Come up Quote by Opal Whiteley
“And all the times I was picking up potatoes, I did have conversations with them. Too, I did have thinks of all their growing days there in the ground, and all the things they did hear. Earth-voices are glad voices, and earth-songs come up from the ground through the plants; and in their flowering, and in the days before these days are come, they do tell the earth-songs to the wind ... I have thinks these potatoes growing here did have knowings of star-songs.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Life of a Potato, Opal Whiteley, 1930
The speaker imagines potatoes having inner lives and communicating through the earth, suggesting nature possesses its own consciousness and song.
In simple terms: Nature may have hidden voices and stories.
Key Takeaway
Listen to the subtle messages of the natural world.
Themes
nature
consciousness
connection
Mood
wonderful
reflective
Type
poetic
philosophical
When to use this quote
- gardening
- environmental education
- creative writing
- mindful walking
Key Concepts
ecology
animism
poetic perception
Questions to Reflect On
- How might we honor nature without anthropomorphizing it?
- What can we learn from treating plants as sentient?
A Different Perspective
Such personification may overlook scientific realities.
