Quote of the Day - 03/17/2012

The best of life, what is it but white moments? - Katherine Lee Bates in The Retinue, And Other Poems

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What does ‘white moments’ mean to you?

My first thought was the time just on the brink of the present that is still full of potential…when it is still up to us to make the meaning of it. Seeing those moments clearly and delighting as we live them…yes - I could agree with Katherine Lee Bates that they are ‘the best of life.’

Katherine Lee Bates was the author of the words to the anthem “America the Beautiful.” She lived mostly on the east coast but the lyrics she is most known for were written in Colorado.

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