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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
with beauty and love,
Shakaya
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.
My heart’s pleasure Gail! Thank YOU
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
Thank you dear Kathy! I love seeing you here x
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
Thank you dearest Wind Sister, you truly are a Divine Earth Empress! Sending you a soft hug from my heart to yours Xxo
Yes. I needed this today. Thank you!
With gratitude, with appreciation, with love,
~ Bodhi