“If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it better not come at all.”

If poetry does not come as naturally as leaves to a tree, then it better not come at all.

We have woven a web, you and I, attached to this world but a separate world of our own invention.

Scenery is fine – but human nature is finer.

Its better to lose your ego to the One you Love than to lose the One you Love to your Ego

To silence gossip, don’t repeat it.

What is there in thee, Moon! That thou should’st move My heart so potently?

She press’d his hand in slumber; so once more He could not help but kiss her and adore.

I have loved the principle of beauty in all things.

What shocks the virtuous philosopher, delights the chameleon poet.

The excellence of every art is its intensity, capable of making all disagreeables evaporate, from their being in close relationship with beauty and truth.

An extensive knowledge is needful to thinking people-it takes away the heat and fever; and helps, by widening speculation, to ease the burden of the mystery.

Where soil is, men grow, Whether to weeds or flowers.

Now a soft kiss – Aye, by that kiss, I vow an endless bliss.

There is a budding tomorrow in midnight.

That which is creative must create itself.

With a great poet the sense of Beauty overcomes every other consideration, or rather obliterates all consideration.

Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.

Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.

Success always leaves footprints.

Fragrance is my favorite thing. So much so that if I leave the house and I don’t put any on, I’ll turn around and go back home.

Let’s not get too full of ourselves. Let’s leave space for God to come into the room.

Each moment is a moment of choice ~ a time to leave the old, the limited, the restrained, and the contracted for the new, the unbound, and the liberating potential that expands before you.

To experience emotional freedom, we must accept, surrender, and let go of our wounds. We must be willing to take responsibility for what we’re holding on to, which is usually a hurt or pain from the past that leaves us feeling victimized.

I do not at all understand the mystery of grace – only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us.