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Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
For me, poetry is an impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.
Feel you the barren flattery of a rhyme?
Can poets soothe you, when you pine for bread,
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Feel you the barren flattery of a rhyme?
Can poets soothe you, when you pine for bread,
By winding myrtle round your ruin'd shed?
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.
It does not need that a poem should be long. Every word was once
a poem.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.
Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.
