Tag: Poems

When I Think of Death – Maya Angelou

When I think of death, and of late the idea has come with alarming frequency, I seem at peace with the idea that a day will dawn when I no longer be among those living in this valley of strange humors.  I can accept the idea of my own demise, but I am unable to …

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Myself

by Edgar Albert Guest I have to live with myself and so  I want to be fit for myself to know. I want to be able as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye; I don’t want to stand with the setting sun  and hate myself for the things I have …

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Chagrin D’Amour

If Love and I were all alone I might forget to grieve, And for his pleasure and my own Might happier garlands weave; But you sit there, and watch us wear The mourning wreaths you wove: And while such mocking eyes you bear I am not friends with Love. Withdraw those cruel eyes, and let …

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