Poetry Quote by Nikki Giovanni — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops.”

“the world is not a pleasant place to be without someone to hold and be held by.”

“and if I ever touched a life i hope that life knows/that i know that touching was and still is and will always/be the true/revolution.”

“Otter! Otter! Otter!”

“Sprawled out on the front lawn Looking up at an ordinary sky It could fall on me and somehow be The day I didn't die”

“We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in”

“Unasked, Unsought, Love gives itself but is not bought”

“She lives the poetry she cannot write.”

“creativity keeps the world alive, yet, everyday we are asked to be ashamed of honoring it, wanting to live our lives as artists. i’ve carried the shame of being a ‘creative’ since i came to the planet; have been asked to be something different, more, less my whole life. thank spirit, my wisdom is deeper than my shame, and i listened to who i was. i want to say to all the creatives who have been taught to believe who you are is not enough for this world, taught that a life of art will amount to nothing, know that who we are, and what we do is life. when we create, we are creating the world. remember this, and commit.”