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Epitaph

daily poem, Merrit Malloy, U.S.

By Merritt Malloy. When I dieGive what’s left of me awayTo childrenAnd old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry,Cry for …

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A Portrait in Greys

daily poem, U.S., William Carlos Williams

By William Carlos Williams, 1883-1963, U.S. Will it never be possibleto separate you from your greyness?Must you be always sinking backwardinto your grey-brown landscapes—and treesalways …

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When Great Trees Fall

daily poem, Maya Angelou, U.S.

By Maya Angelou. Words by one remarkable woman, posted here to honour another remarkable woman: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933-2020. When great trees fall,rocks on distant …

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No Difference

daily poem, Kids Poetry, Shel Silverstein, U.S.

By Shel Silverstein. Small as a peanut,Big as a giant,We’re all the same sizeWhen we turn off the light. Rich as a sultan,Poor as a …

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Give All To Love

Ralph Waldo Emerson, U.S.

By Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, U.S. Give all to love;Obey thy heart;Friends, kindred, days,Estate, good-fame,Plans, credit and the Muse,—Nothing refuse. ’T is a brave master;Let …

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

daily poem, Kids Poetry, Shel Silverstein, U.S.

By Shel Silverstein. There is a place where the sidewalk endsAnd before the street begins,And there the grass grows soft and white,And there the sun …

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Kind hearts are the gardens

daily poem, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, U.S.

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882. Kind hearts are the gardens,Kind thoughts are the roots,Kind words are the flowers,Kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of …

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A Moment in Summer

Charlotte Zolotow, daily poem, Kids Poetry, U.S.

By Charlotte Zolotow, US. A moment in summerbelongs to meand one particularhoney bee.A moment in summershimmering clearmaking the skyseem very near,a moment in summerbelongs to …

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I measure every Grief I meet (561)

daily poem, Emily Dickinson, U.S.

By Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886. I measure every Grief I meetWith narrow, probing, eyes – I wonder if It weighs like Mine – Or has an …

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A Song of the Rolling Earth: 3

daily poem, U.S., Walt Whitman

By Walt Whitman. Find the other passages here: https://whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1891/poems/95 I swear the earth shall surely be complete to him or her who shall be complete,The …

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