Poems in a way are spells against death. They are milestone… - Richard Eberhart

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Poems in a way are spells against death. They are milestones, to see where you were then from where you are now. To perpetuate your feelings, to establish them. If you have in any way touched the central heart of mankind's feelings, you'll survive.

Richard Eberhart

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Richard Ghormley Eberhart (April 5, 1904 – June 9, 2005) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American poet.

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