She sings the songs without words Songs that sailors, and blind men, and beggars have heard She knows more of love than the poets can say And her eyes are for something that won't go away.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A woman understands love more deeply than poets through lived experience. Her vision is focused on something enduring rather than transient.
- In plain terms
- She knows love better than writers because she has experienced it deeply.
- What can you take from it?
- Experience often teaches more than words.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What have you learned from experience that words couldn't teach?
- Who understands you best?
Another view
Poets can also express deep truths about love effectively.
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