Two attributes of a poet, avidity of the eye and the desire to describe that which he sees.
CZESLAW MILOSZI have defined poetry as a ‘passionate pursuit of the Real.
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Be young forever, seasons of the earth.
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What is poetry which does not save nations or people?
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And if there is no lining to the world? If a thrush on a branch is not a sign, But just a thrush on the branch? If night and day Make no sense following each other?
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Consciousness even in my sleep changes primary colors. The features of my face melt like a wax doll in the fire. And who can consent to see in the mirror the mere face of man?
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Irony is the glory of slaves.
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I have defined poetry as a ‘passionate pursuit of the Real.
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What has no shadow has no strength to live.
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The child who dwells inside us trusts that there are wise men somewhere who know the truth.
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He returns years later, has no demands. He wants only one, most precious thing: To see, purely and simply, without name, Without expectations, fears, or hopes, At the edge where there is no I or not-I.
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From life, from the apple cut by the flaming knife, what grain will be saved? My son, believe me, nothing remains, Only adult toil, the furrow of fate in the palm. Only toil, Nothing more.
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A weak human mercy walks in the corridors of hospitals and is like a half-thawed winter.
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Forget the suffering You caused others. Forget the suffering Others caused you. The waters run and run, Springs sparkle and are done, You walk the earth you are forgetting.
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If I am all mankind, are they themselves without me?
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Not that I want to be a god or a hero. Just to change into a tree, grow for ages, not hurt anyone.
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The purpose of poetry is to remind us / how difficult it is to remain just one person.
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