Charles Burchfield, Journals, June 4, 1963

The moon is shining clearly through the trees—the dampness of early June—romance is reborn but nostalgia holds the center of the stage—but when I think back—even when I was but a youth, in my “teens” there was always a tinge of sadness, and nostalgia (for what, so young?) to the most ravishing spring evening—

Charles Burchfield, June 4, 1963

The moon is shining clearly through the trees—the dampness of early June—romance is reborn but nostalgia holds the center of the stage