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secretsolitaire August 31 2012, 02:37:52 UTC
This is one of my all-time favorite poems. ♥

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fullofsummer August 31 2012, 12:06:29 UTC
Happy poems- The Orange by Wendy Cope, hands down.

On a Train, also.

The book I’ve been reading
rests on my knee. You sleep.

It’s beautiful out there -
fields, little lakes and winter trees
in February sunlight,
every car park a shining mosaic.

Long, radiant minutes,
your hand in my hand,
still warm, still warm.

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exceptindreams September 1 2012, 20:28:20 UTC
Oh, yes. That was the one I thought of. And the "On A Train" is great too. I had never read that before. Thank you.

K

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two_grey_rooms September 1 2012, 05:40:37 UTC
someone just posted a similar request at greatpoets, and i posted a looooot of happy poetry in response. well, they're poems that make me happy, anyway.

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exceptindreams September 1 2012, 20:29:26 UTC
So you did. They are fantastic. Thank you. (Also, I hadn't seen that thread, so thanks for pointing it out. I've been quite negligent of Livejournal the past couple of months and hadn't checked greatpoets very often.)

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shadowlynn September 1 2012, 13:25:03 UTC
I don't know why but this feels calming. Thank you.

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exceptindreams September 1 2012, 20:29:38 UTC
You're welcome.

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maddingsouls September 7 2012, 15:36:11 UTC
the last six lines of stephen dunn's and so... I can't find it online, but also the ending of here (from the collection local visitations):
and there, though mostly here, even fate is reversible
with struggle or luck. More than once I've walked
under the sun and beneath the luminous moon
not knowing what or whom to thank.

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