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When everything is for 'fun' nothing is for the good.


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Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.

Each word bears its weight, so you have to read my poems quite slowly.



Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.

Blackbirds are the cellos of the deep farms.



The sea is as near as we come to another world.

The sea is as near as we come to another world.



A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.

A poem might be defined as thinking about feelings - about human feelings and frailties.



I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.

I married a young Englishman in Cambridge in 1955 and have lived in Britain every since.



There's no friend like someone who has known you since you were five.

There's no friend like someone who has known you since you were five.



There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic.

There is far too much literary criticism of the wrong kind. That is why I never could have survived as an academic.



Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry.



Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.

Yes, I do often write poems from the mind, but I hope I don't ignore feelings and emotions.



I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.

I like rhyme because it is memorable, I like form because having to work to a pattern gives me original ideas.





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The by-product that is created while following the religion of the Self [Soul] is the worldly life. It is gained free of cost.






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When something really comes from the soul, I think it has a truth that you cannot find in politics.

When something really comes from the soul, I think it has a truth that you cannot find in politics.



I've got my mind set on you. But it's gonna take money, a whole lot of spending money, it's gonna take plenty of money.

I've got my mind set on you. But it's gonna take money, a whole lot of spending money, it's gonna take plenty of money.



Remember the root word of humble and human is the same: humus: earth. We are dust. We are created; it is God who made us and not we ourselves. But we were made to be co-creators with our maker.

Remember the root word of humble and human is the same: humus: earth. We are dust. We are created; it is God who made us and not we ourselves. But we were made to be co-creators with our maker.



Are we human because we gaze at the stars or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?

Are we human because we gaze at the stars or do we gaze at the stars because we are human?




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