Wednesday, December 10, 2014

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A voice said, Look me in the stars
And tell me truly, men of earth,
If all the soul-and-body scars
Were not too much to pay for birth.
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Robert Frost
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An1m8t0r M1ncr8ft 14 April 2025

This will be used in my latest book. It will not be translated in english. It will be in Standard Galactic Alphebet. The context will be as followed: a girl is participating in a ritual that will grant her elemental powers. her fellow dark wielders chant this to grant her the power of darkness.

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MikeOxLong 08 November 2021

cracked fingers.. and fingered cracks

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Suryendu Chaudhury 05 October 2020

A very pertinent question on how much eternity can be counted as a balance sheet of life.

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Glenn D. 14 February 2020

The narrator brings focus upon pessimism that innately abides in most humans who have been hurt or wronged by the myriad ways people have developed to deceive or work against one another. So what? Life is still worth living.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 17 June 2019

A voice…..what it is? …look me in the stars! The rest part is left for others to examine …A great poem by the great poet Robert Frost

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Tom Allport 17 June 2019

A painful answer for all of natures beautiful sights.

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Savita Tyagi 17 June 2019

A great thought provoking poem. In Vedic philosophy it is said that Supreme Being created the Universe for its own enjoyment- Ananda. Looking at our pain and suffering I wonder if It asks that question?

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Edward Kofi Louis 17 June 2019

Questions of love and life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Glen Kappy 17 June 2019

Hmmm... I wonder if Frost himself could identify the “me” in this poem. What it brings to mind for me is the description of the incarnation (and what followed) of St Paul in Philippians 2: 5-11. -GK

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Anil Kumar Panda 17 June 2019

Wonderfully said. 'If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth. ' Thought provoking drop.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 17 June 2019

An intricate question posed by the great craftsman through this simple looking four liner.

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Mahtab Bangalee 17 June 2019

hardly I reach a question to this four lines

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Adeeb Alfateh 17 June 2019

If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth. great write, great 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Kumarmani Mahakul 17 June 2019

If all the soul-and-body scars Were not too much to pay for birth.....outstanding conceptualization. Beautiful poem.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 17 June 2019

One of the best poems by Robert Frost.......

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Reshad Scott 01 January 2019

so how is 2019 so far?

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Messssssy 20 January 2019

As robert frost says it is..too much to pay for birth

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Genetal 24 November 2018

It's 4 lines how do you frickin mess up twice

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BIG OOF 30 October 2018

when he messes up like OOOOOOFFFFF

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Mo KE 13 September 2018

When the audio dude messes up LOLL

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Carino Trevino 29 June 2018

To live and brave the slings and arrows is really worth being born. I agree

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