I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I read more

I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

Poetry is not a profession, it is a destiny.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

When you write in prose you say what you mean. When you write in rhyme you say what you must.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

It is in self-limitation that a master first shows himself.

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a read more

I consider myself a poet first and a musician second. I live like a poet and I'll die like a poet.

Writing a poem is discovering

Writing a poem is discovering

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

A poet can survive everything but a misprint.

For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.

For rhyme the rudder is of verses,
With which, like ships, they steer their courses.