“The,genius,is,not,greater,Than,its,radius,Which,defines,its,genius.The,tower,is,not,greater,Than,its,altitude,Which,defines,its,solitude.”

“If,wisdom,can,not,count,The,petals,of,a,snake,Yet,wisdom,can,Its,backbone,break.”

“Not,speech,that,has,fire,But,Fire,that,can,speak—Genius.”

“Sir, there’s a tower of fire in meBinding me with terrible strength The whole of my mortal lengthAnd splitting brave the skull’s emperyIn a rush of dauntless energy To reach the most luminous etherI am the mortal grounding of a towerImminent with immortality.”

“To,speak,of,the,interior,of,light,Requires,speaker,broken,by,light.”

“First, a poem must be magical,then musical as a sea-gull.”

“there where her night beginsthere be her goldest rosest rosethat in her deep wisdom knowsboygrace will knight her Rose”