The Saturday poem in July: Love and laughter

[nodbear]

A few readers have promised to search out favourite 'love and laughter' theme poems for future weeks which is great :) This week we feature a poem which is not particularly in the laughter category but which is very certainly life affirming. It is a short poem by Walt Whitman, a poet who has featured several times in this column so far. This is

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[kittycallum]

This is such a beautiful image. :) Like so much of Whitman, you feel as though you have joined him in the scene. I love the warmth of the wintry day spent among chatting friends.

I have a suggestion for another poem to raise a smile, if you are looking for more -- The Sailor's Consolation (Charles Dibdin). Here is a link to Poets' Corner: http://theotherpages.org/poems/dibdin01.html#1

... and it struck me that another one to raise a smile might be A Wish (Edith Södergran). More for giving one warm feelings than making one laugh, but it might be of interest! Here it is: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-wish-100/

[nodbear]

Yes it is a really vivid scene and you get a sense of a privileged view