Nature Imagery Quotes

“Never ran this hard through the valley
never ate so many stars

I was carrying a dead deer
tied on to my neck and shoulders

deer legs hanging in front of me
heavy on my chest

People are not wanting
to let me in

Door in the mountain
let me in”
― Jean Valentine, Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965-2003

“So runs this tale, like a stream into the sea, not to fade, but to change and to be free.”
― Ava Reid, A Theory of Dreaming

“All the stories were wrong - no siren's call was as alluring as the sea itself, and the quiet dark beyond the shore.”
― R.F. Kuang, Katabasis

“more lights than I could ever count stretch out into the darkness and they don't stop stretching

I'm scared of how far they go”
― Henry Hoke, Open Throat

“I Am Chameleon by Stewart Stafford

I am the shadow in your peripheral vision,
A rippling in the brilliantine matrix,
A wind's mesmerising, gossamer lullaby,
The speck of dust for a euphoric sneeze.

I am the shimmering, starry shell of night,
The bird that bathes in transient pools,
A cloud, shaped by myriad perspectives,
Flaming phoenix flower picked to re-sprout.

I am the tribal cave of rest and warmth,
The cleansing pool of birth and rebirth,
The fire of light, heat, and nourishment,
The beloved departed's shawl on cold nights.

I am soup and a sandwich on a rainy day,
Banquet feast of a gathering of the clans,
Caviar of the commonplace, regal remnants,
An after-dinner mint to soothe and satiate.

I am the floating shadow clinging to the corner of your eye.

© 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”
― Stewart Stafford