“one pierced moment whiter than the rest-turning from the tremendous lie of sleepi watch the roses of the day grow deep.”
“the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses”
“i do not know what it is about you that closesand opens;only something in me understandsthe voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses”
“if everything happens that can't be done(and anything's righterthan bookscould plan)the stupidest teacher will almost guess(with a runskiparound we go yes)there's nothing as something as oneone hasn't a why or because or although(and buds know betterthan booksdon't grow)one's anything old being everything new(with a whatwhicharound we come who)one's everyanything soso world is a leaf so tree is a bough(and birds sing sweeterthan bookstell how)so here is away and so your is a my(with a downuparound again fly)forever was never till nownow i love you and you love me(and books are shutterthan bookscan be)and deep in the high that does nothing but fall(with a shouteacharound we go all)there's somebody calling who's wewe're anything brighter than even the sun(we're everything greaterthan booksmight mean)we're everanything more than believe(with a spinleapalive we're alive)we're wonderful one times one”
“I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance”
“I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.”
“i shall imagine lifeis not worth dying,if(and when)roses complaintheir beauties are in vainbut though mankind persuadesitself that every weed'sa rose,roses(you feelcertain)will only smile”