Vassago

2026-09-05T07:00:00.000+01:00

When Shoun was old he knew his end was approaching. He asked his disciples to gather around him in the morning, telling them he was going to pass on at noon.

Burning incense before the picture of his mother and his old teacher, he wrote a poem:

For fifty-six years I lived as best I could,

Making my way in this world.

Now the rain has ended, the clouds are clearing,

The blue sky has a full moon.

His disciples gathered around him, reciting sutra, and Shoun passed on during the invocation.

2026-09-04T06:30:00.000+01:00

There are things that are brought into our lives to lead us back to the true path

Other things arise so we can apply all that we have learned.

And, finally, some things come along to teach us.

2026-09-03T06:30:00.000+01:00

You don’t choose your life; it chooses you.

There’s no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs,

you just accept them and carry on.

We can’t choose our lives,

but we can decide what to do with the joys or griefs we’re given

2026-09-02T06:30:00.000+01:00

The most sophisticated things in the world

are precisely those within the reach of everyone

2026-09-01T16:05:13.590+01:00

We know that in September,

we will wander through warm winds of summer's wreckage

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September days have the warmth of summer in their briefer hours,

but in their lengthening evenings

a prophetic breath of autumn

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There is a clarity about September ...

the sun seems brighter,

the sky more blue,

the white clouds take on marvelous shapes;

the moon is a wonderful apparition,

rising gold,

cooling to silver;

and the stars are so big

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Summer came and left without a warning

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When you knew that it was over

you were suddenly aware

That the autumn leaves were turning

to the color of her hair

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The first morning of autumn:

the mirror I investigate

reflects my father’s face

September

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There is no better time than the autumn to begin forgetting the things that trouble us,

allowing them to fall away like dried leaves.

There is no better time to dance again,

to make the most of every crumb of sunlight

and warm body and soul with its rays

before it falls asleep

and becomes only a dim light bulb in the skies

September Gurls Song by The Bangles

2026-09-01T08:00:00.000+01:00

September girlsDo so muchAnd for so long'Till we touchedI love you, boyNever mindI've been cryingAll the time

December boys got it badDecember boys got it bad

September girlsI don't know whyHow can I denyWhat's insideEven though IKeep awayThey will loveAll our days

Mirage

2026-09-01T08:00:00.000+01:00

Love is alive or is it just a passing fantasy
Make me believe
That you will not deceive my eyes
Will it begin?

In an illusion where the truth gets thrown
Lesson to learn inside a desert heart tonight
Is this emotion in a lover's camouflage?

Or is it just a mirage
We move so close and yet so far away
Just a mirage...
The fascination of a flame

Don't give it away
If two can play
You know I'll find you there
Looking for you
I go where angels fear to tread

Mystery known it comes and goes
All through the heart of you
Telling me lies
I should have known that you would hide
Do you hide the fear inside a lover's camoflague?

Or is it just a mirage
In this romance is there a ghost of a chance
Just a mirage
And though I concentrate on you

The candle burns at both ends
And summer heat can make you restless as the wind
So wild and free but seasons change
Where will you be when summer ends

2026-09-01T08:00:00.000+01:00

There is no better time than the autumn to begin forgetting the things that trouble us,

allowing them to fall away like dried leaves.

There is no better time to dance again,

to make the most of every crumb of sunlight

and warm body and soul with its rays

before it falls asleep

and becomes only a dim lightbulb in the skies

2026-09-01T08:00:00.000+01:00

Why did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said?

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And then the sun took a step back,

the leaves lulled themselves to sleep,

and autumn awakened

September

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I bear the Scales,

where hang in equipoise

The night and day;
 and when unto my lips I put my trumpet,
 with its stress and noise 
Fly the white clouds
 like tattered sails of ships; 

The tree-tops lash the air with sounding whips; 
Southward the clamorous sea-fowl wing their flight; 
The hedges are all red with haws and hips, 
The Hunter's Moon reigns empress of the night.

Heartbeat Song by George Michael

2026-09-01T07:30:00.000+01:00

Another summerAnother vacation is overA September morning,With the sun and the smell of the clover

Down by the gateWe sit and we watch all our friends go byAnd pretend we don't hear the bell,That rings through the summer sky

Autumn

2026-09-01T07:30:00.000+01:00

Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

For man, Autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.

How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.

everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.

Life is a dream, and Autumn is a dream within a dream!

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.

The most beautiful carpet is the carpet made of autumn leaves!

September Song by Earth, Wind & Fire

2026-09-01T07:30:00.000+01:00

Do you rememberThe 21st night of September?Love was changin' the minds of pretendersWhile chasin' the clouds away

Our hearts were ringin'In the key that our souls were singin'As we danced in the night, rememberHow the stars stole the night away, oh, yeah

Holdin' hands with your heart to see youOnly blue talk and love, rememberHow we knew love was here to stay

Now DecemberFound the love that we shared in SeptemberOnly blue talk and love, rememberThe true love we share today

Hey, hey, heyBa-dee-ya, say, do you remember?Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in SeptemberBa-dee-ya, never was a cloudy dayThere was aBa-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?Ba-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in SeptemberBa-dee-ya (dee-ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

The bell was ringin', oh, ohOur souls were singin'Do you remember never a cloudy day? Yow

Endless Summer Nights - Song by Richard Marx

2026-09-01T07:30:00.000+01:00

Summer came and left without a warningAll at once I looked and you were goneAnd now you're looking back at meSearching for a way that we can be like we were before

Now I'm back to what I knew before youSomehow the city doesn't look the sameI'd give my life for one more nightOf having you here to hold me tight; oh, pleaseTake me there againOh, oh

I still recall the walks along the beachesAnd the way your hair would glisten in the sunRising in the afternoonMaking love to you under the moon, oh

Do you remember all the nights we spent in silenceEvery single breath you took was mineWe can have it all againSay that you'll be with me when the sun brings your heart to mineOh, oh

There's only so much I can saySo please don't run away from what we have togetherIt's only you and me tonightSo let's stay lost in flightOh, won't you please surrender

And I remember how you loved meTime was all we had until the day we said goodbyeI remember every moment of those endless summer nights

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By all these lovely tokens,

September days are here.

With summer's best of weather and autumn's best of cheer

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Autumn's really here now

You can feel it in the air

It's almost time for eiderdown

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Autumn carries more gold in its pocket

than all the other seasons