Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
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A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
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& love is an evil word. Turn it backwards/see, see what I mean? An evol word.
There are different ways of evil and I prefer mine to yours.
In the moonlight and under the stars Somehow your face seems clearer I revere your presence and remember We are warriors Thrusted onto this plane We are strong We must use our strength While bearing compassionIt's easy to get lost This place makes it so easy to get lost But- In the moonlight and under the stars Somehow your presence seems clearer And I remember We are warriors
I do understand that they fall when I'm least able to pay attention because poems fall not from a tree, really, but from the richly pollinated boughs of an ordinary life, buzzing, as lives do, with clamor and glory. They are easy to miss but everywhere: poetry just is, whether we revere it or try to put it in prison. It is elementary grace, communicated from one soul to another.
Adventures do occur, but not punctually.