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earth day poetry

dance with the breeze

And still, after all this time, The sun never says to the earth,”You owe Me.” Look what happens with A love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. Hafiz

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. Native American Proverb

If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much. Mary Oliver

Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forces change yet the essence remains the same. Rumi

Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away. Sarah Kay

Adopt the pace of Nature. Her secret is patience.  Ralph Waldo Emerson

children know trees are wise

Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. Pablo Neruda

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the Autumn tree. Emily Bronte

And then, I have Nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough? Vincent Van Gough

ride waves of your ocean

Not just beautiful, though–the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And they’re watching me. Haruki Murakami

I’d rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck. Emma Goldman

Our task must be to free ourselves… by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of Nature and it’s beauty. Albert Einstein

If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. Rainer Maria Rilke

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world’s joy. Henry Ward Beecher

The Earth would die If the sun stopped kissing her. Hafiz

When a man moves away from Nature his heart becomes hard. Lakota Proverb

God is the friend of silence. Trees, flowers, grass grow in silence. See the stars, moon, and sun, how they move in silence. We need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Theresa

her nature

Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the Fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the Spring. William Alexander

You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep the Spring from coming. Pablo Neruda

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. Bruce Lee

Do not pray when it is raining if you do not pray when the sun is shining. Native American Proverb

This is how I would die into the love I have for you: as pieces of cloud dissolve into the sunlight. Rumi

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An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like Autumn leaves. John Muir

Whoever loves and understands a garden will find contentment within. Chinese proverb

barefoot. connect ot Nature

The beauty of You delights me. The sight of You amazes me. For the Pearl does this… and the Ocean does that. Hafiz

I love you between shadow and soul. I love you as the plant that hasn’t bloomed yet, and carries hidden within itself the light of flowers. I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. Because of you, the dense fragrance that rises from the earth lives in my body. Pablo Neruda

You must give to the river the kindness you would give to any brother. Native American Proverb

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu

I think it annoys God if you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice. Alice Walker

forest mermaid

My profession is to always find God in Nature.  Henry David Thoreau

Autumn is a second Spring where every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus

What is the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed. Hafiz

When you plant a tree plant three: 1 for food, 1 for beauty and 1 for shade. Native American 

roots create the fruits

All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. Marie Curie

I felt myself a pure part of the abyss, I wheeled with the stars, my heart broke loose on the wind. Pablo Neruda

To wander in the fields of flowers, pull the thorns from your own heart. Rumi

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Kahlil Gibran

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature. Frank Lloyd Wright

trees say 'she's here!'

Nature is the art of God. Dante Alghieri

Some of Nature’s most exquisite handiwork is on a miniature scale, as anyone knows who has applied a magnifying glass to a snowflake.  Rachel Carson

I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. Walt Whitman

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. Iris Murdoch

I have opened a door inside myself

There is no faith in the smile of the rose. Hafiz

One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare

Loving is a journey with water and with stars, with smothered air and abrupt storms: loving is a clash of lightning-bolts and two bodies defeated by a single drop of honey. Pablo Neruda

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. Helen Keller

The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, Nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of Nature. Anne Frank

I love to think of Nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we only will tune in. George Washington Carver

nature's gifts

I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day, And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But only God can make a tree. Joyce Kilmer

Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening Heaven. Rabindranath Tagore

The poetry of the earth is never dead. John Keats

You are like night, calmed, constellated. Your silence is star-like, as distant, as true. Pablo Neruda

The least movement is of importance to all Nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. Blaise Pascal

Squirrels and birds sense your sadness. And call an important conference in a tall tree. They decide which secret code to chant to help your mind and soul. Hafiz

The richness I achieve comes from Nature, the source of my inspiration. Claude Monet

The day I see a leaf is a marvel of a day. Kenneth Patton

a woman's beauty

But I love your feet only because they walked upon the earth and upon the wind and upon the waters, until they found me. Pablo Neruda

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Kahlil Gibran

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.  E.E. Cummings

At night I dream that you and I are two plants that grew together, roots entwined, and that you know the earth and the rain like my mouth, since we are made of earth and rain. Pablo Neruda

walk amoung the trees

The sky is the daily bread of the eyes. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Study Nature, love Nature, stay close to Nature. It will never fail you. Frank Lloyd Wright

The sun, with all those plants revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. Galileo

nature's beauty is a medicine

Perhaps the earth can teach us as when everything seems dead and later proves to be alive. Pablo Neruda

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise. James Russell Lowell

An awake heart is like a sky that pours light. Hafiz

The earth laughs in flowers. E.E Cummings

Nature never hurries. Atom by atom, little by little she achieves her work. Ralph Waldo Emerson

There are always flowers for those who want to see them. Henri Mattise

Let me spread you out among yellow garlands. I want to do with you what Spring does with cherry trees. Pablo Neruda

 

woman sacred beauty

with beauty and love,

Shakaya

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7 thoughts on “earth day poetry”

  1. Gail Russ says:

    I would like to say that I appreciate all whom you have quoted, the truth and beauty of these artist’s (and I am including all when I use the term artists) as well as your gorgeous photographs and uplifting words from you. Thank you from my heart.


    1. Earth Empress says:

      My heart’s pleasure Gail! Thank YOU


  2. Kathy says:

    Happy Earth Day gorgeous Empress Shakaya! Thank you with heartfelt thanks for your incredibly inspiring and comforting post today XO Sending you so much love and gratitude and blessings XO


    1. Earth Empress says:

      Thank you dear Kathy! I love seeing you here x


  3. Oh beloved Sister… this page is truly beyond words beautiful!… Such a glorious tribute to our sacred Mother Earth, Nature and our true nature!… So much wholehearted love and appreciation to you, for dancing your divinity in this world with me and All!.♥ XO


    1. Earth Empress says:

      Thank you dearest Wind Sister, you truly are a Divine Earth Empress! Sending you a soft hug from my heart to yours Xxo


  4. Bodhi Goforth says:

    Yes. I needed this today. Thank you!
    With gratitude, with appreciation, with love,
    ~ Bodhi


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