Delirium Quotes

“I am looking for my Caravaggio, always.”
― Barbara Hamby, Delirium: Poems

“The fire dies,
the candle is eaten
by its weak fluttering flame.”
― Barbara Hamby, Delirium: Poems

“Old Hamlet asks, "What is this quintessence of dust?"

Dust it's a dry word, with Saharas of space
between each letter.”
― Barbara Hamby, Delirium: Poems

“This is the Italy I dreamed of, saints, snakes, gypsies,
cutthroats in a baroque tutu of religion and sin.”
― Barbara Hamby, Delirium: Poems

“Some say love is a cave, unlit and mysterious, or do they say

it's a long corridor in a lavish French château
lined with mirrors, icy laughter caught on the dripping

crystals of chandeliers? I forget. Perhaps it's both,
a declivity and une galerie des glaces, goldleaf nymphs”
― Barbara Hamby, Delirium: Poems