Heartbreak Hotel [gnomic verses]

"There are no happy poets"
a poet once opined
all poetizers know it's
a paradox of mind

yon sea of bliss bides deep
ink's darkling path looms steep
for bright bliss poets pine
heartbreak imparts dark wine



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1st line borrowed from the tweet of Raj Devjani (via Facebook-mirrored response of Sharanya Manivannan)