"... the natural world is the old..." - Quote by Mary Oliver
... the natural world is the old river that runs through everything, and I think poets will forever fish along its shores.
More by Mary Oliver
“As long as you're dancing, you can break the rules.”
“Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore unsuitable. I don't really want to be witnessed talking to the catbirds or hugging the old black oak tree. I have my way of praying, as you no doubt have yours. Besides, when I am alone I can become invisible.”
“For some things there are no wrong seasons. Which is what I dream of for me.”
More on Nature
“The land, the earth God gave to man for his home ... should never be the possession of any man, corporation, (or) society ... any more than the air or water.”
“Where the wave of moonlight glosses The dim gray sands with light, Far off by furthest Rosses We foot it all the night, Weaving olden dances, Mingling hands and mingling glances Till the moon has taken flight; To and fro we leap And chase the frothy bubbles, While the world is full of troubles And is anxious in its sleep. . . .”
“The more we come in contact with animals and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their care of the young.”
More on Poetry
“There comes a period of the imagination to each--a later youth--the power of beauty, the power of looks, of poetry.”
“All the spring may be hidden in the single bud, and the low ground nest of the lark may hold the joy that is to herald the feet of many rose-red dawns.”
“Everybody is writing, writing, writing - worst of all, writing poetry. It'd be better if the whole tribe of the scribblers - every damned one of us - were sent off somewhere with tool chests to do some honest work.”