I like to sing when I have works to do - it does so help.

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.

The wind comes creeping, it calls to me to come go exploring. It sings of the things that are to be found under the leaves. It whispers the dreams of the tall fir trees. It does pipe the gentle song the forest sings on gray days. I hear all the voices calling me. I listen. But I cannot go.

And this I have learned grown-ups do not know the language of shadows.

Potatoes are very interesting folks. I think they must see a lot of what is going on in the earth - they have so many eyes.

By the wood-shed is a brook. It goes singing on. Its joy-song does sing in my heart.

When one does look up at the grand trees growing up almost to the sky, one does always have longings to pray.