Dannie Abse

thumb|Dannie Abse, 2014 Dannie Abse (Daniel Abse, born 22 September 1923 – 28 September 2014) is a Welsh poet and retired doctor; medicine, his Jewish culture and Welsh nationality are frequent themes in his work. Quotes Praying is another way of singing.You plant in the tree the soul of lemons.You plant in the gardens the spirit of roses. Poem Song for Dov Shamir in: Dannie Abse (1963), Dannie Abse, p. 8 I know the colour rose, and it is lovely,But not when it ripens in a tumour. And healing greens, leaves and grass, so springlike, In limbs that fester are not springlike. Poem The Pathology of Colours in: Dannie Abse (1981) Miscellany One - Volume 1, p. 65 You sod, Leave my soul alone, leave my soul alone Poem In the theatre, in: Dannie Abse (1997) Welsh retrospective, p. 43 And silence matched the silence under snow. Poem In the theatre; Quoted in: Tony Curtis (1985) Dannie Abse, p. 32 Are all men in disguise except those crying? ‘Encounter at a greyhound bus station’ (1986) External links Entry in Contemporary Writers Category:Academics from Wales Category:Jews from the United Kingdom Category:Poets from Wales Category:Physicians from Wales Category:1923 births Category:2015 deaths Category:People from Cardiff Category:20th-century British poets Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature