The basic line in any good verse is cadenced... building it around the natural breath structures of speech. - Kenneth Rexroth

The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, assumes personal responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and keeps out of it. Without this hidden conspiracy of good will, society would not endure an hour.

Any talented decadent can make unreality believable. To make reality convincing is another matter, a matter for only the greatest masters.

The mature man lives quietly, does good privately, takes responsibility for his actions, treats others with friendliness and courtesy, finds mischief boring and avoids it. Without the hidden conspiracy of goodwill, society would not endure an hour.