2013
OURGARDEN
© Gayl Punzalan
By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower. ~Rabindranath Tagore
In every man’s heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty. ~Christopher Morley
Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful; for beauty is God’s handwriting. Welcome it in every fair face, in every fair sky, in every fair flower, and thank God for it as a cup of blessing. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. ~Edgar Allan Poe
Look at us, said the violets blooming at her feet, all last winter we slept in the seeming death but at the right time God awakened us, and here we are to comfort you. ~Edward Payson Rod