“Eloquence the soul, song charms the senses.” SoulSongSensesCharmEloquenceMazesParadise Lost Book 2 Author:John Milton
“When I was a young girl salmon fishing with my father in the Straits of Juan de Fuca in Washington State I used to lean out over the water and try to look past my own face, past the reflection of the boat, past the sun and darkness, down to where the fish were surely swimming. I made up charm songs and word-hopes to tempt the fish, to cause them to mean biting my hook. I believed they would do it if I asked them well and patiently and with the right hope. I am writing my poems like this. I have used the fabric and the people of my life as the bait.” PeopleIfsWritingTryingWellsLooksMeanMadeStatesPastFacesYoungUsedSongGirlFatherCausesWaterMy OwnDarknessSunSeaReflectionRiversFishesBoatCharmLakesFishingSwimmingFabricHookBaitBitingSalmonJuanWashington State Author:Tess Gallagher
“The charms of money are distinctly under-represented in literature. There are no songs or poems extolling its virtues. This seems on the face of it strange. The claims of money to be celebrated in verse might well seem to be no less than those of faithful dogs, beautiful women, or jugs of wine.” WellsSeemsMightBeautifulFacesSongLiteratureVirtueDogStrangeClaimsWineFaithfulCharmVersesBeautiful WomenJugsFaithful Dogs Author:Celia Green
“Words are charms. It's like a song you didn't even know you knew.” KnowsSongCharm Author:Ian Frazier