014

 

I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I lie and relie on the earth. – Henry David Thoreau

 

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Spent the majority of my final full day up in the Smoky Mountains hiking to the waterfall pictured above, Abram's Falls. It was a fairly decent hike; about 2.5 miles each way but worth the view at the end.

 

It seems we arrived and left at just the right moment because we passed a lot of people heading towards the falls as we were heading back up the trail. It would have been difficult to get quiet and tranquil photos with all those people around.

 

I know this panorama isn't perfect, in some spots the focus is off. But still; having shot this long exposure freehand I'm pleased by the results and decided I may as well go ahead and use it for today.

 

I had changed my image settings to capture this photo and managed to frustrate myself to no end by forgetting to reset the settings to my preferred means of shooting; so the majority of my photos for today were a little more difficult than usual to process.

 

But; all that aside, it was still a great day. Tomorrow will most likely be in the city until it's time to venture to the airport so that I can return to snow... I mean reality.

 

Hope everyone has had a good day.

 

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One of the Hall’s chief glories, the organ was always designed to be the interior focal point, visually and musically. By 1912, the city was searching for the best candidate to build it, finally settling on Norman Beard of London. His design, installed late in 1913, was built on the grandest scale, complete with a Spanish mahogany case by Adam Currie of Edinburgh.

 

Over the years, the organ gradually fell into disrepair. A lack of moisture and temperature control led to significant unreliability, and by the start of this century it hadn’t been played for some years. Fortunately, thanks to the efforts of the Usher Hall Organ Trust, Harrison and Harrison of Durham were appointed to restore it, and since 2002 the organ has once again taken centre stage at many of the Hall’s events.

One of my favourite performers to photograph, Fatoumata Diawara. She is an absolute joy...musically and photographically.

 

This is from her gig with Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca at this year's WOMAD Festival.

 

I first saw Fatou on stage at WOMAD in 2009, when she was a backing singer to Oumou Sangare. She really stood out because of her smile and her personality.

 

You can see more of my shots of her, here: Fatoumata Diawara

 

You can see my WOMAD 2014 shots here: WOMAD 2014

 

You can see my WOMAD 2013 shots here: WOMAD 2013

 

You can see my WOMAD 2012 shots here: WOMAD 2012

 

You can see my WOMAD 2011 shots here: WOMAD 2011

 

You can see my WOMAD 2010 shots here: WOMAD 2010

 

You can see my WOMAD 2009 shots here: WOMAD 2009

 

My thanks are due to Giles Cooper of Borkowski PR for arranging my photo pass.

A portrait of Rob Townsend, who is musically responsible for sax, flute and blown sundries in Steve Hackett's Band.

 

I took this during the gig at Boerderij, Zoetermeer last month.

 

You can see all my posted shots of Steve in my Steve Hackett set., from both this concert and his gig in Glasgow last November.

 

You can see lots of my pics from this show on Steve Hackett's website here:

 

HackettSongs Zoetermeer May 2010 Gallery

 

You can hear all Steve's excellent new album 'Out of the Tunnel's Mouth' here:

 

Hackettt Songs MySpace

 

and you can buy it here:

 

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Another musically inspired image. This was created from an iphone shot and a ME/ICM shot made with my x-E1 and 35mm fujinon

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13th July 2019 - Liverpool based band 'Rongo Rongo' are a firm favourite amongst Liverpool's most musically educated, They are admittedley worth checking out... Good band, great bunch of guys!!

“I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.”

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Self-Portrait

Madeira 2018

  

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I made it past the 30 day mark which was my goal. I think I only 'cheated' a couple of times which is pretty good for me. I think I'm gonna keep going with it. See how far I actually get.

Taken for the musically challenged group.

If I Could Start Today Again by Paul Kelly

Video

Lyrics

Not too keen on the video but I really like the song.

~ Another musically inspired piece~

 

Hmmmnn... hmmmm... hhmmmn...

