“And I have asked to be Where no storms come, Where the green swell is in the havens dumb, And out of the swing of the sea.” SeaHavensGreenCalmStormDumbSwingsHopkins Author:Gerard Manley Hopkins
“Haven't you heard, though, About the ships where war has found them out At sea, about the towns where war has come Through opening clouds at night with droning speed Further o'erhead than all but stars and angels And children in the ships and in the towns?” ChildrenWarNightFoundStarsHeardSeaHavensAngelTownsCloudsSpeedOpeningShips Book:Delphi Works of Robert Frost (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Works of Robert Frost (Illustrated)
“All the things that we've done as a species have had a limited scope. We're talking about melting the ice caps, raising the level of the seas dramatically, changing the distribution of every other species on Earth, perhaps wiping out one-third or half of them. The changes at work are geologic in scale. The level of change required to deal with it is enormous, too. It will require change in every country. It will require a degree of global cooperation that we haven't seen before.” CountryDoneEarthLevelsDealsHalfTalkingSeaHavensDegreesThirdsSpeciesScalesEnormousIceCooperationDistributionScopeCapsMeltingWiping Out Author:Bill McKibben
“[Director] Peter Wallerstein does great work rescuing sea life along the shores of LA, and I helped raise money for sanctuaries such as Chimp Haven, who are now taking in over two hundred medical lab chimps released from government-funded medical testing labs.” DoeTwoGovernmentSeaHavensDirectorsHundredRaisesMedicalShorePeterTestingGreat WorkSanctuaryLabsSea Life Author:Alison Eastwood
“A kiss about apple pie a la mode with the vanilla creaminess melting in the pie heat. A kiss about chocolate, when you haven't eaten chocolate in a year. A kiss about palm trees speeding by, trailing pink clouds when you drive down the Strip sizzling with champagne. A kiss about spotlights fanning the sky and the swollen sea spilling like tears all over your legs.” YearsTreeSeaSkyHavensTearsKissingCloudsLegsHeatApplesChocolatePiePalmsMeltingChampagneSpotlightVanillaSpeedingSwollenSpillingPalm TreesApple PieSizzling Book:Weetzie Bat Source: Weetzie Bat