Poetry Lover Gifts

"I'll thank you not to quote Yeats, Godel, or any other reminders of college loan debt."

"You have the right to remain silent, you are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You have the right to be here. And, whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."

Public library - deep end, shallow end.

"Look, if you must go down to the seas again, to the lonely seas and sky, then go!But take your BlackBerry."

The Love Song Of J. Alfred Crew

'I was reviewing your school's expanded course offerings. 'The Poetry of Quantum Mechanics in the Age of Professional Wrestling' seems a bit contrived.'

'Oh God! It's that dreadful pig we met on our honeymoon last year.'

Miss Underhill's School Of Writing Sample Lesson

Road less travelled filled with people.

'We're Birds of Paradise all right - paradise lost!'

This year I thought I'd give up something different so I've given up writing Haiku poetry.

"Red, roses are, blue, violets are, sweet, sugar is. messed up the poem, I did."

Poetry Buff.

"I appreciate succinct memos, Phillips, but stop writing them all in Haiku!"

"Since coming up here for the summer, I find myself writing an awful lot about gnats."

'Your resume says you have a B.A. in medieval history, a M.A. in modern art, and a PhD in metaphysical poetry. Have you checked us out on the internet? We design and manufacture detonation switches for drones.'

'When what to my wondering eyes should appear but a miniature sleight and eight tiny reindeer!'

St. Patrick's day mixer in Limerick, Ireland.

A Heavenly Sight (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner).

'Quick, pen and paper! The muzak has brought poetry bubbling to the surface!'

Rind of the Ancient Mariner

Happy Burn's Night!

Mariana in the Moated Grange - Commercialism in Art

'So numberless were those bad angels seen,Hovering on wing,under the cope of Hell' (Paradise Lost).

Dante Alighieri.

'I told you that blasted pea-green boat wasn't sea worthy! '

"I come from haunts of coot and hern!"

Beet Poet

'I'd like to go raging into the night, but I don't feel up to it.'

"Meet The Author"

Two Voices in the Air (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner)

'Nevermore.' (quote the raven, feeding pigeons)

Poetic Wolf.

Other things trees do in the forest when nobody's there to hear:

Dishes and spoons run away with each other from a warehouse.