To force the pace and never to be still
Is not the way of those who study birds
Or women. The best poets wait for words.
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: birds, imagery, love poetry, Nissim Ezekiel, poems about poetry
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Yet Do I Marvel 0
I doubt not God is good, well-meaning, kind,
And did He stoop to quibble could tell why
The little buried mole continues blind…
Categories: Poetry
Tagged: Countee Cullen, race, religion, social commentary, sonnet