The dreamer in her Had fallen in love with me and she did not know it. That moment the dreamer in me Fell in love with her and I knew it
Ted HughesThe world's decay where the wind's hands have passed, And my head, worn out with love, at rest In my hands, and my hands full of dust.
Ted HughesHavenโt you heard of the music of the spheres?โ asked the dragon. โItโs the music that space makes to itself. All the spirits inside all the stars are singing. Iโm a star spirit. I sing too. The music of the spheres is what makes space so peaceful.
Ted HughesHe could not stand. It was not That he could not thrive, he was born With everything but the will โ That can be deformed, just like a limb. Death was more interesting to him. Life could not get his attention.
Ted HughesAnd that's how we measure out our real respect for peopleโby the degree of feeling they can register, the voltage of life they can carry and tolerateโand enjoy. End of sermon. As Buddha says: live like a mighty river. And as the old Greeks said: live as though all your ancestors were living again through you.
Ted Hughes