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I came up out of the subway and there were
people standing on the steps as if they knew
something I didn't. This was in the Cold War,
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it's one of great poem of Derek Walcott as a country poem; enjoyable always
'I am waiting for the sound of a bird to unhinge the beginning of spring' - what a beautiful, poetic expression! Congratulations on the poem's selection as the 'Modern Poem of the Day'!
A brilliant poem on the charm of village
In the village life goes well and natural in all charming things and events
Absolutely brilliant poem here... I like every stanza....wow! I would like to recite it some day
In this horrifying vacuum! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
a vivid description and image of village is in every poetic lines great
A four-part look at life in the village. Well wriiten with beautiful imagery.++10
Thank you, sir, for writing such a wonderful poem. Thank you indeed. I have enjoyed this so Im adding it to my favourite poems jxt so I'll not loose touch. And you, sir, have become one of my models. I love you, sir. Thank you.
Extremely well written composition that needs wide appreciation!