There's a fierce practicality and empiricism which the whole imaginative, lyrical aspect of poetry comes from.
David WhytePut down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. Pay attention to everything in the world as if it's alive. Realize everything has its own discrete existence outside your story. By doing this, you open to gifts and lessons that the world has to give you.
David WhyteIt's my contention that there is no sincere path a human being can take without breaking his or her heart...so it can be a lovely, merciful thing to think, 'Actually, there is no path I can take without having my heart broken, so why not get on with it and stop wanting these extra-special circumstances which stop me from doing something courageous?'
David WhyteWhether we stay or whether we go - to be courageous is to stay close to the way we are made.
David Whyte