#poetry

"Wretched [10w] Intelligence without compassion is an invitation to a wretched life."

"Whisper into My Good Ear [10w] "Pour your fears, fantasies, desires into my ear of corn."

"I watched the spinning stars, grateful, sad and proud, as only a man who has outlived his destiny and realizes he might yet forge himself another, can be."

"He drove his mind into the abyss where poetry is written."

"ᏰέƦẙḽԃṏሁ Լέῳ [10w] II ᏰέƦẙḽԃṏሁ Լέῳ accounts for 15.7% of all Hello Poetry's pageviews."

"If you're reading this...Congratulations, you're alive.If that's not something to smile about,then I don't know what is."

"Be Careful What You Wish For More often than not,a dream come true is a nightmare-in-the-making."

"The poet…is the man of metaphor: while the philosopher is interested only in the truth of meaning, beyond even signs and names, and the sophist manipulates empty signs…the poet plays on the multiplicity of signifieds."

"I saw my face todayAnd it looked older,Without the warmth of wisdomOr the softnessBorn of pain and waiting.The dreams were gone from my eyes,Hope lost in hollownessOn my cheeks,A finger of deathPulling at my jaws.So I did my push-upsAnd wondered if I'd ever find you,To see my faceWith friendlier eyes than mine."

"By daily dying, I have come to be."

"Legacy To leave a legacy,you first gotta leave your leg in the door."

"Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it."

"One need not be a Chamber — to be Haunted — One need not be a House — The Brain has Corridors — surpassing Material Place —"

"It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case."

"Endless Childhood [10w] + {Couplet} Put off summer's endAnd adulthood's vexingburdens shall suspend."

"We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings."

"Rocket shipsare excitingbut so are roseson a birthday."

"New Age Hype Don't 'honor your feelings.'Half the time they're full of shit.Don't 'embrace' anything without a pulse.Mindfulness should include not listening to quacks."

"lean in to kiss mein all the placeswhere the acheis the most special."

"First Things First "Where are you?"is the voice of God."Who am I?"is the voice of your soul.You can't answer Goduntil you answer yourself.Before you come out of hiding,find your identity and your purpose."