Poetry Quote by Takuboku Ishikawa — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“As he took her hand”

“But for their cries,”

“The neurologist had dismissed her case after a single visit, handing out an easy nostrum by telling her father that if she continued to write poetry, she would be all right.”

“Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”

“Sundays too my father got up early”

“I write because there are things in me that cannot die.”