The thing that I want,
The way that I want,
Both are impossible.
But how can I stop wanting?
The urge to have, makes me mad!
The soul craves the impossible.
The world is ending,
People have become mad,
The cities are destroyed,
......
the voices said
there's nothing like
waking up deep into the night
and not hearing any voices
and I believed them
I
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In response to a much-quoted saying of Philip Larkin's:....(let others who are not poets)_ f....ked off"
A great modern poet but I don't think this saying is worthy. This I will say: Poetry is the business of the poet primarily but its voice rings universally like a grand symphony. Some paltry poetry I write and it sets me free. No one is cultured who ignores the beauty of poetry
The thing that I want,
The way that I want,
Both are impossible.
But how can I stop wanting?
The urge to have, makes me mad!
The soul craves the impossible.
The world is ending,
People have become mad,
The cities are destroyed,
......
In response to a much-quoted saying of Philip Larkin's:....(let others who are not poets)_ f....ked off"
A great modern poet but I don't think this saying is worthy. This I will say: Poetry is the business of the poet primarily but its voice rings universally like a grand symphony. Some paltry poetry I write and it sets me free. No one is cultured who ignores the beauty of poetry
the voices said
there's nothing like
waking up deep into the night
and not hearing any voices
and I believed them
I
Continue reading