Saturday, August 18, 2007

No, I'Ll No Take Half Comments

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No, I'll not take the half of anything!
Give me the whole sky! The far-flung earth!
Seas and rivers and mountain avalanches-
All these are mine! I'll accept no less!
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Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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Mary Kadlubowski 18 November 2008

I love this poem. I love it's embrace of a whole life. It reminds me that every difficulty in life has made me stronger and better than joy ever did. See also his poem Thanks, both of which were readings at my wedding 20 years ago. My marriage is gone, but I am still reminded that we started out with Thanks and No, I'll not take half and am heartened

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Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Zima Junction, Siberia
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