The Red Poppy - A poem by Louise Gluck


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Louise Gluck - The Red Poppy

The great thing
is not having
a mind. Feelings:
oh, I have those; they
govern me. I have
a lord in heaven
called the sun, and open
for him, showing him
the fire of my own heart, fire
like his presence.
What could such glory be
if not a heart? Oh my brothers and sisters,
were you like me once, long ago,
before you were human? Did you
permit yourselves
to open once, who would never
open again? Because in truth
I am speaking now
the way you do. I speak
because I am shattered.

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Poet: Louise Gluck Poem: The Red Poppy Volume: The Wild Iris Year: Published/Written in 1992 Comment 2 of 2, added on October 20th, 2005 at 12:39 PM. please were a poppy the lady said and held one fourth but i shook my head then i stopped and watched as she offered them there and face was old and lined with care. But beaneth the years the scares had made that remaind a smile that refused to faid a boy came whistling down the street bouncing along on care free feet. sophie from United Kingdom Comment 1 of 2, added on April 12th, 2005 at 9:51 AM. The author of this poem is Louise Gluck, not John Donne. mike from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, The Red Poppy, has received 2 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Louise Gluck with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

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Poet: Louise Gluck Poem: The Red Poppy Volume: The Wild Iris Year: Published/Written in 1992 Last read: May 16 2008, 9:59PM Viewed 2702 times. Added on April 12th, 2005 at 9:51 AM.

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