I was captured the moment we met

Carried away with every word you said

It's a mystery how you got to me

I fell in the spell of your charms

With your siren's smile you caught me off guard

 

Just one glance took away my breath

Then you drew me in with your tenderness

You captivate my soul, I'm enraptured

You knocked me out and you locked me up

Stole my heart like a thief at love

Keep me here in your happy ever after

I'm captured (oh... I'm captured)

 

By the way just in case you care

I'm here to stay, I'm not going anywhere

I took a dive in your deep dark eyes

And I'm never coming up for air

I lost myself in this bond that we share

 

One sweet kiss took away my breath

Then you drew me in with your tenderness

You captivate my soul, I'm enraptured

You knocked me out and you locked me up

Stole my heart like a thief at love

Hold me tight in your happy ever after

 

Now you've got the best of me

No one else could hold the key

I'm captured

I'm captured

 

Just one touch took away my breath

When you drew me in I could not resist

You captivate my soul, I'm enraptured

You knocked me out and you locked me up

Stole my heart like a thief at love

Keep me here in your happy ever after

 

~ Christain Bautista

 

To ♥M♥

Always a moving and powerful song- musically and lyrically….

 

Song of the day: Coming Back To Life

By: Pink Floyd

 

Where were you when I was burned and broken?

While the days slipped by from my window watching

And where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless?

'Cause the things you say and the things you do surround me

While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words

Dying to believe in what you heard

I was staring straight into the shining sun

 

Lost in thought and lost in time

While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted

Outside, the rain fell dark and slow

While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime

I took a heavenly ride through our silence

I knew the moment had arrived

For killing the past and coming back to life

 

I took a heavenly ride through our silence

I knew the waiting had begun

And headed straight into the shining sun

 

Theme: Guitar Tuesday

Year Fourteen Of My 365 Project

Imposing sounds can be heard when this speeder pushes air through its pipes.

 

Built for the LSB 2021 Musically Inspired Category

I've been fiddling with tube stereo since the early 1990s, and I think this system is as musically satisfying as any other I've ever pulled together.

 

It’s also the least expensive by far, so I thought I'd write it up. You can get a good taste of what modern tube audio sounds like with this system. The amp and speakers cost $350, and you'd be hard put to find a more natural, lyrical system for chamber music at four times that price. A system with deeper bass? Yes. A system that plays louder? Assuredly. But a system that better conveys the beauty of a performance? I can't think of one.

 

This little stereo is pure magic on vocals, and it’s 90% of what I'd ever want for jazz, folk, piano and chamber music. It’s great with percussion -- lots of kick!

 

It sounds more than decent on orchestral music and rock at modest volumes. The little APPJ N3 amp has three tubes and produces only 3.5 watts per channel. It’s tiny, yet it makes classic, water-clear, nineties-style tube audio.

 

I'm using it at my desk with the speakers about one meter from my ears. In this situation, the amp is called on to produce a fraction of a watt to play as loud as I want to play it. Thus, 3.5 watts is more than enough. With the speakers shown above it can produce ~95 dB SPL at 1 meter, far louder than I want.

 

The speaker is a four-inch (105mm) Fostex Kanspea kit from Madisound. It took less than an hour to assemble both speakers, so it’s only nominally a kit. Anyone with an icepick and a screwdriver can put them together. (I’ve heard that selling it as a nearly-completed kit lessens import duties, so that may be why it’s marketed in this fashion).

 

One rather special driver (Fostex FF105QWK) per channel covers the entire audio range from ~80Hz to 20kHz. Fresh out of the box, it sounds pretty sibilant, but once the speaker has played for 100 hours or so, the sound is remarkably sweet and coherent. (I left it playing all day in a room with the door closed for several days to burn it in.)

 

Despite the missing tweeter, there’s plenty of well-rendered treble response. In fact, I swapped out the stock Shuguang EL-84 tubes because the treble was a little too hot. The cabinet is a simple bass reflex design. Apart from the driver, the materials are nothing special, a 9mm fiberboard box with a wood-grain vinyl finish, cheap connectors and no speaker grill.

 

I've listened to a lot of fancy stereos over the years, including a few in the $100,000 range (which were not mine, obviously). This little system punches well above its price class. To my ear, it’s more musical – more listenable – than our big system downstairs, though it lacks that system’s extended bass and ability to play orchestral works at concert-hall levels.

 

On the downside, the system is mercilessly revealing when there are recording defects. That's not necessarily a bad thing, because that kind of system also reveals the details in good recordings with great delicacy and accuracy. My favorite badly done recording of a good song is Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors”. It'll make your ears bleed on this system. Also, if you use Bluetooth or play MP3s you'll likely hear the compression artifacts.

 

It deserves a good turntable or CD-or-better quality digital sources. Give it good source material and it'll bring tears to your eyes.

