“Quart of whiskey a day for months working hard on a long poem. Wife hiding bottles, myself hiding bottles. Murderous and suicidal. Many hospitalizations, many alibis.” LongHardWifeMonthsBottlesHidingSuicidalWhiskeyDrunkennessAlibis Author:James Taylor
“Twisting through the thorn-thick underbrush, scratched and exhausted, one turns suddenly to find an unexpected waterfall, not half a mile from the nearest road, a spot so hard to reach that no one comes a hiding place, a shrine for dragonflies and nesting jays, a sign that there is still one piece of property that won't be owned.” StillsHardTurnsHalfPiecesPropertyMilesSpotsUnexpectedHidingThickExhaustedOne PieceShrinesWaterfallsHiding PlaceDragonflies Book:99 Poems: New & Selected Source: 99 Poems: New & Selected
“You think because you face situations not of your making that you exercise no choice? That you are helpless? To the contrary, child. Your whole life has been full of choices. Hiding from a hard truth is a choice. Surrender - even to the inevitable - is a choice. Even in death there is a choice. You may have no control over the time or manner of your death, but you can choose how you face it.” ThinkingMayChildrenHas BeensHardWholeFacesChoicesSituationExerciseTruth IsContraryWhole LifeSurrenderInevitableHidingHelplessHard Truths Author:C. L. Wilson