“Stars open among the lilies.Are you not blinded by such expressionless sirens?This is the silence of astounded souls.--from "Crossing the Water", written 1962”

“You smile.No, it is not fatal.--from "The Other", written 2 July 1962”

“I used to pray to recover you.--from "Daddy", written 12 October 1962”

“Love is a shadow. How you lie and cry after it--from "Elm", written 19 April 1962”

“O love, how did you get here?--from "Nick and the Candlestick", written 29 October 1962”

“I am myself. That is not enough.--from "The Jailer", written 17 October 1962”

“Is it the sea you hear in me,Its dissatisfactions?Or the voice of nothing, that was you madness?--from "Elm", written 19 April 1962”