Henry BestonPoetry is as necessary to comprehension as science. It is as impossible to live without reverence as it is without joy.
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Poetry makes the world a more beautiful place and thus, it is as necessary to comprehension as science. Poetry helps us understand the nature. Poetry helps us understand the nature by simply making us feel happy and sad at the same time; we can feel both happy and sad at the same time. Poetry helps us see the world around us in a different way. In fact, poetry is as necessary as science to live, because it makes it easier for everyone to live a better life.
Source: The Outermost House: A Year Of Life On The Great Beach Of Cape Cod
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