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This poem captures the essence of a secret love, one that communicates deeply, without words, only with glances that remain hidden in the shadows. 2. "Secret Alleys" ...
M any poems about love suggest that secret affairs offer us adventure, mystery, and the desire to protect and, above all, keep someone who can't be shown off to society. In fact, there are seven ...
Thirty-one love poems go back to scenes in Florence in 1284 when he was 18: a young man vibrating in “the most secret room of the heart” since the age of 9. The high point is a moment of ...
In recent years the love poem that has most startled me and moved me is Vona Groarke's heart-rending Ghost Poem from her Gallery Press book X. That X could be an Ex. or 10 bad things that can ...
The poem has Henschel wishing her luck in the league where her heart lies, even though she'll miss having her around. The two met as young women in 1947, when Donahue was 22 and Henschel was 18.
The book contains poems written about God (or as if they came to us from God) from Christian mystics (e.g. Catherine of Sienna, Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross, St. Francis Assisi, Meister ...