Today’s Poem: The Paradox by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"The Paradox" by Paul Laurence Dunbar presents a complex entity who embodies dichotomous traits of life and death, serving both as the healer of sorrows and the gateway to an…
Finding Joy in Life's Everyday Moments
"The Paradox" by Paul Laurence Dunbar presents a complex entity who embodies dichotomous traits of life and death, serving both as the healer of sorrows and the gateway to an…
John Shaw Neilson's "The Gentle Water Bird" explores the narrator's journey from fear of an intimidating, 'thunder-blue' God to an understanding of a kinder divinity through the metaphor of a…
"Let Me Arise" by Violet Fane expresses a desire to embrace love and life, while rejecting hate, anger, and the concept of fate.
The reflection discusses Cervantes' "Don Quixote", especially the necessity of love for fulfillment, which urges one to bury their ego, allowing a wholesome, liberating union.
"Awake, My Heart" by Robert Seymour Bridges is a passionate plea to his heart to awaken to love, as he perceives the world awakening with anticipation around him.
A Song of Thanks Edward Smyth Jones For the sun that shone at the dawn of spring, For the flowers which bloom and the birds that sing, For the verdant…
Thomas Edward Brown's poem 'My Garden' depicts gardens as peaceful sanctuaries and asserts his belief that God manifests in them.
Laozi emphasizes that global peace stems from personal tranquility, progressing upwards from inner peace, to harmony in homes, communities, cities, and nations.
In Hilaire Belloc's "The Early Morning," the speaker associates the moon with a sister and the dawn with a brother, expressing greetings accordingly.
Robert Browning's poem "My Star" explores his unique relation with a star that alternates colors, symbolizing a deeply personal affection unaffected by others' perceptions or scientific truths.