relatablepoetryandquotes:

“It was as if a morning-glory
had bloomed in her throat
and all that blue
and small pollen
ate into my heart
violent and religious.”

- Anne Sexton, The Furies

existential-celestial:

I christen your frightening flight:
Young eagle, rise in the air!
You stared at the sun! – my light
And delicate gaze can’t compare.

I stood, more tender than those
Who’ve witnessed you disappear…
I’m kissing you now – across
The gap of a thousand years.
—
Marina Tsvetaeva, from “No one was left at a loss…” featured in My Poems…: Selected Poetry, translated by Andrey Kneller

(via existential-celestial)

books-n-quotes:

“I can live for two months on a good compliment.” - Mark Twain