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Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.
Of trees I (Krishna) am the fig.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.
The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No read more
The job of the poet is to render the world--to see it and report it without loss, without perversion. No poet ever talks about feelings. Only sentimental people do.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.
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?
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams.
