"Wild Nights – Wild Nights!Were I with theeWild Nights should beOur luxury!Futile – the winds –To a heart in port –Done with the compass –Done with the chart!Rowing in Eden –Ah, the sea!Might I moor – Tonight –In thee!"
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1996 quotes about poetry
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poetry Quotes
"Old People [10w] At the mere mention of death they gasp for breath."
"I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank."
"Teenagers [10w] Teenagers are the lone survivors of a ruthless hormonal holocaust."
"Accurs'd McDonalds, I Bite my Thumb at Thee! {Couplet} Let vex'd heavens rant and rage,This here McNigga slave ain't workin' for no McMinimum wage."
"The middle finger is a great body language tool for letting people know you’re upset. Poetry isn’t quite as effective in a fit of road rage."
"To those who abuse: the sin is yours, the crime is yours, and the shame is yours. To those who protect the perpetrators: blaming the victims only masks the evil within, making you as guilty as those who abuse. Stand up for the innocent or go down with the rest."
"Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat."
"This is the city, and I am one of the citizens/Whatever interests the rest interests me"
"Who Isn't [10w] Psychotherapy's powerless once you assume you're smarter than the therapist."
"You shall love your crooked neighbour, with your crooked heart."
"Earth Smile The lip of the mountain smiles ochrewhen the drumming raindrops take root.Pigments from yellow to deep orange to brown,form crowns of light, mirrors reflecting fire ~the ire in the earth, the smirk of the dirt."
"Concatenate /kənˈkætəneɪt/to link together, as in a chain Do you concatenate cats by tying their tails together or do you just stuff the tail of one into the mouth of the other?Which method is better for yanking your chain?"
"Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone."
"Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything; it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all doors. You can walk through anyone that suits you."
"Poetry is the shadow cast by our streetlight imaginations."
"Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.''Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.''When are we happy?''When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.''What is regret?''To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.''What is sorrow?''To long for the past.''What is the highest pleasure?''To hear a good story."
"With my ninth mind I resurrect my firstand dance slow to the music of my soul made new."
"Dating Asian Her Kung Fu style was not too bad,but at doggie style she had me had."
"Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow worldLike a Colossus; and we petty menWalk under his huge legs, and peep aboutTo find ourselves dishonourable graves."