Dannie Abse
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Dannie Abse (Daniel Abse, born 22 September 1923) is a Welsh poet and retired doctor; medicine, his Jewish culture and Welsh nationality are frequent themes in his work.
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- 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
- I know the colour rose, and it is lovely,
But not when it ripens in a tumour.- Poem The Pathology of Colours
- Leave my soul alone, leave my soul alone
- Poem In the theatre
- And silence matched the silence under snow.
- Poem In the theatre
