I sadly smiling remember that the flower fades to make...

I sadly smiling remember that the flower fades to make fruit, the fruit rots
to make earth.

Robinson Jeffers

"Shine, Perishing Republic" (1939)

Robinson Jeffers Quotes

I sadly smiling remember that the flower fades to make fruit, the fruit rots to make earth.

I sadly smiling remember that the flower fades to make fruit, the fruit rots to make earth.

I sadly smiling remember that the flower fades to make fruit, the fruit rots to make earth.

I sadly smiling remember that the flower fades to make fruit, the fruit rots to make earth.