“Let Ariel learn
a blessing for Caliban
and Caliban drink dew from the lotus
open upon the waters.”

“To eat the lotus of the Nile
And drink the poppies of Cathay.”

“YOU are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf,
I am the smaller one on its upper side,'
said the dewdrop to the lake.”

“Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.”

“The lotus’ stem is as long as the depth of water,
So men’s height is just as great as their inner strength.”

“The loorie brought to his cinnamon nest.
The bee from the midst of its honey quest,
And open the leaves of the lotus lay
To welcome the noon of the summer day.”

“There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass;
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,
Than tir'd eyelids upon tir'd eyes.”

“What is the scent of water?"
"Renewal. The goodness of God coming down like dew.”

“his lips drink water
but his heart drinks wine”

“Sahl ibn Sa'd as-Sa'idi reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If this world had been worth as much as a gnat's wing in the eyes of Allah, no unbeliever would have had a single drink of water from it."”