January 2023 – The Thinkerer

A Sonnet on Walkers

A Line Made by Walking – Richard Long (Photographed in 1967)

If you’re going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can’t be erased.
Maya Angelou, American Memoirist and Poet Extraordinaire

A Sonnet on Worry

Arlésiennes (Mistral) – Paul Gauguin (Painted in 1888)

That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
Chinese Proverb

A Sonnet on Lodestars

Fishermen at Sea – J. M. W. Turner (Painted in 1796)

I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
Jimmy Dean, American Country Music Singer

Flood, the Messenger

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Oscar Wilde, Irish Poet and Playwright