Spring came late. For the children, shut in the dark, cold parsonage, adjusting to Aunt and getting over the death that brought her, the winter had seemed endless. But now the rough moor was flecked with racing cloud shadows; the maltreated holly tree had stopped weeping; the green mould on the graves had dried to an unsuggestive grey.
The church could never look cheerful. It was too black, and its voice, the bell, always said 'Fu - ner -al... fu - ner- al...' even when it was only calling them to hear one of their Papa's dramatic sermons.
Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.
Vladimir NabokovTags: life nostalgia seasons spring desire craving wanderlust
Always it’s Spring)and everyone’s in love and flowers pick themselves.
E.E. CummingsПак ще закъснееш, заплесанко! Вчера подпира стената, без да можеш да измислиш причина защо си закъснял. Как да обясниш на учителката, че напролет пътят до училище става по-дълъг, отбива се встрани, гъмжи от непредвидености.
Blaga DimitrovaTags: childhood spring springtime
In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins.
Elizabeth GoudgeTags: nature seasons trees spring gratitude birds gratefulness musings
His very limbs feel different, as if they know that sometime soon there might be a little softness, a little love to spend like money, and the body's whole business won't be to keep itself alive on skinflint rations. Yes, she is a pleasant girl, intelligent. And under him, or inside him, spring is banging its little green drum.
Anna KeeseyAnd you say Paris is gay, but it has its down times. You say go in the spring and not the summer, because watching the autumn creep through the Rive Gauche preparing for winter is hard.
Darnell Lamont WalkerTags: winter spring paris autumn
How mighty you are as death comes upon you and your color fades. Yet from life and lush to bold array, screaming into the night.
Kellie ElmoreTags: life inspirational philosophy death winter trees spring fall dying
Winter was nothing but a season of snow; spring, allergies; and summer...It was the worst. That was swimsuit season.
Teresa LoTags: winter seasons spring summer body-image teen teen-angst swimsuit
When spring knocks at your door, regardless of the time of year or season of our lives, run, do not walk to that door, throw it open with wild abandon, and say, "Yes! Yes, come in! Do me, and do me big!
Jeffrey R. AndersonTags: nature spring ecstasy ecstatic yes seasons-of-life wild-abandon
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