Friday, January 3, 2003

Fear Comments

Rating: 3.1

I am afraid, oh I am so afraid!
The cold black fear is clutching me to-night
As long ago when they would take the light
And leave the little child who would have prayed,
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Sara Teasdale
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Rose Marie Juan-austin 12 September 2021

Deeply poignant and moving poem. Fear and darkness are vividly captured in this marvelous write

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Nicole Settimi 13 February 2019

' Yet shall I struggle in the dark for breath? Will no one fight the Terror for my sake, ' - So touching. She feels so alone, defenseless, hopeless. ' The heavy darkness that no dawn will break? How can they leave me in that dark alone, Who loved the joy of light and warmth so much, '

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yummy 26 November 2018

My tastes like eggs

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Maggie nyamagu 12 May 2018

The poem is so mwaaah I like it

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Afrooz Jafarinoor 24 June 2015

A surprise ending nice poem! Childhood fears mingled with a sick woman's who doesn't like to die!

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John Spencer 111 23 August 2006

How can they shut me under a stone? - Opt for cremation! Feed the soil and the plants with your ashes. A beutiful poem to say the least--- Peace-

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Sara Teasdale

Sara Teasdale

Missouri / United States
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