Thursday, January 1, 2004

Waiting Comments

Rating: 3.7

Serene, I fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, nor tide, nor sea;
I rave no more 'gainst time or fate,
For lo! my own shall come to me.
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John Burroughs
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Diana 11 March 2022

Why was the poem edited?

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Sariah 01 December 2020

I love your writing I’m a fan ekkkkkkkk

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Mike Dike 13 August 2020

Just begining to learn some details about the Poems by John Burroughs. Wonderful poems.

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khloe 10 February 2019

thisssssssssssssssssss was real good poem

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CJohnson 21 April 2020

Part of this poen is from the Bible so I can only assume you are an atheist - as well as in idiot.

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Diane Warner 05 July 2018

My mother gave me this poem to memorize in junior high school and it helps to recite it when I am anxious and stressed.

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Jeremy Brown 10 February 2018

This says it all perfectly for me.

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David Ignaszewski 23 January 2015

This poem confused me for years until I finally understood it is written from Gods point of view. Even the last stanza nothing can keep my own from me is from the book of Acts

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Jack Growden 01 August 2013

PLEASE READ MY COLLECTION! ! ! I am a young, aspiring poet. Please feel free to rate them and comment your thoughts. Thanks, Jack Growden

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Joseph Poewhit 01 August 2013

A fixed time for things in life.

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Karen Sinclair 01 August 2012

A nice write but i dont know why i just am not inspired by this, jut lacking something for me personally...maybe if i hadnt reviewed all morning with fresh eyes i would of read it differently but as it is i found myself sighing that it is just a bit lack lustre...... wish id picked another poem to read lol

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Mansor Sm 08 January 2010

awesome! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! .... every line.....every thought.........the poem indeed gives hope....a hope in sadness, something that insists life to be seen from a more optimistic view...though this optimism may seem far fetched sometimes.

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Kentucky Refugee 17 February 2008

I'll carry this poem of hope through dark days. Fate or coincidence? I don't believe in coincidence.

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