Robert P. T. Coffin quotes

Robert P. T. Coffin quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Frost is but slender weeks away, Tonight the sunset glow will stay, Swing to the north and burn up higher And Northern Lights wall earth with fire. Nothing is lost yet, nothing broken, And yet the cold blue word is spoken: Say goodbye to the sun. The days of love and leaves are done.”
-- Robert P. T. Coffin

#Goodbye Quotes #Wall Quotes #Sunset Quotes
“With six small diamonds for his eyes He walks upon the summer skies, Drawing from his silken blouse The lacework of his dwelling house.”
-- Robert P. T. Coffin

#Summer Quotes #Eye Quotes #Garden Quotes
“My family dumplings are sleek and seductive, yet stout and masculine. They taste of meat, yet of flour. They are wet, yet they are dry. They have weight, but they are light. Airy, yet substantial. Earth, air, fire, water; velvet and elastic! Meat, wheat and magic! They are our family glory!”
-- Robert P. T. Coffin

#Light Quotes #Air Quotes #Fire Quotes
“The most ordinary words have amazing life in them.”
-- Robert P. T. Coffin

#Amazing Life Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

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