Poetry Quote by W.H. Auden — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Base words are uttered only by the base”

“The religious definition of truth is not that it is universal but that it is absolute.”

“no poet can know what his poem is going to be like until he has written it.”

“I will love you forever" swears the poet. I find this easy to swear too. "I will love you at 4:15 pm next Tuesday" - Is that still as easy?”

“Follow, poet, follow right”

“We must love one another or die”

“You call it hope — that fire of fire!”

“I arise from dreams of thee,”

“Now therefore, while the youthful hue”

“This moment”

“Night”

“This dewdrop world”