Spirit Quotes by Sara Teasdale

8 Spirit quotes by Sara Teasdale

Sara Teasdale’s poetry drips with lyrical tenderness, often turning toward the unseen. These eight lines present her delicate, emotional take on spirit, a sweet spot for readers who love quiet, heartfelt expression.

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I am alone, as though I stood On the highest peak of the tired gray world,About me only swirling snow, Above me,…

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From my spirit's gray defeat, From my pulse's flagging beat, From my hopes that turned to sand Sifting through my close-clenched hand,…

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Of my own spirit let me be in sole though feeble mastery.

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I am not yours, nor lost in you, not lost, although I long to be. Lost as a candle lit at noon,…

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With my singing I can make, a refuge for my spirit's sake; a house of shining words, to be my fragile immortality.

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Life has loveliness to sell, / Music like a curve of gold, / Scent of pine trees in the rain, / Eyes…

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But you I never understood, Your spirit's secret hides like goldSunk in a Spanish galleon Ages ago in waters cold.

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Life has loveliness to sell, All beautiful and splendid things, Blue waves whitened on a cliff, Soaring fire that sways and sings,…

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But what do I care, for love will be over so soon, Let my heart have its say and my mind stand idly by,…

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