Dannie Abse
I hope to go into a poem sober and come out a little drunk. And if I do then that's a real poem.Collection: Real
Are all men in disguise except those crying?Collection: Men
Leave my soul alone, leave my soul aloneCollection: Soul
The theme of Death is to Poetry what Mistaken Identity is to Drama.Collection: Drama
Praying is another way of singing.You plant in the tree the soul of lemons.You plant in the gardens the spirit of roses.Collection: Garden
I know the colour rose, and it is lovely, But not when it ripens in a tumour; And healing greens, leaves and grass, so springlike, In limbs that fester are not springlike.Collection: Healing