Tuisku

“A day goes by. Every shiver of grass counts. The shallows and dapples in air that give grass life are like water. The bobcat returns nightly. During easy jags of sleep the dog’s dream-paws chase coyotes. I ride to the sheep. Empty sky, an absolute blue. Empty heart. Sunburned face blotches brown. Another layer of skin to peel, to meet myself again in the mirror. A plane passes overhead—probably the government trapper. I’m waving hello, but he speeds away.”
― Gretel Ehrlich, The Solace of Open Spaces

“I bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass I love, If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass: authentic reproduction of the 1855 first edition

“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.
...live in the question.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

“Have you ever loved the body of a woman?
Have you ever loved the body of a man?
Do you not see that these are exactly the same to all in all nations and all times all over the earth?”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass