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Late, by Myself

Rumi

Late, by myself, in the boat of myself,
no light and no land anywhere,
cloudcover thick. I try to stay
just above the surface,
yet I'm already under
and living with the ocean




Quotes of the Day

Can you imagine a world without men? No crime and lots of happy, fat women.

• Marion Smith



Poems of the Day
  • Amy Lowell
    Absence
    by Amy Lowell
    My cup is empty to-night, Cold and dry are its sides, Chilled by the wind from the open window. Empty and void, it sparkles white in the moonlight. The room is filled with the strange scent