August 22, 2023

The Flower That Smiles To-Day



The flower that smiles to-day
To-morrow dies;
All that we wish to stay
Tempts and then flies.
What is this world’s delight?
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brief even as bright.

Percy Shelley


Proteas from South Africa. Painted by myself under Linnea Pergola.

by Linnea Barnes

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