Taste the Wild Wonder Quotes

“I blinked my eyes
and in an instant,
decades had passed.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“Such aching mystery hides,
in your stardust-glimmer eyes.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“Exquisite beauty
is often hidden
in life's fragile,
fleeting moments.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“She is a living, breathing work of art.
As audacious as Dali's mustache,
mysterious like a Mona Lisa smile.
As sensual as O'Keeffe's painted petals,
glorious, like a Van Gogh starry night.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“When it rains,
the world softens
around the edges;
streets and sidewalks
become a liquid mirror
onto which lights
and colors bleed.
When it rains,
everything
becomes beautiful...
for a while.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“We are snowflakes, melting
on the tongue of the universe.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“Rebellious leaves
going out
in a blaze of glory,
setting trees aflame
in riotous color.
Reluctant surrender
to rumors
of coming winter.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“A Brief Awakening

In the vastness of the out-rushing cosmos,
you are but tiny—a warm and pulsing spark.
Against all odds, your birth a brief awakening
from silent eons spent sleeping in the dark.
When you feel your heart swell with wild wonder
at the dazzling diamond chandeliers of night,
know your body was built from ancient stardust
and the universe now sees through your eyes.
So let the breath of sweet gratitude fill you,
as the light of each new day begins.
For this moment itself is a miracle,
and to live it is your privilege my friend.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“Wild creatures somehow know
where they must go, but we—
we humans wander
the paths of confusion.
Trying to be so many things
other than our true selves.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“The poetry I love best
has words that glimmer
like moon gold
on dark waters,
and a hidden undertow
which pulls me into
its delicate sadness.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems

“In our world, dear reader, sad and terrible things often happen, though I wish I could tell you otherwise. But strangely wonderful things also occur, and this is the truth that makes life worth living.”
― John Mark Green, She Had a Very Inconvenient Heart: A Tale of Love and Magic

“What is love, if not two people saving each other from loneliness, and healing each other’s wounds?”
― John Mark Green, She Had a Very Inconvenient Heart: A Tale of Love and Magic

“I must warn you dear reader, that in this story both wonderful and terrible events transpire. It is also the sort of tale in which magical things happen. If you are a person who has no room for magic in your life, you should stop reading immediately.”
― John Mark Green, She Had a Very Inconvenient Heart: A Tale of Love and Magic

“Unseen in their flight,
wild geese faintly call,
passing high overhead,
in the depths of night.
Instinctive travelers,
on invisible highways.
I envy their lack of lostness.”
― John Mark Green, Taste the Wild Wonder: Poems