Quotation by

Wallace Stevens

Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!

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Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The line describes Spring as a gentle but somewhat naive force that consistently brings unexpected changes every year. It suggests that despite its innocence, Spring reliably delivers new and surprising growth in nature.

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And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

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I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.
And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.