The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the reader feels in reading it.

Let our love be like an arch- two weaknesses leaning together to form one strength.
JOHN CIARDI

Love Together Unskill
A dollar saved is a quarter earned.
JOHN CIARDI

Dollars Funny Humor
Honesty: The ability to resist small temptations.
JOHN CIARDI

Ability Honesty Temptation
The classroom should be an entrance into the world, not an escape from it.
JOHN CIARDI

Classroom Entrance World
The success of the poem is determined not by how much the poet felt in writing it, but by how much the reader feels in reading it.
JOHN CIARDI

Poetry Reading Writing
Fermentation equals civilization.
JOHN CIARDI

Beer Civilization Fermentation

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