“When the Divine Artist would produce a poem, He plants a germ of it in a human soul, and out of that soul the poem springs and grows as from the rose-tree the rose.” HumansSoulPoetryArtistGrowsTreeProduceDivineSpringRosePlantHuman SoulGerms Author:James A. Garfield
“In the hollow tree, in the old gray tower, The spectral Owl doth dwell; Dull, hated, despised, in the sunshine hour, But at the dusk--he's abroad and well! Not a bird of the forest e'er mates with him-- All mock him outright, by day: But at night, when the woods grow still and dim, The boldest will shrink away! O, when the night falls, and roosts the fowl, Then, then, is the reign of the Horned Owl!” WellsStillsNightFallGrowsHoursTreeBirdWoodsForestsHatedDullSunshineGrayMatesTowersReignShrinksHollowDespisedMockDuskOwlFowlRoost Author:Bryan Procter
“An authentic and genuine life grows like a sturdy tree. And like a tree, it grows slowly. Every time you make a different and better decision, it grows a little. Every time you choose to do the right thing, even when nobody would find out otherwise, it grows a little. Every time you act with compassion, relinquish your right to strike back, take a courageous stand, admit fault or accept responsibility, it grows a little.” LittlesDifferentGrowsDecisionResponsibilityCompassionAcceptingTreeFaultsStrikesGenuineRight ThingCourageousYou ChooseSturdyStrike BackGenuine Life Author:Steve Goodier
“Across the continent, on the shores of small tributaries, in the shadows of sacred mountains, on the vast expanse of the prairies, or in the safety of the woods, prayers are being repeated, as they have for thousands of years, and common people with uncommon courage and the whispers of their ancestors in their ears continue their struggles to protect the land and water and trees on which their very existence is based. And like small tributaries joining together to form a mighty river, their force and power grows.” PeopleYearsTogetherFormForceGrowsWaterPrayerCommonExistenceStruggleTreeLandProtectMountainShadowRiversEarsSafetySacredEnvironmentalWoodsShoreAncestorContinentsStewardshipJoiningUncommonPrairieExpanseLand And WaterJoining TogetherForce And Power Book:The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings Source: The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings