Quotes about Marsh

Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.

When the storm crosses the marsh and sweeps over me where I lie in the ditch unregarded I need no words.

To us—those who seek the solace of the marsh—it is a stage where God paints—yellow in the morning, green toward noon, brownish in the afternoon, and blood red toward evening. It is the sentinel that stands guard at the ocean's edge, protecting the sea from the runoff that would kill it. It is a selfless and sacrificial place. And when I close my eyes, it is also the smell of home.

The room they lived in looked like the painting of Van Gogh's room at Arles except there was a double bed and two big windows and you could look out across the water and the marsh and sea meadows to the white town and bright beach of Palavas.