Favorite Lines from your Favorite Poems!

[johannsgrave]

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Our Lady Peace

How far is it to peace, the piper sighed,
The solitary, sweating as he paused.
Asphalt the noon; the ravens, terrified,
Fled carrion thunder that percussion caused...

For homely goddess, big as the world that burned,
Grandmother and taskmistress, frild and town.
We let the stranger go; but when we turned
Our lady lived, fierce in each other's frown.

[nats]

"tonight i can write the saddest lines."
-pablo neruda

[johannsgrave]

Our Lady Peace

How far is it to peace, the piper sighed,
The solitary, sweating as he paused.
Asphalt the noon; the ravens, terrified,
Fled carrion thunder that percussion caused...

For homely goddess, big as the world that burned,
Grandmother and taskmistress, frild and town.
We let the stranger go; but when we turned
Our lady lived, fierce in each other's frown.


Our Lady Peace is a poem by Mark van Doren

It is the poem that the band Our Lady Peace got their name.

if you havent heard of 'em, they're the guys who gave you songs like

clumsy, life, somewhere out there, superman's dead, etc.....

[luv2luv]

A Sad Child -- by Margaret Atwood

You're sad because you're sad.
It's psychic. It's the age. It's chemical.
Go see a shrink or take a pill,
or hug your sadness like an eyeless doll
you need to sleep.

Well, all children are sad
but some get over it.
Count your blessings. Better than that,
buy a hat. Buy a coat or pet.
Take up dancing to forget.

[luv2luv]

In the Depths of Solitude



I exist in the depths of solitude
pondering my true goal
Trying 2 find peace of mind
and still preserve my soul
CONSTANTLY yearning 2 be accepted
and from all receive respect
Never compromising bur sometimes risky
and that is my only regret
A young heart with an old soul
how can there be peace
How can I be in the depths of solitude
when there R 2 inside of me
This Duo within me causes
the perfect opportunity
2 learn and live twice as fast
as those who accept simplicity


~~Tupac Amaru Shakur ~~

[kliz]

You Tell Me by Marra PL. Lanot

You tell me if you had a wife
You wouldn't mind her falling
In love with another, especially
If you left her crying in the night.

You ask me if I want you
To think of no one but me
For you say you'd gladly spend
Your life unraveling a mystery:
Thinking of me, you say,
Is like deciphering a distant star.

And you wouldn't mind
Being used in a poem,
For art you can't refuse.
To err is human
But "human" is no excuse.
To love is natural, the heart
Has its reason, but
The heart is unreasonable
And I am left confused.

So I'd rather cry over him
Than be happy with you;
I'd rather end up
Dreaming and remain a star
You'll always seek and remember
Than sink down and regret
You're like other men
Who make their women cry.

[kiat_gamay]

I thought I coudn't love you
Â* Â* Â* Â*or maybe I didn't want to,
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*For I knew it woudnt be easy
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*with your moods and your temper
Â* Â* Â* Â*You always keep me on my toes
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*not knowing what you're thinking
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* or what you'd say next
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*You never breathe a word
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* or give me any clue
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*but expect me to understand
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*and make things perfect for you -


Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*with no flaws or mistakes
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* no hitches and ditches
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*So try hard I do
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* to please the perfectionist you.
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*And no matter how difficult
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* I tried to get used to the finical you
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*and in turn you slowly revealed to me
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* and make me see through you...

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Your gentle ways and sweetness,
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*and even your roughness and grouchiness.
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Then suddenly it occurred to me
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*that I was not just learning more about you,
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*but I was also learning
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*to love the EVER DIFFICULT YOU...

[SPACEMAN]

There's no love in me without your bieng,
no breath without that. I once thought
i could give up this longing,
then thought again,
but i couldn't continue being human. Â*


(Unseen Rain)

[SeventhSlave]

Â*

My Shooting Star

Â*

not too long ago i learned something new
and that something i learned was you
the stars are falling
as i hear you calling
the things you say
day after day
shocking but its true
im completly falling for you
dont no how it can be
but i think it would be a great we.
Shoot for the stars
unless they fall to you
live life to the fullest
and find what is true
steal my heart you asked me
but now you know you have the key
use it if its really true
I found my shooting star.....in you

-SeventhSlave

"I rather be hated for who I am than to be loved for who I am not"

Â*

[SPACEMAN]

i sent my soul with some letter for after life to spell,
and by and by my soul returned to me and answered
i, myself, am the heaven and hell....