I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light.


'The Peace of Wild Things' (1968)

Wendell Berry Quotes

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above...

I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above...