“True that life is given,And received. But truer still:The single-act of givingMakes the offerer the beggar, too—”

“For when down on the kneesThe man (or god) stretches the armsIn giving,It is no accident the handsAre curled like bowls or cups,For he offers self, yetBegs it back again.”

“Love is many and truth is just,And so we are; Both What we choose,And we refuse.”

“All that I loveI fold over onceAnd once again”

“To scale all love downTo a cupped hand’s size”

“It’s utter sublimation,A feat, this heart’s controlMoment to momentTo scale all love downTo a cupped hand’s size”

“They belonged to that vast group of human automata who go through life without neglecting to perform a single one of the gestures executed by the surrounding puppets.”