Thoughts for the Soul

Dear Readers,
Lately I have been inspired, moved, and challenged by the thoughts of giants who have gone before. Of those I'm sharing with you, only Rita Dove, an award winning African-American poet, continues to write. I'm sharing some of those words with you, as I recharge my creative batteries. I hope they are as meaningful to you as they are to me. -- james

A poet must leave traces of his passage, not proof. ~ Rene Char

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. ~ Jean Cocteau

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful. ~ Rita Dove

Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. ~ T.S. Eliot

A poem begins in delight and ends in wisdom. ~ Robert Frost

Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. ~ Robert Frost

To be a poet is a condition, not a profession. ~ Robert Frost

Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them.
~ Dennis Gabor

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.
~ Kahlil Gabran

A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives in this world warbling. If we do not cherish him, he spreads his wings and flies back into his homeland. ~ Kahlil Gabran


That's plenty to feed upon for now. Enjoy the feast! ~ james