“Give me songs
to sing
and emerald dreams
to dream
and I'll give you love
unfolding.”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
“Give me songs
to sing
and emerald dreams
to dream
and I'll give you love
unfolding.”
Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors
Florbela Espanca (1894–1930) Portuguese poet
Beija-me as mãos, Amor, devagarinho...
Como se os dois nascessemos irmãos,
Aves cantando, ao sol, no mesmo ninho...<p>Beija-mas bem!... Que fantasia louca
Guardar assim, fechados, nestas mãos,
Os beijos que sonhei pra minha boca!
Quoted in Presença literária (2001), p. 70
Translated by John D. Godinho
Book of Sorrows (1919), "Amiga"
George Fox (1624–1691) English Dissenter and founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Autobiography of George Fox (1694)
"Ode to the Goose" http://www.chinese-poems.com/lbw1.html (《咏鹅》) <br class="br">Variant translation: <br class="br">Geese, geese, geese,<br>Curl necks and sing.<br>White feathers floating on the green,<br>They swim with red webbed feet. <br class="br">"On Geese", as translated by YeShell in How To Write Classical Chinese Poems (Lulu Press, 2015)
“Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour.”
Marcus Aurelius book Meditations
Source: Meditations
John Lanahan (1815–1903)
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 426.
Yasser Arafat (1929–2004) former Palestinian President, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
1970s, Speech to UN General Assembly (1974)
“Oh to be a pear tree – any tree in bloom! With kissing bees singing of the beginning of the world!”
Zora Neale Hurston book Their Eyes Were Watching God
Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God