Catalpa Quotes & Sayings

I could only see shades of men and woman moving outside the fiery circle, almost as ghosts who were banished to a darker world. — Cherry Gregory

In White Summer, Joelle Biele exhibits a Roethke-like affinity with nature and natures creatures. At times a miniaturist, Biele constructs exquisite addresses to a heron, cicada, spider, catalpa tree, mockingbird, snail, cormorant, and others. These pitch-perfect poems are written with a delicate, meticulous attention to craft and music. Like the joy she takes in her subjects, this collection is a joy to read. — Elizabeth Spires

But enough of that
here I am. Hineni! How marvelously beautiful it is today. He stopped in the overgrown yard, shut his eyes in the sun, against flashes of crimson, and drew in the odors of catalpa-bells, soil, honeysuckle, wild onions, and herbs. — Saul Bellow

Madeleine Tully turned fourteen yesterday, but today she did not turn anything. Oh, wait. She turned a page. — Jaclyn Moriarty

Or maybe they're just keen on killing people. That's religion for you. — Terry Pratchett

...in the presence of God, it is less important who is right than what is right. — G.P. Ching

I don't think New Mexicans know how many people vote illegally. — Steve Pearce

Ye winds ye unseen currents of the air,
Softly ye played a few brief hours ago;
Ye bore the murmuring bee; ye tossed the air
O'er maiden cheeks, that took a fresher glow;
Ye rolled the round white cloud through depths of blue;
Ye shook from shaded flowers the lingering dew;
Before you the catalpa's blossoms flew,
Light blossoms, dropping on the grass like snow. — William C. Bryant