“All a green willow, willow,
All a green willow is my garland.”
John Heywood (1497–1580) English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of proverbs
The Green Willow; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“They more adeptly bend the willow's branches
who have experience of the willow's roots.”
— Rainer Maria Rilke, book Sonnets to Orpheus
Sonnet 6 (as translated by Edward Snow)
Sonnets to Orpheus (1922)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "They more adeptly bend the willow's branches
who have experience of the willow's roots." by Rainer Maria Rilke?
Rainer Maria Rilke176
Austrian poet and writer 1875–1926Related quotes
“The word witch is related to the root of the word "willow," a very flexible tree.”
Starhawk (1951) American author, activist and Neopagan
Bodhi Tree lecture (1999)
Context: The word witch is related to the root of the word "willow," a very flexible tree. Since ancient times witches have been known as those who can bend or shape fate. We twist the energies. The idea of witch became synonymous with wise woman, and with others who were herbalists and healers and keepers of the old traditions after the advent of Christianity. We were the ones who really knew the land and knew what grew there, and how to use it.
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
"Irreverent Heart"
Rhymes for the Irreverent (1965)
Context: My heart is like the willow
That bends, but never breaks.
It sighs when summer jilts her,
It sings when April wakes. So you, who come a-smiling
With summer in your eyes,
Think not that your beguiling
Will take me by surprise. My heart's prepared for aching
The moment you take wing.
But not, my friend, for breaking
While there's another spring.
“Near the lake where drooped the willow,
Long time ago!”
George Pope Morris (1802–1864) American publisher
Near the Lake, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).