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Shamus

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2020.02.22 17:31

“There is such power” by Arlo Bates.

THERE is such power even

in smallest things
To bring the dear past back; a flower’s tint,
A snatch of some old song, the fleeting glint
Of sunbeams on the wave—each vivid brings

The lost days up, as from the idle strings
Of wind-harp sad a breeze evokes the hint
Of antique tunes. A glove which keeps imprint
Of a loved hand the heart with torture wrings

By memory of a clasp meant more than speech;
A face seen in the crowd with curve of cheek
Or sweep of eyelash our woe’s core can reach.

How strong is love to yearn, and yet how weak
To strive with fate: the lesson all things teach,
As of the past in myriad ways they speak.
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  • Shamus 2020.02.22 17:32

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    Wow, I love this poem. 😭
  • Shamus 2020.02.22 17:35

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    It's about memory and the power of small things that can remind us of something from the past. Like any little object can bring back a powerful memory. ❤
  • maomao 2020.02.22 17:36

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    I can't understand
  • Charlotte 2020.02.22 17:36

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    很好听的声音~
  • Charlotte 2020.02.22 17:37

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    @Shamus thank you for your sharing
  • D.E.V.I.A.T.I.O.N. 2020.02.22 17:38

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    It's just way too exquisite ... Both the poem and your reading ...
  • Reem 2020.02.22 17:55

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    🌻🎶🌬️😔
  • thulfiqar 2020.02.22 19:00

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    Perfect
  • Shamus 2020.02.26 18:23

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    Thank you all for your wonderful comments.

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