I Think Children Have Talent And Insight,

I Think If You Put Something In A File That Says "war Poems" Or "love Poems" That You Already Restrict The Way In Which The Poem Might Move.

If We Really Want To Be Full And Generous In Spirit, We Have No Choice But To Trust At Some Level.

I Keep The Drafts Of Each Poem In Color-coded Folders. I Pick Up The Folders According To How I Feel About That Color That Day.

When We Are Touched By Something It's As If We're Being Brushed By An Angel's Wings.

The Poetry That Sustains Me Is When I Feel That, For A Minute, The Clouds Have Parted And I've Seen Ecstasy Or Something