Dannie Abse



Dannie Abse (Daniel Abse, born 22 September 1923 – 28 September 2014) is a Welsh poet and retired doctor; medicine, his Jewish culture and Welsh nationality are frequent themes in his work.

Quotes

 * Praying is another way of singing. You plant in the tree the soul of lemons. You plant in the gardens the spirit of roses.
 * Poem Song for Dov Shamir in: Dannie Abse (1963), Dannie Abse, p. 8


 * I know the colour rose, and it is lovely, But not when it ripens in a tumour.
 * And healing greens, leaves and grass, so springlike, In limbs that fester are not springlike.
 * Poem The Pathology of Colours in: Dannie Abse (1981) Miscellany One - Volume 1, p. 65


 * You sod, Leave my soul alone, leave my soul alone
 * Poem In the theatre, in: Dannie Abse (1997) Welsh retrospective, p. 43


 * And silence matched the silence under snow.
 * Poem In the theatre; Quoted in: Tony Curtis (1985) Dannie Abse, p. 32