Monday, January 13, 2003

Any Night Comments

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Look, the eucalyptus, the Atlas pine,
the yellowing ash, all the trees
are gone, and I was older than
all of them. I am older than the moon,
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Philip Levine
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Frankline Shem O. 22 April 2025

Im left speechless nicely done

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Kumarmani Mahakul 25 March 2019

Their brothers and sisters saw this and refused to build nests, This poem is very amazingly and brilliantly penned. The prayer of night follows the light of the day. This is excellent.

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Subhas Chandra Chakra 15 May 2016

I am older than the moon, than the stars that fill my plate, than the unseen planets that huddle together here at the end of a year no one wanted. A year more than a year, in which the sparrows learned to fly backwards into eternity. Beautiful and praiseworthy lines. Loved the poem.10 for it. Thanks for sharing the poem. Subhas

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Ratnakar Mandlik 15 May 2016

A great poem displaying wonderful flight of imagery and understanding about the intricacies of life. Thanks for sharing it here.

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IThe poem is so beautifully written with word power.

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Edward Kofi Louis 15 May 2016

The unseen planets! ! With the muse of the universe. Nice piece of work.

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Marko Duvnjak 03 April 2015

Wow brilliant, so glad I found this poet

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Philip Levine

Philip Levine

Detroit, Michigan
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