For A Poet, Making Poems Is A

... Life Is A Comedy Far Darker Than Drama. It Just Takes Time To Learn What To Smile At.

Don't Accept Rides From Strange Men, And Remember That All Men Are Strange.

No Matter How Expected, Death Is Always The Ultimate Surprise.

In The United States ... Given The Cult Of Eternal Youth, Age Is Ignored Unless It Can Be Sentimentalized.

The Present Always Masquerades As A Beginning; Maybe We Couldn't Endure It If We Realized At The Time That It Was A Peak, Or Even An Ending.