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“Mine, said the stone,mine is the hour.I crush the scissors,such is my power.Stronger than wishes,my power, alone.Mine, said the paper,mine are the wordsthat smother the stonewith imagined birds,reams of them, flownfrom the mind of the shaper.Mine, said the scissors,mine all the knivesgashing through paper'sethereal lives;nothing's so properas tattering wishes.As stone crushes scissors,as paper snuffs stoneand scissors cut paper,all end alone.So heap up your paperand scissor your wishesand uproot the stonefrom the top of the hill.They all end aloneas you will, you will.”

Quote by David Mason

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David Mason (born December 11, 1954) is an American poet, writer, and scholar best known for his narrative poem 'Ludwig's Song.' He served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2010 to 2011 and taught at Colorado College. Mason's work often explores history, nature, and personal memory, blending traditional and modern elements. more

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