#hamatreya

[nadielle]

— Hamatreya by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

[julesofnature]

Bulkeley, Hunt, Willard, Hosmer, Meriam, Flint, Possessed the land which rendered to their toil Hay, corn, roots, hemp, flax, apples, wool, and wood. Each of these landlords walked amidst his farm, Saying, “’Tis mine, my children’s and my name’s. How sweet the west wind sounds in my own trees! How graceful climb those shadows on my hill! I fancy these pure waters and the flags Know me, as does my dog: we sympathize; And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.” Where are these men? Asleep beneath their grounds: And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave. They added ridge to valley, brook to pond, And sighed for all that bounded their domain; “This suits me for a pasture; that’s my park; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland, where to go for peat. The land is well,—lies fairly to the south. ’Tis good, when you have crossed the sea and back, To find the sitfast acres where you left them.” Ah! the hot owner sees not Death, who adds Him to his land, a lump of mould the more. Hear what the Earth say:—                EARTH-SONG          “Mine and yours;          Mine, not yours.          Earth endures;          Stars abide—          Shine down in the old sea;          Old are the shores;          But where are old men?          I who have seen much,          Such have I never seen.          “The lawyer’s deed          Ran sure,          In tail,          To them and to their heirs          Who shall succeed,          Without fail,          Forevermore.          “Here is the land,          Shaggy with wood,          With its old valley,          Mound and flood.          But the heritors?—          Fled like the flood’s foam.          The lawyer and the laws,          And the kingdom,          Clean swept herefrom.          “They called me theirs,          Who so controlled me;          Yet every one          Wished to stay, and is gone,          How am I theirs,          If they cannot hold me,          But I hold them?” When I heard the Earth-song I was no longer brave; My avarice cooled Like lust in the chill of the grave.

https://pilgrimageyoga.com/blog/hamatreya-poem-meaning/

[accio-prongs]

hamatreya, ralph waldo emerson

[netlex]

David LACHAPELLE

The title of the series is a quotation of the poem “Hamatreya” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, in which flowers are the earth’s laughter at the arrogance of human beings who believe they can rule the earth, although they themselves are transient and must return to it.

Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs; 

[words-and-coffee]

The earth laughs in flowers.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Hamatreya

[richardanarchist]

Earth-Song

"Mine and yours; Mine, not yours. Earth endures; Stars abide— Shine down in the old sea; Old are the shores; But where are old men? I who have seen much, Such have I never seen.

"The lawyer's deed Ran sure, In tail, To them and to their heirs Who shall succeed, Without fail, Forevermore.

"Here is the land, Shaggy with wood, With its old valley, Mound and flood. But the heritors?—

Fled like the flood's foam. The lawyer, and the laws, And the kingdom, Clean swept herefrom.

"They called me theirs, Who so controlled me; Yet every one Wished to stay, and is gone, How am I theirs, If they cannot hold me, But I hold them?'

When I heard the Earth-song I was no longer brave; My avarice cooled Like lust in the chill of the grave.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

[capaldotraylor]

The Earth Laughs...

The Earth Laughs…

I woke up this Earth Day morning thinking about a poem that is often quoted, but only part of one line: “The Earth laughs in flowers.” I remembered that phrase comes from a longer piece, Hamatreya,  by Ralph Waldo Emerson that tells more about why the earth is laughing in flowers. There’s more to the story, or poem. You can read Hamatreya in entirety at the link above, but I’m adding part of it…

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[mylifephotographybycaley]

"Earth laughs in flowers." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya" #ralphwaldoemerson #hamatreya #ralphwaldoemersonquotes #purpleflower #nature #forestfloor #pocketpretty #pocket_pretty #pocket_macro #pocket_flowers (at Bx Dog Park)