Wings Opening Quotes by Jacob Oet

“Sounds remain to remind you of me, Easing of rain through trees, bare heels slapping floor.”

— Jacob Oet

“Mother, once I learned what wings were, opening was easy.”

— Jacob Oet

“When I first saw you, I was a letter to no one, Waiting to be opened.”

— Jacob Oet

“Old thunder, your white cane precedes you.”

— Jacob Oet

“Your lips signed me, your tongue sealed me, Your cheeks like the first snowfall over autumn ground.”

— Jacob Oet

“An unfinished poem is a half-built house, windows of air through the scaffolding.”

— Jacob Oet

“Anyone can overdress. The true art is stripping the extraneous.”

— Jacob Oet