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Emerson Poems - Poems about Emerson


Premium Member Emerson Was Right
"My giant goes with me wherever I go." Ralph Waldo Emerson Some believe they can receive release from deep woe if they go to an exotic island~~ NO!...

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Categories: emerson, peace, truth,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Emagi Emerson Concord
R W Emerson 'CONCORD HYMN' | \ / ...

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Categories: emerson, flying, poetry,
Form: Shape



Premium Member Clerihew Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson a minister unitarian When filled with consuming doubt prosody poured forth..without...

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Categories: emerson, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Know Thyself--Excerpts--Ralph Waldo Emerson
IV Give up to thy soul----- Let it have its way----- It is, I tell thee, God himself, The selfsame One that rules the Whole, Tho’ he speaks thro’ thee with a stifled voice, And looks through thee, shorn of his beams. But if thou listen to his voice, If thou obey the royal thought, It...

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Categories: emerson, freedom, inspiration,
Form: Blank verse
Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson and Ralph Waldo Emerson They say that these three poets day by day by day Always are willing to show me what and which way Certain style to use in my soul that soon is rising A beautiful sun starting to appear on the horizon. Color was seen and abounded all around galore Desire did appear to...

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Categories: emerson, allegory, analogy, power,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member Emerson
Etch thought profound in fond insight, Mould the message to fit the scope; Embrace the grounds for truth and light, Reap true passage with faith and hope; Set the heart straight in joy and cheer, Observe the fest through inner peace; Notice wild spread as passion steers. Intuit fine quest with mental ease, Niche a clear view of certain poise, Prime focus sure with...

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Categories: emerson, blessing,
Form: Sonnet
Rumi's Advice To Emerson
I am the product of Rumi's advice to Emerson and Thoreau, telling them to consolidate the spirit of compassion and truth in America wisdom of Persians, layers of Judeo-Christian foundation, civilizing the most barbaric at the heart of the world America is finally hearing of Rumi's love through Emerson and is struggling, on many...

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Categories: emerson, america, freedom, political,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Emerson Ekphrasis Recited
EMERSON EKPHRASIS In words, the sign of natural facts,far and wide his commentary did abound.A few statements of the particular,then a generalisation profound.Nature,landscape and Beauty,topics on which he was certain and sure.A legacy of quotations, for us to ponder,if not concur. Listen to me recite this Ekphrasis on youtube under pen name ichthyschiro...

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Categories: emerson, writing,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Emerson Phrasis Recited
EMERSON PHRASIS Tokens of love,for the most part,cold and lifeless.They represent not our life.The only true gift,a portion of ourself.So just for we,let the farmer give corn,a miner a gem,the sailor coral from the sea.Let the painter unroll a picture fair,the poet his heart to share From Emerson Essays Listen to me read this phrasis on youtube under the pen name ichthyschiro...

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Categories: emerson, poetry,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Paraphrasing Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Whatever course you decide upon there will always be someone to tell you that you're wrong. There will always be difficulties arising which will tempt you to believe that your critics are correct. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires a great deal of courage my friend."...

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Categories: emerson, dedication,
Form: Rhyme
I Took Emerson Off the Shelf
“For it is not metres, but a metre-making argument that makes a poem--a thought so passionate and alive that like the spirit of a plant or an animal it has an architecture of its own”- Emerson Your smile is selfish and sensual; A poet, with Apollo’s privilege, Dressed in the loneliness of civility Where is the fire, the flame, The...

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Categories: emerson, on writing and words,
Form: Free verse

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