Greenness

Angelina Weld GrimkéContemplative

Tell me is there anything lovelier, Anything more quieting Than the green of little blades of grass And the green of little leaves?

Is not each leaf a cool green hand, Is not each blade of grass a mothering green finger, Hushing the heart that beats and beats and beats?

Angelina Weld Grimké

Mood:: Contemplative
Topics:: heart, grass, leaf, quiet

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The speaker asks whether anything can be lovelier or more calming than the green of small grass blades and leaves. There is a gentle wonder here, but also a search for comfort. The green world becomes tender and almost human: each leaf is a cool green hand, each blade of grass a mothering finger.

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