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Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
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In vain shall a poet seek the mother of the songs of his heart.
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Once I said to a poet, “We shall not know your worth until you die.”
And he answered saying, “Yes, death is always the revealer. And if indeed you would know my worth it is that I have more in my heart than upon my tongue, and more in my desire than in my hand.”
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If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.
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