“From the distance of the moon, Earth was four times the size of a full moon seen from Earth. It was a brilliant jewel in the black velvet sky.” EarthBlackFourSkyMoonDistanceSizeBrilliantJewelsVelvetFull Moon Author:Buzz Aldrin
“There are gems of wondrous brightness Ofttimes lying at our feet, And we pass them, walking thoughtless, Down the busy, crowded street. If we knew, our pace would slacken, We would step more oft with care, Lest our careless feet be treading To the earth some jewel rare.” IfsCareEarthLyingStepsKnowledgeFeetStreetsWalkingBusyPaceJewelsCrowdedCarelessBrightnessGemsWondrousTreadingCrowded Streets Author:Rudyard Kipling
“Lie in the sun with the child in your flesh shining like a jewel. Dream and sing, pagan, wise in your vitals. Stand still like a fat budding tree, like a stalk of corn athrob and aglisten in the heat. Lie like a mare panting with the dancing feet of colts against her sides. Sleep at night as the spring earth. Walk heavily as a wheat stalk at its full time bending towards the earth waiting for the reaper. Let your life swell downward so you become like a vase, a vessel. Let the unknown child knock and knock against you and rise like a dolphin within.” ChildrenStillsDreamEarthLyingNightWaitingSidesSleepWalksSunWiseTreeFeetSpringDancingShiningFleshFatsHeatPregnancyJewelsVesselCornPaganStalkingWheatDolphinsBendingVasesReaperMaresColts Author:Meridel Le Sueur