Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Johnstown Center / Rock County / Wisconsin
Friday, January 3, 2003

The Two Glasses Comments

Rating: 4.5

There sat two glasses, filled to the brim,
On a rich man's table, rim to rim.
One was ruddy and red as blood,
And one was clear as the crystal flood.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
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Shaun Cronick 30 August 2019

This is and always will be timeless. This is simply superb, so beautifully imagined and so lovingly written. I never tire of reading this enchanting, magical poem. Ella for me at the peak of her poetry powers. Brilliant.

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Baby Boomer 25 August 2019

I love this poem. My g grandmother used to recite it to me. I did not fully comprehend it until I was older, but it really has a lot of meaning in life. Listen closely to it.

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Shaun Cronick 15 August 2019

I have the grammatically correct version which I will put up on October 30th 2019. One hundred years exactly after this wonderful woman and humanitarian and treasured poet sadly died. this poem is spellbinding every time I read it. Thank you dear Ella.

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Shaun Cronick 06 August 2019

This is Ella Wheeler Wilcox for me at the peak of her poetry powers. Brilliant, simply brilliant. The construction and the message it conveys is so powerful yet so simple. Ella Wheeler Wilcox for me a wonderful woman. A true great poetess and a ceaseless humanitarian.

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Ric Webb 27 March 2019

this poem is found in an old book i grew up with. the best loved poems of the american people. Think Ella re-wrote it, i do.

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Pam Pratt. 02 February 2007

I learnt this poem over 50 years ago and I think the meaning of it is so true.It is indeed a poem with great depth.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Johnstown Center / Rock County / Wisconsin
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