Edward Thomas Quotes (9 Quotes)

I love roads; The goddesses that dwell; Far along them invisible; Are my favourite gods.

Today I think Only with scents, scents dead leaves yield, And bracken, and wild carrot's seed, An the square mustard field Odours that rise When the spade wounds the root of tree, Rose, currant, raspberry, or goutweed, Rhubarb or celery.

The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.

I have come to the borders of sleep, The unfathomable deep Forest where all must lose Their way.

As well as any bloom upon a flower I like the dust on the nettles, never lost Except to prove the sweetness of a shower.

Out of us all That make rhymes, Will you choose Sometimes -As the winds use A crack in a wall Or a drain, Their joy or their pain To whistle through -Choose me, You English words.

We in the Virgin Islands work hard, but we play hard, too.

We feed the kids first. We use the pool water to flush the toilets, ... We are just trying to make things livable.

There is not any book; Or face of dearest look; That I would not turn from now; To go into the unknown; I must enter, and leave, alone, I know not how.