When a child, my dreams rode on your wishes, I was your son, high on your horse, My mind a top whipped by the lashes Of your rhetoric, windy of course.
- Stephen Spender
Dreams, Mind, Lashes, Windy
There is a certain justice in criticism. The critic is like a midwife - a tyrannical midwife.
- Stephen Spender
Justice, Like, Critic, Midwife
Religion stands, the Church blocking the sun.
- Stephen Spender
Sun, Church, Stands, Blocking
When you read and understand a poem, comprehending its rich and formal meanings, then you master chaos a little.
- Stephen Spender
Chaos, Understand, Read, Meanings
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