 

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Amp: APPJ N3 PA PA0901A (Amazon)

Input tube: RCA long, black plate 12AX7 (Ebay)

Power tubes: New JJ EL-84s (Ebay)

Speakers: Fostex P1000E kit with FF105QWK. (Madisound)

USB DAC: Schiit Audio Modi 2 (Manufacturer)

Source material: CD-resolution files from Mac hard disk

The musically inspired speeder bike trophy, for the LSB - Speeder Bike contest 2021.

 

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Dirty Town Song by Mother Mother

 

Iphone saves my 365 again :)

i heart Owl City. it/he is the next best thing to a new Postal Service album, which will probably never come to fruition.

  

I opened my eyes last night and saw you in the low light

Walking down by the bay, on the shore, staring up at the planes that aren’t there anymore

I was feeling the night grow old and you were looking so cold

 

- "The Saltwater Room" by Owl City

 

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*for Musically Challenged

Meknès Medina, Morocco

when no one steps on my dreams, there'll be days like this

when people understand what I mean, there'll be days like this

when you ring out the changes of how everything is

well my momma told me there'll be days like this.

- Van Morrison, Days Like This

 

Woke up early this morning and got some errands done before a whopping allergy attack overtook me and I had to submit to a benadryl coma to kick it. Feeling better now but still super groggy from the drugs so I doubt I'll be doing much this evening. I hate feeling like a lump. Hope you guys are having a more productive and enjoyable Hump Day.

 

Inspired by Abi's Day 45.

..musically I thought we should return to the classics lol ;)

 

Spice Girls-Spice Up Your Life

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- Soul Savers, Revival

 

Had to get one more Musically Challenged song in before the end of the week. Really dug the selections this week.

 

And I have to apologize, but this is a total post and run. I've gotta get changed and head out for soccer tonight. It was a long day at the office, believe it or not, and I had just enough time to get this shot done, scarf down a turkey sandwich while editing, and now post it before having to bolt. Everybody have a great Thursday evening.

 

Is it too soon to say TGIF? Maybe, but eff it, I'm saying it anyway.

 

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365 Days (self portraits): Day 310

Musically Challenged: Soul Savers - Revival

 

If I leave here tomorrow

Would you still remember me?

For I must be travelling on, now,

cause theres too many places Ive got to see.

But, if I stayed here with you, girl,

Things just couldnt be the same.

cause Im as free as a bird now,

And this bird you can not change.

Lord knows, I cant change.

 

Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.

Though this feeling I cant change.

But please dont take it badly,

cause lord knows Im to blame.

But, if I stayed here with you girl,

Things just couldnt be the same.

Cause Im as free as a bird now,

And this bird youll never change.

And this bird you can not change.

Lord knows, I cant change.

Lord help me, I cant change.

 

Musically Challenged/TOTW: Baby It's Cold Outside

  

It snowed today.

  

It’s pretty hilarious. Us Brits really can’t handle snow. Everything comes to a complete standstill and everyone starts to panic.

 

The only news story today is that there was some snow; apparently nothing else happened in the world today.

  

Inspiration

 

Taken Handbridge, Chester

Save your sermons for someone that's afraid to love.

You knew what I feel, then you couldn't be so sure.

I'll be right here lying in the hands of God.

If you feel angels in your hand, tear drops of joy runs down your face, you will rise.

 

Fillin' me up, now drain me

Skin begins to grow back slowly,

faster until I'm choking. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~Dave Matthews

 

For this week's Musically Challenged Group!

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I'm almost caught up...another double bubble weekend!

 

I cooked today - a chicken and lentil curry (for the freezer, I've got a busy week coming up!), butternut squash soup, an Irish stew, a banana cake, lemon nuts (like ginger nuts, hard lemony biscuits). I spent all day in the kitchen with half an eye on the snooker and half an ear on my Ipod.

 

I meant to do this back in September, but I only got round to it this week. Sorry about that, -=Tom=- , but better late than never ;-). Two years ago, I went to see The Arcade Fire at Alexandra Palace (where we used to broadcast the telly from in London) and gosh, it's an amazing venue, and I got drunk and the gig was incredible and the guy I was with - a seriously random date - told me off for being "over-zealous" and we never saw each other again and it took me two hours to get home and I'd do it again tomorrow.

 

I wanted to try the type of processing the impeccable Emily has tried recently: low contrasty and pinky and this was as good as it got. Sorry for a not particularly wonderful tribute, but a tribute nonetheless.

