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Diane Ackerman quotes about lies

American Poet October 7, 1948

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One morning as I closed the cyclone-fence gate / to begin a slow drift / down to the cookhouse on foot / (because my truck wheels were glued / in deep mud once again), / I walked straight into / the waiting non-arms of a snake, / its tan beaded-bag skin / studded with black diamonds.Up it coiled to speak to me a eye level. / Imagine! that sleek finger / rising out of the land's palm / and coiling faster than a Hindu rope. / The thrill of a bull snake / startled in the morning / when the mesas... Diane Ackerman
In the rain forest, no niche lies unused. No emptiness goes unfilled. No gasp of sunlight goes untrapped. In a million vest pockets, a million life-forms quietly tick. No other place on earth feels so lush. Sometimes we picture it as an echo of the original Garden of Eden—a realm ancient, serene, and fertile, where pythons slither and jaguars lope. But it is mainly a world of cunning and savage trees. Truant plants will not survive. The meek inherit nothing. Light is a thick yellow vitamin... Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a..."
It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a..."
It began in mystery and it will end in mystery, but what a rare and beautiful country lies in between. Diane Ackerman
We would lie on coral sand, below sugary stars, watching Cassiopeia mount her throne and the Great Bear wash its paws in the South. I would say, "I have a secret to tell you." And, folding me in your arms, boyish and sly, you would answer: "Whisper it into my mouth. Diane Ackerman
A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at metaphorically. Diane Ackerman
Diane Ackerman quote: "Listen, I'd rather lie naked in a plowed field under an..."
Listen, I'd rather lie naked in a plowed field under an incontinent horse for a week than have to read that paragraph again! Diane Ackerman

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