When one is frank, one's very presence is a compliment.
O to be a dragon, a symbol of the power of Heaven-of silk-worm size or immense; at times invisible. Felicitous phenomenon!
Egotism is usually subversive of sagacity.
Among animals, one has a sense of humor. Humor saves a few steps, it saves years.
Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.
In a poem the excitement has to maintain itself. I am governed by the pull of the sentence as the pull of a fabric is governed by gravity.