Haiku Quote by Robert Hass

First, I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were…

— C. Day Lewis

“I do not sit down at my desk to put into verse something that is already clear in my mind. If it were clear…

— Anonymous

“Poetry is pure thoughts.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.”

— N.H. Kleinbaum

“Think kind thoughts and be gentle with what you say, If you are lost for words, Take a minute, To just stop and pray”

— Charmaine J. Forde

“God is the Poet, and we are the verses or songs He writes.”

— Martin Luther

“At one time I was weary of verse writing, and wanted to give it up. At another time I was determined to be a…

— Matsuo Bashō

“A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his…

— Plato

“Poetry speaks slowly. My mother told me that. We are usually too much in a hurry.”

— Susan Meissner

“Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for the Bible verses that teach me how important my words are. My words can cause me to…

— Glenn Langohr

“In the verse of each day, find your own way, let perseverance be the words you say.”

— Covenant A. Akinlotan

“Much which is unworthy in human life might be avoided if people would only accustom themselves to talking in verse”

— Isak Dinesen