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I prefer the absurdity of writing poems to the absurdity of not writing poems.

Wislawa Szymborska

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No day copies yesterday, no two nights will teach what bliss is in precisely the same way, with precisely the same kisses.
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Bliss Kiss Past Teaching Time Way
I’m working on the world, revised, improved edition, featuring fun for fools blues for brooders, combs for bald pates, tricks for old dogs.
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Dog Edition Myself Old Revision Work World
Sometimes I write quickly, sometimes I spend several weeks on a single poem. I would really love for readers not to be able to guess which of the poems took so much work!
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Myself Poem Quick Reading Time Work Writing
Every beginning is only a sequel, after all, and the book of events is always open halfway through.
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Beginning Book Half Myself Open
There is so much Everything that Nothing is hidden quite nicely.
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Deep Hide Quite Spiritual
I slide my arm from under the sleeper’s head and it is numb, full of swarming pins, on the tip of each, waiting to be counted, the fallen angels sit.
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Angel Count Head Myself Sleep
All is mine but nothing owned, nothing owned for memory, and mine only while I look.
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Memories Myself Search
Memory at last has what I sought.
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Last Memories Myself Thinking
I’m old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.
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Book Fashion Myself Old Past Reading Thinking Time
Carry on, then, if only for the moment that it takes a tiny galaxy to blink!
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Blink Carry Funny Galaxy Moments
I’m one-time-only to the marrow of my bones.
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Bone Myself Time
Nothing’s a gift, it’s all on loan.
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Gift Loan One Liner Perspective
All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination.
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Agreement Best Common Imagination Reality Regard
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
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Easy Imperfection Service Small Tolerance
Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die.
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Death Easy Faith Live
No one in my family has ever died of love. What happened, happened, but nothing myth-inspiring.
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Death Family Love Mythical

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