The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that's saying a lot.

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In a dream you are never eighty.

In a dream you are never eighty.

God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.

God has a brown voice, as soft and full as beer.

Need is not quite belief.

Need is not quite belief.

In a dream you are never eighty

In a dream you are never eighty

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

God owns heaven but He craves the earth.

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.

Death's in the good-bye.

Death's in the good-bye.

I cannot promise very much. I give you the images I know. Lie still with...

I cannot promise very much. I give you the images I know. Lie still with...

Well, one gets out of bed and the planets dont always hiss or muck up...

Well, one gets out of bed and the planets dont always hiss or muck up...

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

Saints have no moderation, nor do poets, just exuberance.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

Live or die, But don't poison everything.

I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman...

I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman...

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

I am not immortal. Faustus and I are the also-ran.

I am not immortal. Faustus and I are the also-ran.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

I've grown tired of love You are the trouble with me I watch you walk...

I've grown tired of love You are the trouble with me I watch you walk...

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.