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The Trees (1974) by Philip Larkin


The trees are coming into leafLike something almost being said; Full poem here: https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/the-trees

“i thank You God for most this amazing day” — e. e. cummings (and see my thoroughly contrarian spirit)


https://www.poetryfoundation.org/audio/76999/i-thank-you-god-for-most-this-amazing-day Thus wrote e. e. cummings, who is clearly in love this world. (No wonder Plato wanted to banish all … More

I Carry Your Heart With Me by e. e. cummings – Poetry Reading


“मेहरबाँ हो के बुला लो मुझे चाहो जिस वक़्त” — मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब


मेहरबाँ हो के बुला लो मुझे चाहो जिस वक़्तमैं गया वक़्त नहीं हूँ कि फिर आ भी न सकूँ ज़ोफ़ … More

“दिल-ए-नादाँ तुझे हुआ क्या है, आख़िर इस दर्द की दवा क्या है।”


On the Beach at Night Alone — Walt Whitman


On the beach at night alone,As the old mother sways her to and fro singing her husky song,As I watch … More

One Coping Mechanism Among Many, I Guess


Celia Celia by Adrian Mitchell When I am sad and wearyWhen I think all hope has goneWhen I walk along High … More

“You’ll Learn to think for yourself.”


Dead Poets Society – “Rip it out” scene

from Ulysses by Lord Tennyson


“It may be that the gulfs will wash us down:It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles,And see the … More

Consoling a Friend


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