Poetry has an immediate effect on the mind. 

The simple act of reading poetry 

alters thought patterns and the shuttle of the breath. 

Poetry induces trance. 

Its words are chant. Its rhythms are drum beats. 

Its images become the icons 

of the inner eye. 

Poetry is more than a description 

of the sacred experience; 

it carries the experience itself.

~ Ivan M. Granger

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