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On Living by Nâzım Hikmet
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"I mean, however and wherever we are, we must live as if we will never die." A magnificent poem about the value of living fully and passionately by a magnificent poet who l...
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My Young Son Asks Me by Bertolt Brecht
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My young son asks me
Bertolt Brecht
My young son asks me: Must I learn mathematics?
What is the use, I feel like saying. That two pieces
Of bread are more than one's about...
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I Don't Know If History Repeats Itself by Yehuda Amichai
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I Don't Know If History Repeats Itself by Yehuda Amichai
I don't Know if history repeats itself
But I do know that you don't.
I remember that city was divided
Not only be...
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Our Eyes by Nâzim Hikmet
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Our Eyes by Nâzim Hikmet
Our eyes
are limpid
drops of water.
In each drop exists
a tiny sign
of our genius
which has given life to cold iron.
Our eyes
are limpid
drops of ...
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This by Osip Mandelstam
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This by Osip Mandelstam
This is what I most want
unpursued, alone
to reach beyond the light
that I am furthest from.
And for you to shine there-
no other happiness-
a...
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Without You by Hermann Hesse
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Without You by Hermann Hesse
My Pillow gazes upon me at night
Empty as a gravestone;
I never thought it would be so bitter
To be alone,
Not to lie down asleep in you...
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A Conceited Mistake by Vasko Popa
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A Conceited Mistake by Vasko Popa
Once upon a time there was a mistake
So silly so small
That no one would even have noticed it
It couldn't bear
To see itself to hear of ...
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Lullaby by Miroslav "Mika" Antić
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With the start of a new year, it seemed appropriate to read some poetry filled with a bit of hope.
Lullaby by Miroslav "Mika" Antić
This world,
actually isn't
all that b...
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From Orient Point by Marilyn Hacker
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From Orient Point
By Marilyn Hacker
The art of living isn't hard to muster:
Enjoy the hour, not what it might portend.
When someone makes you promises, don't trust ...
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What Teachers Make by Taylor Mali
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For my mother.
What Teachers Make, or
Objection Overruled, or
If things don't work out, you can always go to law school
By Taylor Mali
He says the problem with teachers ...
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