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1/25/21

Quotes from Jean-Pierre Simeón


“A poem? I don’t know much about that.

But I know one, and it is hot like fresh bread.

When you eat it, a little is always left over.”

~Mrs. Round, the baker


“A poem … is when you are in love and have the sky in your mouth.” ~Lolo, bicycle shop owner, knows everything, laughs all the time, and is always in love. He repairs tire and sing.


“A poem is when you hear the heartbeat of a stone.” ~Old Mahmoud, who comes from the desert and waters his rhododendrons every morning at 9 o’clock.”


Source: THIS IS A POEM THAT HEALS FISH via Brainpickings