When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course. Stephen Spender
When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.
When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little. Stephen Spender
When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little.
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do. Stephen Spender
Great poetry is always written by somebody straining to go beyond what he can do.
Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun. Stephen Spender
Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.
There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife. Stephen Spender
There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife.
