Langston HughesI've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers.
About This Quote
The lines from the poem, by the poet William Blake, clearly describe the characteristics of a soul. The rivers in the poem are beautiful. A soul is beautiful when it is deep and rich in emotion and feeling. In other words, a soul is something that is capable of feeling and experiencing life.
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