Poetry and Wisdom

Poetry is wisdom that enchants the heart.
Wisdom is poetry that sings in the mind.
If we could enchant man's heart and at the same time sing in his mind.
Then in truth he would live in the shadow of God.
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Once I said to a poet, "We shall not know your worth until you die."
And he answered saying, "Yes, death is always the revealer.
And if indeed you would know my worth it is that I have more in my heart than upon my tongue, and more in my desire than in my hand."

-Kahlil Gibran