I may never be happy, but tonight I am content. Nothing more than an empty house, the warm hazy weariness from a day spent setting strawberry runners in the sun, a glass of cool sweet milk, and a shallow dish of blueberries bathed in cream. When one is so tired at the end of a day one must sleep, and at the next dawn there are more strawberry runners to set, and so one goes on living, near the earth. At times like this I'd call myself a fool to ask for more.. .Sylvia Plath
About This Quote
This quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning is about the beauty of the simple life. The poet speaks of how at peace she is with her small house and her simple lifestyle. She even admits that it is an easy life and that she does not want more. Her life is one that is filled with love and that she enjoys every second of it. Life just isn't about material things and she knows that by appreciating all that she has, her life will continue to grow and continue to be more meaningful.
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