 

And I find it funny how something we do every day scores so low Scrabble wise. Gotta love Scrabble

 

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Rebellion (Lies) by The Arcade Fire

 

Sleeping is giving in

No matter what the time is.

Sleeping is giving in,

So lift those heavy eyelids.

People say that you'll die

Faster than without water.

But we know it's just a lie,

Scare your son and scare your daughter.

People say that your dreams

Are the only things that save ya.

Come on baby in our dreams,

We can live our misbehaviour.

 

Everytime you close your eyes,

Lies, lies!

 

People try and hide the night

Underneath the covers.

People try and hide the light

Underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers.

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers.

Hidin' from your brothers

Uderneath the covers,

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers.

 

People say that you'll die

Faster than without water,

But we know it's just a lie,

Scare your son, scare your daughter

 

Now here's the sun, it's alright!

Now here's the moon, it's alright!

Now here's the sun, it's alright!

Now here's the moon, it's alright!

But everytime you close your eyes,

Lies!

 

those were the best days of my life.

 

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for: Musically Challenged: "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams

street musician

Santa Fe, New Mexico

The txalaparta is a unique music ensemble of stones, woods and pipes and two players who beat out a rhythm that is musically a tour de force of co ordination.

 

It is an old form of music much in vogue in the Basque region of Spain but has suffered terminal neglect and as a result not much of it is known to the people. The genre of music originated as a mode of communication in the hilly regions of the Basque foothills from one village to another to announce funerals, making of cider etc etc.

 

There has been a steady resurgence of the music form over the last 15-20 years.

 

Maika and Sara Gomez are twin sisters from the Basque region who are one of the leading proponents of the txalaparta. They go by the name of "Ttukunak".

 

They make a fine sight while they play the exotic music and the sound of course to use the cliched term is -"awesome"

 

You can see a slideshow of photographs on the band's website ttukunak.ning.com/

 

You can hear some samples of the music here

 

You can hear some samples of the music here

 

For more on jazz and upcoming events while in Goa, you must visit www.heritagejazz.com the brain child of Armando Gonsalves.

 

For more on txalaparta

  

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For Musically Challenged / mycuteladybug's week / Colors, by Amos Lee

 

"Cuz when you're gone,

all the colours fade.

When you're gone,

no new years day parade.

You're gone,

colours seem to fade."

 

And TOTW / Alter Ego

The silly romantic (I think I abandoned her in my teenage years, but who knows...)

 

And because some days you do feel like sitting on the ground and just staying there for a while.

 

(I used it again, Pareeerica's pretty texture. But it has been a while...)

My neighbor's musically rhythmic fence.

LSB Contest 2021 Musically Inspired. A big thanks to Eero Okkonen for the inspiration!

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

big

  

this is the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Fairfax.

 

see the longish horizontal whiteish bits? those are actually from an electronic billboard atop what i refer to as The Nexis of All Evil.

 

three sister stores together in a row: Ed Hardy, Christian Audigier, and Crystal Rock. the clothing sold in these stores make my eyes bleed.

 

Brett Michaels, Hulk Hogan and Jon Gosselin all dress in head to toe Ed Hardy gear, and somehow have fooled themselves into believing they look cool. need i say more?

 

told you. Nexis of All Evil.

 

there are other stores, other signs, other lights there as well, though. which produced all the circle-y, vivid, colored, gorgeousness of little balls that i still won't call Bokeh.

  

this is an entry for Man Met Brill's ridiculously stellar weekly song list in Musically Challenged. Klaxons, Arctic Monkeys, Belle & Sebastian, Radiohead, Muse, and more!

 

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"Mardy Bum," by Arctic Monkeys

 

"And yeah I'm sorry I was late

but I missed the train

And then the traffic was a state

And I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate

These magical songsters are busy in the garden at the moment throwing the fallen leaves around in the borders searching for meals. They certainly run my beloved Hawfinch close as a favourite British bird. And they certainly give my local Nightingales a run for their money musically when they arrive in a couple of months. How I love to hear that tapping noise in some shrouded corner as they find another snail, and break it up on an anvil, usually a stone, but often just a patio slab. The remains of past snacks devoured scattered all around. This from a few months back, when they were busy feeding another brood. Fortunately I had four lots of youngsters raised in the garden last year by two pairs, fingers crossed again, Lakenheath.

