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Quote by Emily Dickinson
The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on an

The poet lights the light and fades away. But the light goes on and on. – Emily Dickinson

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I like a look of Agony, because I know its true — men do not sham Convulsion, nor simulate, a Throe — – Emily Dickinson

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Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is lifes true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates. – Franz Grillparzer

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True poets are those who have received from God, together with the gift of expression, the power of penetrating further than others into the things of the heart and the life. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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Children seem naturally drawn to poetry – its some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. – Jack Prelutsky

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Your prayer can be poetry, and poetry can be your prayer. – Terri Guillemets, “A lonely pen at night,” 1992

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