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Don't you just love Poetry ?
Here are some lines from one of the most beautiful ones I have ever read:
" And the lamps of the city prick my eyes
So that I can no longer see your face.
Why should I leave you,
To wound myself upon the sharp edges of the night ? "
The Taxi.......Amy Lowell 1874-1925.
Now to tax your brains ! a two part question.
(1) Name the author and Poem from which the following lines come:
" The world was all before them, where to choose
Their place of rest and providence their guide:
They hand in hand with wandering steps and slow,
Through Eden, took their solitary way. "
Clues.. English male poet 1608-1674.
Big clue ! you won't find this in the LOST property office at the station !
(2).Please quote some lines from a poem you like and i will give best answer to the one that moves and inspires me !.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Probably Paradise Lost then.
I like:
Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live
By Dorothy Parker. It so tragic and funny.
- Calamity JayneyLv 71 decade ago
I love poetry. When I am unable to sleep I compose the most wonderful poems, but in the morning I have forgotten them.