This rich fountain of the spirit I call the poetic heartthe poetic heart that is the source
of all human creativity
and power of imagination
It fashions the dreams
and daring and hopes of this earth
creates harmony and concord
It possesses a force no person whosoever can defy
It transforms the wasteland within us into a fertile plain
Great poems trenchantly capture the truth
of that human life force
that blends with and beats in rhythm
with nature and the universe
They overflow with compassion
and feeling for all beings
They rouse and call forth the poetic heart in others
They bring out the flower and fragrance
in human nature
This I believe: restitution of the poetic heart means
nothing less than transforming the coming age
into the century of the human being!
-Daisaku Ikeda-
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