“Poetry is priceless.... a way of keeping yourself feeling rich and civilized even when you're quite poor.” WayFeelingsPoorRichPoetry IsCivilizedPriceless Author:Marie Ponsot
“I stand above the tree level I am a tree I catch wind storm breaths My branches claw I drink sky It stretches me I don't care I catch jokes and luck from tall thin blue air” CareLevelsAirTreeSkyWindDrinkJokesBreathsBlueLuckDon't CareStormI Don't CareBranchesTallClaws Author:Marie Ponsot
“Strike deep, divide us from cheap-got doubt, Leap, leap between us and the easy out; Teach us to seize, to use, to sleep well, to let go; Let our loves, freed in us, gaudy and graceful, grow.” WellsUseGrowsEasySleepTeachDoubtLetting GoStrikesLeapDividesOur LoveGaudySleep Well Book:Springing: New and Selected Poems Source: Springing: New and Selected Poems
