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In a Country Church by R. S. Thomas | Poems Rethabile Likes

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In a Country Church by R. S. Thomas | Poems Rethabile Likes In a Country Church by R. S. Thomas To one kneeling down no word came, Only the wind’s song, saddening the lips Of the grave saints, rigid in glass; Or the dry whisper of unseen wings, Bats not angels, in the high roof. Was he balked by silence? He kneeled long And saw love in a dark crown Of thorns blazing, and a winter tree Golden with fruit of a man’s body. —R. S. Thomas Poet: @RSThomas Online: @DavidSuttonPoetry Book(s): @ThriftBooks ...
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The More Loving One by W. H. Auden | Poems Rethabile Likes

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The More Loving One by W. H. Auden | Poems Rethabile Likes The More Loving One by W. H. Auden Looking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast. How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If equal affection cannot be, Let the more loving one be me. Admirer as I think I am Of stars that do not give a damn, I cannot, now I see them, say I missed one terribly all day. Were all stars to disappear or die, I should learn to look at an emp...
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Your Presence by David Mandessi Diop | Poems Rethabile Likes

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Your Presence by David Mandessi Diop | Poems Rethabile Likes Your presence by David Mandessi Diop In your presence I have rediscovered my name My name that was hidden so long under the pain of separation I have rediscovered the eyes no longer veiled with fever And your laughter like a flame piercing the shadows Has revealed Africa to me beyond the snows of yesterday Ten years my love With days of illusion and abandoned ideas And sleep restless with alcohol Ten years of suffering poured on me from the world' s breath Suffering that burdens today with the taste of tomorrow And turns love into a boundless river In your presence I...
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