Goodbye my lover

 

Did I disappoint you or let you down?

Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?

'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,

Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.

So I took what's mine by eternal right.

Took your soul out into the night.

It may be over but it won't stop there,

I am here for you if you'd only care.

You touched my heart you touched my soul.

You changed my life and all my goals.

And love is blind and that I knew when,

My heart was blinded by you.

I've kissed your lips and held your head.

Shared your dreams and shared your bed.

I know you well, I know your smell.

I've been addicted to you.

 

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

 

I am a dreamer but when I wake,

You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.

And as you move on, remember me,

Remember us and all we used to be

I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.

I've watched you sleeping for a while.

I'd be the father of your child.

I'd spend a lifetime with you.

I know your fears and you know mine.

We've had our doubts but now we're fine,

And I love you, I swear that's true.

I cannot live without you.

 

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

 

And I still hold your hand in mine.

In mine when I'm asleep.

And I will bear my soul in time,

When I'm kneeling at your feet.

Goodbye my lover.

Goodbye my friend.

You have been the one.

You have been the one for me.

I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.

I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

Day 178--"Take 'em out the hood, keep 'em lookin good" --Jay Z, "Big Pimpin"

 

For red.dahlia's musically challenged week. ;)

You never realize how much hair you have on your fingers until you take a macro,

Melissa Etheridge~Come to my window

 

I would dial the numbers

Just to listen to your breath

I would stand inside my hell

And hold the hand of death

You dont know how far Id go

To ease this precious ache

You dont know how much Id give

Or how much I can take

 

Just to reach you

Just to reach you

Just to reach you

 

Come to my window

Crawl inside, wait by the light

Of the moon

Come to my window

Ill be home soon

 

Keeping my eyes open

I cannot afford to sleep

Giving away promises

I know that I cant keep

Nothing fills the blackness

That has seeped into my chest

I need you in my blood

I am forsaking all the rest

Just to reach you

Just to reach you

Oh to reach you

 

Come to my window

Crawl inside, wait by the light

Of the moon

Come to my window

Ill be home soon

 

I dont care what they think

I dont care what they say

What do they know about this

Love anyway

 

Come to my window

Crawl inside, wait by the light

Of the moon

Come to my window

Ill be home soon

damn Flickr oversharpening...I'm too far into "lazy sunday" mode to bother tinkering with it.

 

I am having one of "those" days today. Taking forever to get started on anything, uninspired, and dragging along even though I have a whole pile of things to do today. I think it's because after two weeks of holidays, I'm not looking forward to going back to the daily routine.

 

Maybe I just need more coffee....

 

FGR: Red

Musically Challenged: Baby It's Cold Outside

Beautiful, gifted and very artistic Celtic Harpist Sarah Marie Mullen will be playing live at the 2011 Arizona Renaissance Festival (ARF) weekends February 12 through April 3!

 

I played with the white balance in Canon Digital Photo Professional then tweaked smore more in Photoshop CS3 just for fun.

 

I took this photo with assist from Twig the Fairy who taught me how to do silhouettes.

 

Thank you Twig I am still learning so much from you

 

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Font: Macintosh

 

textures and effects by Remember Remember

 

alternative views

 

September Array

Wild flowers at dusk

Whose tufted flowers, on slender stalks,

Cornflowers, Clover and crops

 

Louis May Alcott

 

In a quiet, pleasant meadow,

Beneath a summer sky,

Where green old trees their branches waved,

And winds went singing by;

Where a little brook went rippling

So musically low,

And passing clouds cast shadows

On the waving grass below;

Where low, sweet notes of brooding birds

Stole out on the fragrant air,

And golden sunlight shone undimmed

On all most fresh and fair;--

There bloomed a lovely sisterhood

Of happy little flowers,

Together in this pleasant home,

Through quiet summer hours.

No rude hand came to gather them,

No chilling winds to blight;

Warm sunbeams smiled on them by day,

And soft dew's fell at night.

So here, along the brook-side,

Beneath the green old trees,

The flowers dwelt among their friends,

The sunbeams and the breeze.

Spring came again, and the flowers rose

From their quiet winter graves,

And gaily danced on their slender stems,

And sang with the rippling waves.

Softly the warm winds kissed their cheeks;

Brightly the sunbeams fell,

As, one by one, they came again

In their summer homes to dwell.

And little Clover bloomed once more,

Rosy, and sweet, and fair,

  

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