"Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique."
-Karl Shapiro
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"But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep.“
-Karl Shapiro
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