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[itiswhatitis]

@twinny70, I like that one too.  Did you know there are three versions of it?  I like any one of them.

[tucsongal]

I love poetry. My favorite poet is Mary Oliver, but here is a favorite from Emily Dickinson:

If I can stop one heart from breaking,

       I shall not live in vain;

If I can ease one life the aching,

Or cool one pain,

Or help one fainting robin

Unto his nest again,

I shall not live in vain.

[mollybgood]

My faves are both from Robert Frost ~

Stopping by the Woods . . .

and

Road Not Taken

[twinny70]

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@itiswhatitis wrote:

@twinny70, I like that one too.  Did you know there are three versions of it?  I like any one of them.

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No, I didn't know that there was more than one version.  When my Father passed away very suddenly in 1991, a co worker gave me s beautiful set of magnets & that was & still is my favorite poem.  I now have an AI disorder, so I am in the Lord's arms often.

[jaxs mom]

Sonnet 57 has been one of my favorite poems since I was a teen

SONNET 57

Being your slave, what should I do but tend 
Upon the hours and times of your desire? 
I have no precious time at all to spend, 
Nor services to do, till you require. 
Nor dare I chide the world-without-end hour
Whilst I, my sovereign, watch the clock for you,
Nor think the bitterness of absence sour 
When you have bid your servant once adieu; 
Nor dare I question with my jealous thought 
Where you may be, or your affairs suppose, 
But, like a sad slave, stay and think of nought
Save, where you are how happy you make those.
   So true a fool is love that in your will,
   Though you do any thing, he thinks no ill.

[suzyQ3]

Wonderful thread. My degree is in Eng lit, so I was fortunate not only read poetry but learn how to examine it for meaning based on the poet, his life's work, and the time in which he lived.

I'm not a praying person, but I will pray that all the arts will continue to flourish (and be well-funded). The arts, IMO, are a necessity for human beings. I am very worried about any diminishment they may suffer now. So I'll pray, in my own way. :-)

[itiswhatitis]

by Countee Cullen