Dannie Abse Quotes
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Are all men in disguise except those crying?
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I know the colour rose, and it is lovely, But not when it ripens in a tumour; And healing greens, leaves and grass, so springlike, In limbs that fester are not springlike.
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The theme of Death is to Poetry what Mistaken Identity is to Drama.
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I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk. And if I do then that's a real poem.
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Leave my soul alone, leave my soul alone
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Praying is another way of singing.You plant in the tree the soul of lemons.You plant in the gardens the spirit of roses.
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