Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, written in 1751, is an evocative English poem. For me, this is the time of year to read it: a warm summer's evening, sitting in the garden with a glass of chilled white wine (if you're old enough).
I'll give you the opening verse; maybe it will tempt you to visit the link, print it off and find a suitable place to read it and reflect on it.
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day/the lowing herd wind slowly oe'r the lea/The ploughman homeward plods his weary way/And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
Go on, get yourself some culture.
