Even when I’m in the dark I’m in the dark with you.

Anguish is the universal language.

Nothing will unfold for us unless we move toward what looks to us like nothing: faith is a cascade.

At least embarrasement is not an imitation. It is intimacy for beginners.

Silence is so steadfast, you know. It is so ample, after all.

While you’re alive there’s no time for minor amazements.

Much contemporary verse reads like failed short-short stories rather than failed poetry.

Emotion is the best mnemonic device.

Nothing will unfold for us unless we move toward whatlooks to us like nothing: faith is a cascade.

... It's the rareGod who needs less stroking that a rockStar or poetician ...

It's just me throwing myself at you, romance as usual, us times us, not lust but moxibustion, a substance burning closeto the body as possiblewithout risk of immolation.

The season of Christmas brings joy, hope and peace.

I loved her not for the way she danced with my angels, but for the way the sound of her name could silence my demons.

Black rose, black roseWho’s gonna be your only one?Who’s gonna keep you safe and warm?Run, run my baby black roseI’m gonna find you home.

A smile is a song from the heart

Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

The eternal feminine doth draw us upward. [Ger., Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.]

It is exhausting to be seventeen and not know who you are.

You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice.

Let us love God my brothers, let us love God. But let it be with the strength of our arms and the sweat of our brow.

Though the names 'karma', 'yoga' and 'sannyasa' are different, the truth at the heart of both is the same.