Meandering in joy . . .

Today is the birthday of Eleanor Farjeon (February 13, 1881 – June 5, 1965), author. She is best known for her poem, Morning Has Broken, which appears in many church hymnals and was popularized by the singer Cat Stevens.

"The events of childhood do not pass, but repeat themselves like seasons of the year."
— Eleanor Farjeon

"The world never knows, and cannot for the life of it imagine, what this man sees in that maid and that maid in this man. The world cannot think why they fell in love with each other. But they have their reason, their beautiful secret, that never gets told to more than one person; and what they see in each other is what they show to each other; and it is the truth."
— Eleanor Farjeon

"It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see."
— Eleanor Farjeon

"Love has no uttermost, as the stars have no number and the sea no rest."
— Eleanor Farjeon

"Of what use to destroy the children of evil? It is evil itself we must destroy at the roots."
— Eleanor Farjeon

"It’s no use crying over spilt evils. It’s better to mop them up laughing."
— Eleanor Farjeon

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