"And the day came ...."

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Anais Nin

"...Finally, I looked into my heart ...."

"… Finally, I looked into my heart and there I saw Him; He was nowhere else."

Rumi

"... forget not the earth delights ...."

“…forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”

Khalil Gibran

"The essence of all beautiful art ...."

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.

Friedrich Nietzsche

"With elixirs ...."

With elixirs, the body is ever healthy

Without calculation, one’s mind is naturally tranquil.

Xu Hun, a Tang poet

"Deep down ...."

Deep down,

inside our bodies,

lives the soul.

No one has ever seen it,

But we all know it’s there.

“The Soul Bird”, Michal Snunit

"Flowers are a silly bunch"

Flowers are a silly bunch

While trees are sort of bossy.

Lakes are shy

The earth is calm

And rivers do seem saucy.

Hills are good

But mountains mean

While weeds all ask for pity.

I guess the country can be nice

But I prefer the city.

Arnold Spilka