My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the
universe. To him, all good things--trout as well read more

My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the
universe. To him, all good things--trout as well as eternal
salvation--come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not
come easy.

There but for the grace of God go I

There but for the grace of God go I

He does it with a better grace, but I do it more natural.

He does it with a better grace, but I do it more natural.

Hail to thee, lady! and the grace of heaven,
Before, behind thee, and on every hand,
Enwheel read more

Hail to thee, lady! and the grace of heaven,
Before, behind thee, and on every hand,
Enwheel thee round!

Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.

Beauty is grace and confidence. I've learned to accept and appreciate what nature gave me.

Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.

Grace is free sovereign favor to the ill-deserving.

We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.

We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.

LightWinged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and read more

LightWinged Smoke
Lightwinged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and the messenger of dawn,
Circling above the hamlets as thy nest;
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight vision, gathering up thy skirts;
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun;
Go thou my incense upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame.
-Henry David Thoreau-.

From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,
And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.

From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,
And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.