Poetry Quote by Don Marquis — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“a spider and a fly”

“and before i could argue him”

“Publishing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.”

“Of two sisters”

“Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice?”

“creativity keeps the world alive, yet, everyday we are asked to be ashamed of honoring it, wanting to live our lives as artists. i’ve carried the shame of being a ‘creative’ since i came to the planet; have been asked to be something different, more, less my whole life. thank spirit, my wisdom is deeper than my shame, and i listened to who i was. i want to say to all the creatives who have been taught to believe who you are is not enough for this world, taught that a life of art will amount to nothing, know that who we are, and what we do is life. when we create, we are creating the world. remember this, and commit.”

“Slogans are mere wordsuck...”

“Fireflies, to me, are nighttime butterflies,”

“What a strange thing!”