Tuesday, December 9, 2014

A Broken Friendship Comments

Rating: 4.3

Alas! they had been friends in youth;
But whispering tongues can poison truth;
And constancy lives in realms above;
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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zac cory 05 February 2024

This poem really speaks to me as it both has depth and personality. The stanzas really shine a light on the struggles of man and show ourselves what we refuse to admit in our hearts. When i read this poem with my eyes, mind and heart it just makes me want to to music and in a tight .

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Solomon Senxer 12 September 2019

They stood aloof, the scars remaining, Like cliffs which had been rent asunder; A dreary see now flows between; - But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been sad.. sad.. sad!

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Dr Antony Theodore 16 August 2019

whispering tongues can poison truth; And constancy lives in realms above; And life is thorny; and youth is vain; What a great realization.. tony

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Leku Brain 21 January 2018

Wonderful poem. So enriching

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Bhargabi Dei Mahakul 09 December 2014

Shall wholly do away, I ween, The marks of that which once hath been... Very wonderful presentation of broken friendship grief and joy of words within. This is highly appreciated. Beautiful and ever green.

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