I just discovered when I was, oh, 12 or 13, that I was very interested in language - and this showed itself as poetry. There was no looking back. Votes: 6
Translated poetry filled the no-man's-land between my own work and other writers', and I found this fascinating to explore. Votes: 5
I like to give a voice to others, especially things neglected or despised. Votes: 4
Valentine WeatherKiss me with rain on your eyelashes,come on, let us sway together,under the trees, and to hell with thunder. Votes: 4
Poetry is partly sympathy, don't you think? If it's any good, it gets people to think about others' points of view. Votes: 1
Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes, come on, let us sway together, under the trees, and to hell with thunder. Votes: 0
When you go, if you go, And I should want to die, there's nothing I'd be saved by more than the time you fell asleep in my arms in a trust so gentle I let the darkening room drink up the evening, till rest, or the new rain lightly roused you awake. I asked if you heard the rain in your dream and half dreaming still you only said, I love you. Votes: 0