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Karl Shapiro Quotes

American - Poet | November 10, 1913 - May 14, 2000

Poetry is innocent, not wise. It does not learn from experience, because each poetic experience is unique.

Experience Poetry Wise Learn Unique

The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.

Good God Hands Race Never Human

To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.

Hate Child Worth You Know Image

Already old, the question Who shall die? Becomes unspoken Who is innocent?

Die Innocent Question Old Who Shall

But with exquisite breathing you smile, with satisfaction of love, And I touch you again as you tick in the silence and settle in sleep.

Smile Love Silence Sleep You Settle

Laughter and grief join hands. Always the heart Clumps in the breast with heavy stride; The face grows lined and wrinkled like a chart, The eyes bloodshot with tears and tide. Let the wind blow, for many a man shall die.

Heart Eyes Grief Man Laughter Wind

My soul is now her day, my day her night, So I lie down, and so I rise.

Day Soul Lie Night My Soul Down

Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.

Speak Name Grass Founder None Shall

The doctor punched my vein, the captain called me Cain, upon my belly sat the sow of fear.

Fear Me Doctor Captain Belly Sow

In the tight belly of the dead, Burrow with hungry head, And inlay maggots like a jewel.

Dead Hungry Head Like Jewel Belly

The body, what is it, Father, but a sign To love the force that grows us, to give back What in Thy palm is senselessness and mud?

Love Father Body Back Palm Mud

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