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A Conceit

Maya Angelou

Give me your hand
Make room for me
to lead and follow
you
beyond this rage of poetry.
Let others have
the privacy of
touching words
and love of loss
of love.
For me
Give me your hand.




Quotes of the Day

Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected.
• Robert Orben


Poems of the Day
  • Eugene Field
    The Divine Lullaby
    by Eugene Field
    I hear Thy voice, dear Lord; I hear it by the stormy sea When winter nights are black and wild, And when, affright, I call to Thee; It calms my fears and whispers me, "Sleep well, my child."