…love is by definition freeand if he choose to gowhen I would have him stayperhaps I'll die a bitbut I'd rather sothan taste his absent minded kissand lie uneasy in a masked embrace

Whatever is language is poetic language and if the word required by the poet does not exist in his known language then it is up to him to discover it.

Like seasonless fowl we migrate…from East Coast to West Coastand back and forth again, for a job, for a friend, for a change, for a kick.

Bedtime is daytime, and we come into bloom after midnight.

Poetry is alive because it is a medium of vision and experience. It is not necessarily comfortable.It is not necessarily safe.

Euphemisms chosen by fear are a covenant with hypocrisy and will immediately destroy the poem and eventually destroy the poet.

…love grown dutiful is love grown olda withered cupid faltering at the bow…

The only thing that comes to those who wait is leftovers.

If you change your dance steps you will change the dance.

The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind.

You can be in excellent physical shape, with low cholesterol, a healthy body weight and good overall physical fitness - but that doesn't necessarily mean you're healthy.

One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.

If you put frightening things into a picture, then they can't harm you. In fact, you end becoming quite fond of them.

The introduction of LSD and psychedelics into the culture produced a transformation of the entire culture, the consciousness of the culture.

I always have a goal, even if I keep it to myself. It allows me to keep pushing myself.

Cuba seems to have the same effect on US administrations as the full moon has on werewolves.