Friday, January 3, 2003

I Knew A Woman Comments

Rating: 4.1

I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,
When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;
Ah, when she moved, she moved more ways than one:
The shapes a bright container can contain!
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Theodore Roethke
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John Carter Brown 29 February 2024

I like it.

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Chinedu Dike 23 January 2022

A beautiful rendition of words to utmost justice. A heartwarming piece of poetry.....

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Dr Dillip K Swain 27 August 2021

A fantastic poem....liked it. Top score! !

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Madhabi Banerjee 29 August 2018

PLEASANT WRITNG. I LIKE IT.

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Dr. Riza 16 July 2018

A lovely woman you can sing just so you

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Lungelo S Mbuyazi 11 July 2018

A really beautiful poems...well articulated...

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Eduu wa Ndoleli 08 March 2018

I like this Happy Women Day.

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Scharlie Meeuws 08 October 2017

just beautiful with a great rhythm. You don't find this often in contemporary poems. Brilliantly and cleverly written. Only the reading aloud is not impressive, as this computer voice is always off putting. Don't you think? Scharlie

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Igwilo Vincent Somto 28 July 2016

Lovely line for a lovely woman

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Smoky Hoss 05 August 2015

The captivating eternalness of Beauty.

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Gangadharan Nair Pulingat 21 December 2014

A great character the poet created about the woman and it is proud, and nice and greatest thoughts.

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Aftab Alam Khursheed 21 December 2014

What's freedom for? To know eternity. thank you very nice

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Sally Plumb Plumb 21 December 2014

Beautiful last line.

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Liliana ~el 22 December 2013

Wow Very nice poem immortalizing this woman

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Thomas Harris 21 December 2013

Reminds me of The Song of Solomon in some ways. A great celebration of the body of the beloved.

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Leslie Audes 05 December 2009

This is just the height of romance.

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Sue Ann Simar 04 January 2009

It's a pleasure to read Roethke again.

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Padraig Mcaheel 13 May 2006

i dont know dddddddddddddddddddddaaaaaaaaaa

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Nancy De La Pena 10 April 2006

where is this woman?

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Theodore Roethke

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