Ralph Waldo EmersonParks and ponds are good by day; I do not delight In black acres of the night, Nor my unseasoned step disturbs The sleeps of trees or dreams of herbs. Tags: NatureActivitiesTravels & JourneysLandscapes & PastoralsArts & SciencesPhilosophySocial commentariesTown & Country LifeU.S.New EnglandAphorismShort poemUncategorized