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Rhiannon

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Derek Walcott has died
« on: March 18, 2017, 10:57:16 AM »
Sad to hear this. He wrote one of my favourite poems, Love after Love.

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/21/love-after-love-derek-walcott/
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Nearly Sane

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Re: Derek Walcott has died
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2017, 11:12:18 AM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on March 18, 2017, 10:57:16 AM
Sad to hear this. He wrote one of my favourite poems, Love after Love.

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/21/love-after-love-derek-walcott/


Indeed, and one of mine is Ruins of a Great House

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ruins-of-a-great-house/
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Walter

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Re: Derek Walcott has died
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2017, 12:46:27 PM »
Quote from: Rhiannon on March 18, 2017, 10:57:16 AM
Sad to hear this. He wrote one of my favourite poems, Love after Love.

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/04/21/love-after-love-derek-walcott/
he could have saved a lot of words by saying

'Get over it!'

btw , I have many more condensed  poems if you want to hear them?
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Robbie

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Re: Derek Walcott has died
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2017, 03:50:56 PM »
Maybe so but it is a well nice poem.
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Walter

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Re: Derek Walcott has died
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2017, 04:13:02 PM »
Quote from: Robinson on March 18, 2017, 03:50:56 PM
Maybe so but it is a well nice poem.
aww, you're so cute
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