“or that writing a poem you can read to no one
is like dancing in the dark.”
Ovid (-43–17 BC) Roman poet
Source: The Poems of Exile: Tristia and the Black Sea Letters
“Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day- like writing a poem or saying a prayer.”
Source: Gift from the Sea
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Source: Simple Verses (1891), V
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Voi dunque, se cercate aver la mente
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