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The Echo of Our Inner Child: A Reflection on Longfellow’s “My Lost Youth”

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There are some poems that feel like gentle mirrors, showing us not only where we have been but who we once were. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “My Lost Youth” is one of those poems. Filled with nostalgia, longing, and the soft ache of memory, it invites us to revisit the younger versions of ourselves the ones we often forget yet quietly carry within us. About the Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) was one of America’s most loved poets during the 19th century. Known for works like “The Song of Hiawatha” and “Evangeline” , he wrote in a warm, accessible voice that blended storytelling with emotion. Much of his poetry reflects themes of memory, nature, family, and the quiet passage of time. “My Lost Youth,” written in 1855, is his tender tribute to the city where he grew up and to the boy he once was. Complete Poem: “My Lost Youth” Often I think of the beautiful town That is seated by the sea; Often in thought go up and down The pleasant streets of that dear old town, A...
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The Silent Earthquake of Betrayal: A Gentle Reflection Through Emily Dickinson

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  Betrayal is never loud. It arrives like a quiet tremor inside the soul; suddenly, the whole inner world we trusted begins to shake To explore this feeling, I turned to one of the most powerful voices in English literature: Emily Dickinson , a poet who understood the unseen storms of the human heart better than almost anyone. About the Poet: Emily Dickinson The Architect of Inner Worlds Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) was an American poet known for her intense emotional honesty, bold imagery, and deep spiritual questioning. She lived much of her life in seclusion, yet her poetry travels into the most fragile corners of human experience: grief, love, loss, confusion, and the quiet tragedies that shape us. Her work often mirrors the psychological impact of emotional wounds, making her the perfect companion when exploring betrayal. Original Poem: "I Felt a Funeral, in my Brain"   Emily Dickinson I felt a Funeral, in my Brain, And Mourners to and fro Kept treading...
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When Trust Breaks: A Poetic Reflection on Betrayal

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Original Poem  They Flee from Me by  Sir Thomas Wyatt They flee from me that sometime did me seek With naked foot stalking in my chamber. I have seen them gentle, tame, and meek That now are wild and do not remember That sometime they put themselves in danger To take bread at my hand; and now they range, Busily seeking with a continual change. About the Poet Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503–1542) was an English poet and diplomat who played a major role in introducing Italian poetic forms especially the sonnet into English literature. Living in the tense political environment of King Henry VIII’s court, Wyatt experienced shifting loyalties, fragile friendships, and emotional turmoil. These themes often surface in his poetry, especially in his reflections on betrayal and fading affection. Paraphrase (Simple Modern Meaning) The poet says that people who once sought his company and were gentle with him now avoid him. Those who once trusted him, depended on him, or came...
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T.S. Eliot and the 11:11 Portal: A Gentle Reflection

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  About T.S. Eliot Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888–1965) was a masterful poet, essayist, and thinker, whose words continue to guide readers into deeper reflection. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and later a British citizen, Eliot explored the mysteries of time, consciousness, and the human spirit. His poetry combines intellect with quiet spirituality, inviting us to pause, reflect, and perceive the eternal within the fleeting present A Glimpse into “Burnt Norton” Burnt Norton is part of Eliot’s Four Quartets . While the full poem is copyrighted, some key lines reflect its timeless portal-like vision: "Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable Part of Four Quartets , Eliot’s Burnt Norton meditates on time, memory, and possibility. He reflects on the past, present, and future as intertwined moments are never truly...
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“Bright Star” by John Keats

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  A timeless sonnet that captures the longing of two souls to remain eternally bound in love and stillness, one of the last and most heartfelt works of Romantic poet John Keats . Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night, And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like Nature’s patient sleepless Eremite, The moving waters at their priestlike task Of pure ablution round earth’s human shores, Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask Of snow upon the mountains and the moors No yet still steadfast, still unchangeable, Pillow’d upon my fair love’s ripening breast, To feel forever its soft fall and swell, Awake forever in a sweet unrest, Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath, And so live ever or else swoon to death. Background of the Poet John Keats (1795–1821) was one of the great voices of the English Romantic movement. Though he lived only twenty-five short years, his poetry overflows with emotional bea...
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“A Poison Tree” by William Blake

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  From “Songs of Experience” (1794) , this poem is one of William Blake’s most haunting reflections on human anger, repression, and moral tolerance I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I water’d it in fears, Night and morning with my tears: And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright; And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine, And into my garden stole When the night had veil’d the pole; In the morning glad I see My foe outstretch’d beneath the tree. Background of the Poet William Blake (1757–1827) was an English poet, painter, and visionary thinker. Living during the Romantic era, he rejected the industrial age’s mechanical view of life and believed in the spiritual and emotional side of humanity. His works often explore innocence, experience, good, evil, and the in...
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The Solitary Reaper: When the Soul Sings Alone

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  Some poems don’t just describe a scene; they open a quiet space inside us! William Wordsworth’s The Solitary Reaper is one such piece. It speaks in whispers, not in noise; it heals, not by teaching, but by simply being. The poem is about a girl singing alone in a field, but in her song, Wordsworth hears the voice of all humanity, of time, of feeling, of life itself  About the Poet: William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was one of the great voices of the English Romantic Age. His poetry celebrates nature as the purest source of peace and spiritual renewal. For Wordsworth, nature was not merely scenery. It was alive, guiding, and divine. He believed that every leaf, stream, and mountain could teach us tenderness and calm. His poems, including Daffodils , Tintern Abbey , and The Solitary Reaper , continue to remind us that the simplest moments in nature can touch the deepest parts of the heart.  Background of the Poem The Solitary Reaper was written in...
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