Weeds

Famous quotes containing the word weeds:

“And there, a field rat, startled, squealing bleeds,
His belly close to ground. I see the blade,
Blood-stained, continue cutting weeds and shade.”
—Jean Toomer (1894–1967)

“Far far from gusty waves, these children’s faces.
Like rootless weeds the torn hair round their paleness.”
—Stephen Spender (1909–1995)

“I am sleepy, and the oozy weeds about me twist.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)