A poem begins with a lump in the throat

A poem begins with a lump in the throat

Friends make pretence of following to the grave but before one is in it, their minds are turned and making the best of their way back to life and living people and things they understand.

My definition of poetry (if I were forced to give one) would be this: words that have become deeds.

You don't have to deserve your mother's love. You have to deserve your father s. He's more particular. The father is always a Republican towards his son, and his mother's always a Democrat.

I am one who has been acquainted with the night

The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash. Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.