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Poems of Gratitude
Poems of Gratitude | Emily Fragos
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Poems of Gratitude is a unique anthology of poetry from around the world and through the ages celebrating thanksgiving in its many secular and spiritual forms. For centuries, poets in all cultures have offered eloquent thanks and praise for the people and things of this world. The voices collected here range from Sappho, Horace, and Rumi to Shakespeare and Milton, from Wordsworth, Rilke, Yeats, Rossetti, and Dickinson to Czes?aw Mi?osz, Langston Hughes, Yehuda Amichai, Anne Sexton, W. S. Merwin, Maya Angelou, and many more. Such beloved favorites as Gerard Manley Hopkins's "Pied Beauty," Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay," Constantine Cavafy's "Ithaka," and Adam Zagajewski's "Try to Praise the Mutilated World," mingle with classics from China and Japan, and with traditional Navajo, Aztec, Inuit, and Iroquois poems. Devotional lyrics drawn from the major religious traditions of the world find a place here alongside poetic tributes to autumn and the harvest season that draw attention to nature's bounty and poignant beauty as winter approaches. The result is a splendidly varied literary feast that honors and affirms the joy in our lives while acknowledging the sorrows and losses that give that joy its keenness.
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I really enjoyed this collection. A pretty high percentage of poems I liked compared to some other poetry books in this series. The groupings of poems mostly made sense. Perfect reading material for Thanksgiving. 🙏🏻🦃

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kspenmoll I found this quote years ago in a magazine- my first intro to Mary Oliver. 2y
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#thinkpositivebepositive

Poem by Raymond Carver

Thanks for the tag @Andrew65

Tagging @Tiffiney @Ast_Arslan

Trashcanman ❤️ beautiful 3y
Andrew65 😊😊😊 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
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The print is hard to read, but read this poem tonight from this little treasure of a book, Poems of Gratitude, and wanted to share with you all.

Julsmarshall Lovely, thank you for sharing. 4y
TheBookHippie How beautiful 🤍🤍 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ beautiful 4y
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Apologies to the poet! I could not align this correctly- app would not cooperate. Each line is supposed to be aligned left.

This poem just spoke to me tonight.

Cathythoughts ❤️ 4y
TheSpineView Beautiful! 💜 4y
SamAnne I need to reread Raymond Carver 4y
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#30daysofgratitude #grateful #WaltWhitman #poemsofgratitude

From tagged book, O Me! O Life! By Walt Whitman.
Grateful for:
1) the sun that just broke out!
2) netflicks
3) gorgeous calendars from Anne Heffernan Design, Etsy.

jb72 Beautiful! Thanks for joining in! 4y
kspenmoll @jb72 I have enjoyed being part of this. Every night as a family we all state 3 things we are thankful for. I have been doing it all my life- makes for a more peaceful mindset before bed. 4y
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“Oh the comfort-
the Inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,
the pouring them all right out,
just as they are, chaff and grain together;...”
— Friendship, Dinah Maria Craik
#30daysofgratitude #friendship
1.Thank you to this whole community for your friendship!
2.Thank you to my best friend of 51 years!
3. Thank you for my work friends
Thank you tagged friends!

Suet624 You‘re so sweet. Love you!! (edited) 4y
TheBookHippie 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 Adoration goes both ways. I so appreciate you. 4y
Librarybelle Thank you so much! I appreciate and value our friendship ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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jb72 That is amazing! Thank you so much for participating! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!! I treasure your friendship ❤️ 4y
Crazeedi Katherine, I am now crying, because you just posted one of my most favorite quotes in all the world. I imprinted this quote on my heart many many years ago. Thank you for being there, I am blessed❤ 4y
kspenmoll @Crazeedi Diane you are one of a kind special person. I too am blessed to know you. ❤️ 4y
kspenmoll @TheBookHippie 💕💕💕💕 4y
kspenmoll @Librarybelle 💕💕💕💕 4y
kspenmoll @Suet624 💕💕💕💕 4y
kspenmoll @jb72 thanks for starting the monthly process of stopping & reflecting on the blessings in our lives in this crazy challenging world. I have enjoyed your posts & learning more about you! 💕💕💕💕 4y
TheBookHippie 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 4y
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#30daysofgratitude #gratitude #gratitudepoems #day3

“I thank all who love me in their hearts,
With thanks and love from mine...”

—from Sonnets From the Portuguese,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

jb72 Oh that sounds lovely! I‘ll be posting the prompt for today shortly (after I vote). I have just gotten into poetry the past few years. 4y
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#AboutAugust #Appreciation

I live this little volume if poetry that focuses on #Appreciation.

Eggs Gorgeous cover 👏🏻📚👏🏻 4y
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#ThoughtfulThursday #gratitude

🌙 joining is local marches and feeling sense of community in honor of George Floyd.

🌙 “Tell me, what is it you plan to
With your wild and precious life?” - Mary Oliver

🌙 be with family, read on my porch, walk, watch humorous shows with family, visit my flowers, call a friend or a sister. Just be still.

🌙 Shepard‘s pie!

Tagging @Librarybelle @BookwormAHN @CareBear @Ncostell

MoonWitch94 Those are all good things to show yourself love! Thanks for playing 😊⭐️🌙 4y
Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 4y
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kspenmoll
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Thanks for the tag @EadieB !

1) I did read poetry but I do not usually read a whole book of one poet at once. Right now I have been diving into the tagged book, which is inspiring during this extraordinary pandemic experience we are living through.

2) I like a mix of both.
Tagging @Butterfinger @MrBook @JaclynW

EadieB @kspenmoll Thanks for playing! 5y
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🙂 5y
JaclynW Thanks for the tag! 🤗 5y
Butterfinger Thanks for the tag. 5y
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Someday...

kspenmoll 💕💕 5y
batsy That's lovely. 5y
merelybookish @kspenmoll @batsy That last line! 💔 5y
Cathythoughts ❤️lovely 5y
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