1908 February 29

"Dear Marcet, You don't know how glad I am that you like my 'poetry.' I shall send you what I have of it-knowing that you really do not think it trash does me more good than anything I know-For I know as well as anyone that my productions are not powerful-It is really a terrible feeling, the feeling that you know how to say it and have nothing to say-The rhythm of a poem that is, is suggested by the mood (in my case) before the words. (…)"