Fascination with Water Droplets ~ Natures Sparkling Gems
Not sure why but I have a fascination with water droplets found in nature. Especially after a rain or foggy morning. To me it is a photographer’s dream when it rains because it leaves behind these sparkling gems called droplets all over the plants. Each drop is very unique, in my opinion, like snowflakes. The droplet or droplets are like their own little world. As a result, I never get tired of taking a photo of a droplet or droplets.
Quotes/Poems on Droplets
Another thing I like is quotes/poems that speak to me. So, I thought it would be fun to attach a quote/poem to each photo I took of droplets. Did a little bit of research on the internet to locate some quotes/poems about water droplets. During my search I found some quotes/poems by famous poets and philosophers who eloquently wrote about water droplets. Some of the folks I had heard of some I have not heard of before. Anyway, I found their quotes/poems accompanied my photographs perfectly. The photos below were taken with a Nikon D300s and macro 105mm lens on a cloudy day after a hard shower. I took most of the photos while walking around my backyard.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a poet and educator in the 1800’s.
“Every dew-drop and rain-drop had a whole heaven with it.”
Socrates
Socrates was a Greek Philosopher from Athens (470 BC to 399 BC).
“Man’s life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.”
Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist (1883 – 1931)
“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of the oceans.”
Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was an American poet (1830 – 1886).
“Angels in the early morning may be seen the dews among. Stooping, plucking, smiling, flying. Do the buds belong to them?”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet (1803 – 1882).
“Everything in our world, even a drop of dew – is a microcosm of the universe.”
Philip James Bailey
Philip James Bailey was an English poet (1816 – 1902).
“Earth’s liquid jewelry, wrought of air. The dew, ’tis of the tears which stars weep, sweet with joy.”
~Philip James Bailey
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney was an American poet (1823 – 1908).
“Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land. Thus the little minutes, humble though they be, make the mighty ages of eternity.”
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagor was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet (1861 – 1941).
“Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.”
