Words from a Reader

The “Writing Life Stories” e-mails I receive are such treasures. As soon as I see there is one in my inbox, I read it immediately. I look forward to them and never know how they will touch me. They can be interesting, informative, humorous, and/or touching.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

April is Poetry Month

HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

Voices Of The Night : A Psalm Of Life

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
    Life is but an empty dream! — 
  For the soul is dead that slumbers,
    And things are not what they seem.

  Life is real! Life is earnest!
    And the grave is not its goal;
  Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
    Was not spoken of the soul.


There are many new, modern poets today and I read many of them, but I still enjoy these poems by the poets I read when I was in school.  

2 comments:

  1. In my eyes every month is, or should be, poetry month.
    Thanks for sharing this wonderful example.

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  2. Yes, I think poetry months is every month because I read poetry and write poetry year round. Do you like the poets of old? I will share some more of them.

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