Dictionary Poems

To die—that was nothing; but the fears of what his death might mean to this group, gripped his heart and shook his soul. Discuss Mr. and Mrs. Julius Haldeman

No more my little song comes back; And now of nights I layMy head on down, to watch the black And wait the unfailing gray. Oh, sad are winter nights, and slow; And sad’s a song that’s dumb;And sad it is to lie and know Another dawn will come. – The Small Hours by Dorothy … Continued

Unless wicked ideas take root in a naturally depraved mind, human nature, in a right and wholesome state, revolts at crime. Still, from an artificial civilization have originated wants, vices, and false tastes, which occasionally become so powerful as to … lead us into guilt and wickedness. Discuss Alexandre Dumas

I told a truth, a tragic truth That tore the sullen sky;A million shuddered at my sooth And anarchist was I.Red righteousness was in my word To winnow evil chaff;Yet while I swung crusading sword I heard the devil laugh. I framed a lie, a rainbow lie To glorify a thought;And none was so surprised … Continued

after fivetimes the poemof thy remembrancesurprises with refrain of unreasoning summerthat by respondingways cloaked with renewalmy body turns towardthee again for the stars have beenfinished in the nobler trees andthe language of leaves repeats eventual perfectionwhile east deserves of dawn.i lie at length, breathingwith shut eyes the sweet earth where thou liest – After Five … Continued

When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests. Alexander Hamilton

What men and women need is encouragement … Instead of always harping on a man’s faults, tell him of his virtues … The influence of a beautiful, helpful, hopeful character is contagious, and may revolutionize a whole town. Discuss Eleanor H. Porter

Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter. Discuss Homer

The distance that the dead have gone Does not at first appear;Their coming back seems possible For many an ardent year. And then, that we have followed them We more than half suspect,So intimate have we become With their dear retrospect. – The distance that the dead have gone by Emily Dickinson

Well, I really don’t advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married. Discuss Virginia Woolf