The Beauty of September: Embracing Precious Days


Oh, it’s a long, long while from May to December, but the days grow short when you reach September. When the autumn weather turns the leaves to flame, one hasn′t got time for the waiting game.

Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few: September, November. And these few precious days, I’ll spend with you. These precious days I’ll spend with you.

Writers Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson wrote these haunting words in 1938, eight years before I was born. The days do grow short in September, more precious with each passing year. I choose to spend them with you…

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6 responses to “The Beauty of September: Embracing Precious Days”

  1. Donnajune Avatar
    Donnajune

    This quote was at the beginning of the movie Equalizer. It really spoke to me. It’s credited to Mark Twain, but maybe an unknown source, which is called an apocryphal. Of course, I had to look up that word. Ha, ha.

    “The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why.”

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    1. Sheila Morris Avatar

      One of my favorite quotes!

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  2. June Lorraine Roberts Avatar

    We are grateful for it…

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    1. Sheila Morris Avatar

      Thank you, June.

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  3. Donnajune Avatar
    Donnajune

    That’s beautiful Sheila.

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    1. Sheila Morris Avatar

      Thank you so much, Donna June.

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