POEM OF THE DAY

*A little Madness in the Spring*

by Emily Dickinson

A little Madness in the Spring

Is wholesome even for the King,

But God be with the Clown—

Who ponders this tremendous scene—

This whole Experiment of Green—

As if it were his own!

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George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, FRS, known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet, peer and politician who became a revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence, and is considered one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement. 

Born: 22 January 1788, London, United Kingdom

Died: 19 April 1824, Missolonghi, Greece

Poems: Don Juan, She Walks in Beauty, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Darkness, Manfred, more

Plays: Manfred, Sardanapalus, Marino Faliero, Doge of Venice

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Daffodils

by William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud 

That floats on high o'er vales and hills, 

When all at once I saw a crowd, 

A host, of golden daffodils; 

Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine 

And twinkle on the milky way, 

They stretched in never-ending line 

Along the margin of a bay: 

Ten thousand saw I at a glance, 

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they 

Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: 

A poet could not be but gay, 

In such a jocund company: 

I gazed'and gazed'but little thought 

What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie 

In vacant or in pensive mood, 

They flash upon that inward eye 

Which is the bliss of solitude; 

And then my heart with pleasure fills, 

And dances with the daffodils.

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POEM OF THE DAY : SCAFFOLDING by SEAMUS HEANY

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POEM OF THE DAY: TONIGHT I CAN WRITE THE SADDEST LINES : PABLO NERUDA

TONIGHT I CAN WRITE THE SADDEST LINES :

PABLO NERUDA

// Spoken Poetry

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Jul 20, 2016

dawido

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POEM OF THE DAY: THE MORE LOVING ONE : W. H. AUDEN

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Meeting and Passing

by Robert Frost

As I went down the hill along the wall

There was a gate I had leaned at for the view

And had just turned from when I first saw you

As you came up the hill. We met. But all

We did that day was mingle great and small

Footprints in summer dust as if we drew

The figure of our being less than two

But more than one as yet. Your parasol

Pointed the decimal off with one deep thrust.

And all the time we talked you seemed to see

Something down there to smile at in the dust.

(Oh, it was without prejudice to me!)

Afterward I went past what you had passed

Before we met and you what I had passed.

POEM OF THE DAY: THE NIGHT BY ROBERT FROST

THE NIGHT BY ROBERT FROST

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Premiered Mar 6, 2020

illneas

51.9K subscribers

The purpose of this channel was never to create visual versions of the poems. My videos are based on the poem the way I perceive it but at the same time, I try to say a new story. Storytelling is most of the time based on dialogue but I want to believe that we can communicate as humanity without the use of specific language. Nothing makes me happier than seeing people from completely different cultures enjoying my work and the poems I love.

Grateful thanks to "illness" and YouTube.

POEM OF THE DAY : THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDE FALLS by LONGFELLOW

THE TIDE RISES, THE TIDE FALLS

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The tide rises, the tide falls,

The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;

Along the sea-sands damp and brown

The traveller hastens toward the town,

And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,

But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;

The little waves, with their soft, white hands,

Efface the footprints in the sands,

And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls

Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;

The day returns, but nevermore

Returns the traveller to the shore,

And the tide rises, the tide falls.

POEM OF THE DAY: DOGGEREL BY A SENIOR CITIZEN : W H AUDEN

W H AUDEN RECITES 

"DOGGEREL BY A SENIOR CITIZEN" 1969

42,255 views

Sep 14, 2013

betapicts

10.7K subscribers

Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 1907 - 29 September 1973), who published as W. H. Auden, was an Anglo-American poet, born in England, later an American citizen, regarded by many critics as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. His work is noted for its stylistic and technical achievements, its engagement with moral and political issues, and its variety of tone, form and content. The central themes of his poetry are love, politics and citizenship, religion and morals, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature. (Wikipedia)

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POEM OF THE DAY : THE WIDOW'S LAMENT IN SPRING TIME BY WILLIAMS CARLOS WILLIAMS

The Widow's Lament in Springtime

by William Carlos Williams

Sorrow is my own yard

where the new grass

flames as it has flamed

often before but not

with the cold fire

that closes round me this year.

Thirty-five years

I lived with my husband.

The plumtree is white today

with masses of flowers.

Masses of flowers

load the cherry branches

and color some bushes

yellow and some red

but the grief in my heart

is stronger than they

for though they were my joy

formerly, today I notice them

and turn away forgetting.

Today my son told me

that in the meadows,

at the edge of the heavy woods

in the distance, he saw

trees of white flowers.

I feel that I would like

to go there

and fall into those flowers

and sink into the marsh near them.

WHAT MAKES A POEM? - Ms MELISSA KOVACS

WHAT MAKES A POEM? - MELISSA KOVACS

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Mar 20, 2017

TED-Ed

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What exactly makes a poem … a poem? Poets themselves have struggled with this question, often using metaphors to approximate a definition. Is a poem a little machine? A firework? An echo? A dream? Melissa Kovacs shares three recognizable characteristics of most poetry.

Lesson by Melissa Kovacs, animation by Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., LLC.

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POEM OF THE DAY: IF YOU FORGET ME BY PABLO NERUDA (READ BY TOM O'BEDLAM) 321,355 views Aug 5, 2011 SpokenVerse 82.5K subscribers Another of Pablo Neruda's simple love poems. The feelings he portrays aren't particularly laudable but they are very human and touching and realistic, reflecting what most people would feel... Grateful thanks to SpokenVerse, TOM O'BEDLAM and YouTube.

IF YOU FORGET ME BY PABLO NERUDA 

(READ BY TOM O'BEDLAM)

321,355 views

Aug 5, 2011

SpokenVerse

82.5K subscribers

Another of Pablo Neruda's simple love poems.  The feelings he portrays aren't particularly laudable but they are very human and touching and realistic, reflecting what most people would feel...

Grateful thanks to SpokenVerse, TOM O'BEDLAM and YouTube.

ON POETRY

*My poems: a handful of dust trying to get back to supernova. Like every longing, everything alive* : MARILYN NELSON 

Grateful thanks to MARILYN NELSON, MARIA POPOVA AND BRAIN PICKINGS. 

POEM OF THE DAY: "WHEN YOU ARE OLD" BY W B YEATS

"WHEN YOU ARE OLD" BY W B YEATS

Irish Poetry-Poems about life and Love-Spiritual-Sad-Beautiful-Romantic

70,102 views

Jul 23, 2012

johnnielawson

298K subscribers

The 12 most popular soundscapes in one great value bundle for you to purchase and download https://gum.co/mostpopularsoundscapec... Relaxing nature sounds from the forest, river, lake, ocean & waterfall with and without birdsong are great for meditation or mindfulness relaxation.

Grateful thanks to "johnnielawson" and YouTube.

Homage to W B Yeats.

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Poem of the day: CARRY YOUR HEART WITH ME BY E.E.CUMMINGS

I CARRY YOUR HEART WITH ME BY E.E.CUMMINGS

Poetry Reading

530,111 views

Jun 7, 2012

Pearls Of Wisdom

49.8K subscribers

About the poet -- Edward Estlin Cummings (1894 -- 1962) was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Cummings' poetry often deals with themes of love and nature, as well as the relationship of the individual to the masses and to the world. Modernism prevailed major part of his work.

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