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Great Poetry
#98
RE: Great Poetry
Thanks
BY W. S. MERWIN
Listen
with the night falling we are saying thank you
we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings
we are running out of the glass rooms
with our mouths full of food to look at the sky
and say thank you
we are standing by the water thanking it
standing by the windows looking out
in our directions

back from a series of hospitals back from a mugging
after funerals we are saying thank you
after the news of the dead
whether or not we knew them we are saying thank you

over telephones we are saying thank you
in doorways and in the backs of cars and in elevators
remembering wars and the police at the door
and the beatings on stairs we are saying thank you
in the banks we are saying thank you
in the faces of the officials and the rich
and of all who will never change
we go on saying thank you thank you

with the animals dying around us
taking our feelings we are saying thank you
with the forests falling faster than the minutes
of our lives we are saying thank you
with the words going out like cells of a brain
with the cities growing over us
we are saying thank you faster and faster
with nobody listening we are saying thank you
thank you we are saying and waving
dark though it is
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Great Poetry - by Zazzy - October 12, 2013 at 2:46 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by freedomfromforum - October 12, 2013 at 3:04 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Zazzy - October 12, 2013 at 3:08 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by freedomfromforum - October 12, 2013 at 3:31 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - October 12, 2013 at 3:43 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Zazzy - October 12, 2013 at 3:47 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by freedomfromforum - October 12, 2013 at 3:59 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - October 12, 2013 at 4:20 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - December 4, 2014 at 10:19 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Rev. Rye - December 5, 2014 at 12:33 am
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RE: Great Poetry - by ManMachine - December 9, 2014 at 12:01 pm
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RE: Great Poetry - by Thumpalumpacus - December 9, 2014 at 1:01 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - December 9, 2014 at 7:26 pm
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RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - December 13, 2014 at 3:35 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by ManMachine - December 17, 2014 at 7:47 am
RE: Great Poetry - by downbeatplumb - April 3, 2015 at 2:57 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - December 17, 2014 at 3:56 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by ManMachine - December 17, 2014 at 5:19 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 17, 2015 at 4:42 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by thesummerqueen - January 17, 2015 at 11:13 pm
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RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - December 3, 2015 at 5:13 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - April 14, 2017 at 1:11 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - June 6, 2017 at 6:34 pm
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RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - June 15, 2017 at 4:28 am
RE: Great Poetry - by energizer bunny - July 20, 2017 at 1:01 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - July 26, 2017 at 10:19 am
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RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - July 26, 2017 at 11:09 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - October 23, 2017 at 6:36 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - October 24, 2017 at 6:48 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - October 30, 2017 at 4:46 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - January 15, 2018 at 7:34 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 15, 2018 at 8:50 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - January 15, 2018 at 9:15 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 15, 2018 at 9:39 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Cod - January 15, 2018 at 9:47 am
RE: Great Poetry - by brewer - January 15, 2018 at 10:01 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 15, 2018 at 10:03 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - January 15, 2018 at 10:08 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 15, 2018 at 10:11 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Cod - January 15, 2018 at 10:11 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - January 15, 2018 at 10:15 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Cod - January 15, 2018 at 10:19 am
RE: Great Poetry - by J a c k - March 23, 2018 at 1:29 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 15, 2018 at 10:20 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - March 23, 2018 at 1:03 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by The Industrial Atheist - March 23, 2018 at 2:30 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Angrboda - March 23, 2018 at 3:26 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by LadyForCamus - March 23, 2018 at 10:15 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by LadyForCamus - March 24, 2018 at 2:29 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - March 27, 2018 at 4:28 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - June 4, 2018 at 6:24 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2018 at 6:32 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - June 4, 2018 at 6:35 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by LadyForCamus - June 4, 2018 at 9:08 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - June 4, 2018 at 7:35 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - June 20, 2018 at 5:43 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - June 20, 2018 at 7:28 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - August 14, 2018 at 10:16 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by The Grand Nudger - August 14, 2018 at 11:45 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - September 8, 2018 at 6:52 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - September 8, 2018 at 7:43 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - September 8, 2018 at 9:00 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 9, 2018 at 6:54 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - October 10, 2018 at 6:09 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - October 10, 2018 at 8:26 am
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RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - October 10, 2018 at 9:01 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 10, 2018 at 4:19 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - October 15, 2018 at 9:07 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - October 22, 2018 at 10:37 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - October 26, 2018 at 9:42 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - October 28, 2018 at 8:50 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - October 28, 2018 at 9:32 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - October 30, 2018 at 9:54 am
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RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - December 26, 2018 at 8:21 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - January 3, 2019 at 3:33 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - March 10, 2019 at 12:09 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by outtathereligioncloset - March 10, 2019 at 6:25 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - March 11, 2019 at 10:14 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Belacqua - March 16, 2019 at 5:54 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - March 16, 2019 at 2:33 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by TwoKnives99 - March 16, 2019 at 3:25 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 29, 2019 at 5:57 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by fredd bear - March 29, 2019 at 8:37 pm
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RE: Great Poetry - by fredd bear - March 30, 2019 at 9:20 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - March 31, 2019 at 7:35 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - March 31, 2019 at 3:22 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Mr.Obvious - April 1, 2019 at 8:52 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Macoleco - April 1, 2019 at 9:40 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - April 8, 2019 at 11:21 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Succubus - April 11, 2019 at 7:37 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - April 28, 2019 at 7:43 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 8, 2019 at 9:16 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 9, 2019 at 8:18 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 9, 2019 at 8:22 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 9, 2019 at 11:29 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 11:02 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 11:07 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 11:16 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 11:20 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 11:38 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 11:43 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 10:55 am
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 11:59 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 12:59 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 1:04 pm
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RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 1:50 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 2:03 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 2:10 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 2:15 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 2:19 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 2:29 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 3:07 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 3:20 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 3:52 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 4:06 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 4:13 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 4:16 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 4:26 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 4:36 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 4:30 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 20, 2019 at 4:38 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 20, 2019 at 4:42 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - May 27, 2019 at 8:26 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 27, 2019 at 9:04 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - May 27, 2019 at 5:40 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 27, 2019 at 6:15 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - July 2, 2019 at 4:18 am
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 2, 2019 at 6:28 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - July 2, 2019 at 1:07 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 2, 2019 at 1:58 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - July 2, 2019 at 8:52 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Sal - July 2, 2019 at 12:48 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by LadyForCamus - July 2, 2019 at 9:09 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - July 3, 2019 at 2:00 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - July 2, 2019 at 10:33 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by LadyForCamus - July 2, 2019 at 10:53 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - July 3, 2019 at 3:28 am
RE: Great Poetry - by vulcanlogician - July 13, 2019 at 10:02 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - July 21, 2019 at 1:08 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - July 21, 2019 at 6:30 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - July 21, 2019 at 7:10 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 15, 2019 at 3:01 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - August 15, 2019 at 3:20 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 15, 2019 at 3:26 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - August 15, 2019 at 3:32 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 15, 2019 at 3:35 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - August 15, 2019 at 3:45 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 15, 2019 at 5:14 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by arewethereyet - August 15, 2019 at 5:34 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Belacqua - August 15, 2019 at 9:03 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by arewethereyet - August 15, 2019 at 4:14 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by onlinebiker - August 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by Brian37 - August 15, 2019 at 7:09 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - August 15, 2019 at 7:26 pm
RE: Great Poetry - by onlinebiker - August 15, 2019 at 8:43 pm

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