Sometimes the inspiration from Nature pours out in words. Often when the pouring is finished the words seem like lifeless caricatures of the beauty they seek to convey. Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "You must hear the bird's song without attempting to render it into nouns and verbs."
The sight of a beautiful tropical bird in a cage can never compare to the soul-thrilling experience of witnessing it in its natural habitat. The free-spirit of nature cannot be captured in a cage of gold or a cage of golden words—freedom is its essence.
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