Tuesday, December 31, 2002

The Water-Fall Comments

Rating: 3.1

1 With what deep murmurs through time's silent stealth
2 Doth thy transparent, cool, and wat'ry wealth
3 Here flowing fall,
4 And chide, and call,
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Henry Vaughan
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Nithya 19 February 2017

A remarkable poem about rebirth. The waterfall is a metaphor for a cleanse of mind, body, and spirit as well as a source of wisdom. This brings to life the bounteousness of water and illustrates well how powerful it can be.

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Sylva Portoian 25 February 2010

In that religious fandamentalist era You said what you wanted to say, 'Why should frail flesh doubt any more That what God takes, he’ll not restore? '- I continue to praise your advanced gaze and say, 'A Philosophical Poetic Stanza eternally rings its soulful bell.'

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Marcy Jarvis 21 October 2005

it's clear enough.............

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Henry Vaughan

Henry Vaughan

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