Quote by R. S. Thomas

I have known exile and a wild passion Of longing changing to a cold ache. King, beggar and fool, I have been all by turns, Knowing the body's sweetness, the mind's treason; Taliesin still, I show you a new world, risen, Stubborn with beauty, out of the heart's need.


I have known exile and a wild passion Of longing changing to

Summary

This quote highlights the speaker's personal experiences of exile and intense longing, which have led to a transformation of emotions from passionate desire to a desolate emptiness. The speaker claims to have lived many different roles and experienced the fleeting pleasures of the body and the betrayals of the mind. Despite these fluctuations, the speaker, symbolically represented as Taliesin (a mythical poet), shares their artistic vision of a new, breathtaking world that has flourished from the depths of human longing. This new world is characterized by its stubborn persistence, fueled by the insatiable yearning of the heart.

By R. S. Thomas
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