Irradiations Sand and Spray Quotes

“In the afternoon, over gold screens,
I will brush the blue dust of my dreams.”
― John Gould Fletcher, Irradiations Sand and Spray

“Here upon earth there is life, and then death,
Dawn, and later nightfall,
Fire, and the quenching of embers:
But why should I not remember that my night is dawn in another part of the world,
If the idea fits my fancy?”
― John Gould Fletcher, Irradiations Sand and Spray

“As I went through the city by day
I saw shadows in sunlight;
But in the night I saw everywhere
Stars within the darkness.”
― John Gould Fletcher, Irradiations Sand and Spray

“For I belong to the sunlight,
This I would not barter for any kingdom.”
― John Gould Fletcher, Irradiations Sand and Spray

“My happiness is like this sand:
I let it run out of my hand.”
― John Gould Fletcher, Irradiations Sand and Spray

“God willing, we shall this day meet that old enemy
Who has give us so many a good beating.
Thank God we have a cause worth fighting for,
And a cause worth losing and a good song to sing.”
― John Gould Fletcher, Irradiations Sand and Spray