But, O my soul, hear the song of the sailors. |
Dreams have as much influence as actions |
Dreams have as much influence as actions |
Dreams have as much influence as actions |
In reading, a lonely quiet concert is given to our minds; all our mental faculties will be present in this symphonic exaltation. |
That virgin, vital, beautiful day: today |
The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books. |
The poetic act consists of suddenly seeing that an idea splits up into a number of equal motifs and of grouping them; they rhyme. |
The pure work implies the disappearance of the poet as speaker, who hands over to the words. |
There is only beauty / and it has only one perfect expression / poetry. All the rest is a lie /except for those who live by the body, love, and, that love of the mind, friendship. For me, Poetry takes the place of love, because it is enamored of itself, and because its sensual delight falls back deliciously in my soul. |
To give a purer sense to the language of the tribe. |
You don't make a poem with ideas, but with words. |