Christ! What are patterns for?

“Venus Transiens"Tell me, Was Venus more beautiful Than you are, When she topped…”

“Don’t ask a writer what he’s working on. It’s like asking someone with cancer o…”

“Life is a stream On which we strew Petal by petal the flower of our heart; The …”

“I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart againstThe want of you”