他的目光落到了他面前书桌上的那只花瓶上。花瓶是空的,多年来在他过生日的时候第一次是空的。他全身觳觫一怔:他觉得,仿佛一扇看不见的门忽然打开了,股股穿堂冷风从另一世界嗖嗖吹进他安静的屋子。他感觉到一次死亡,感觉到不朽的爱情:一时间他的心里百感交集,他思念起那个看不见的女人,没有实体,充满激情,犹如远方的音乐。
We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.