Poem of the day
In Memoriam A. H. H. OBIIT MDCCCXXXIII: Part 067
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
When on my bed the moonlight falls,
I know that in thy place of rest
By that broad water of the west,
There comes a glory on the walls:
Thy marble bright in dark appears,
As slowly steals a silver flame
Along the letters of thy name,
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May the sun always shine on your windowpane May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain May the hand of a friend always be near you May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Blessing Irish
Comments about poets
Ape Cat Me: 'Know thyself.'
Rest in peace, Socrates.
Dr Charles Omole: “They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.” - Socrates
Andrew Suleh MD: “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Socrates
Arkanian Shenron: Imagine some insistent socrates, who, whatever reason we Broken down; logic, instead of being, as formerly.
Andrew Suleh MD: “Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.”
Socrates
Fábio.: DMX ft Ivo Rosa - Sócrates won't give it to ya
Felix M.: Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
~Socrates
Big Kings: When you have black people on here talkin about "crime culture" as if crime is detached from material oppression and conditions of poverty you know them n*ggas is lost
dani: Exactly... got a better chance getting a clot from birth control
Maktejah Brian™: Good morning, let's continue helping Kenneth...his Mpesa number: 0728045176
You can also reach him through the same number. Stay blessed!
Tristan‼️: It’s going to be a long week once Anti-vaxxers get their hands on the news of Johnson & Johnson vaccine causing blood clotting in *checks notes* 6 people (out of 7 million doses)
charley / jamie: socrates c. 399 bc
dani: lol what? Have you MET women?
Dennis ¯\_( ツ)_/¯: Just started a new job as a security guard. My boss told me my job would be to watch the office at night.
I’m on season 6 and not sure what this has to do with security
dani: Safe, comforting male energy is always something I’m trying to be around. I’ve only found that a few times with women.
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- 04/13/1947 - Rae Armantrout - American poet and academic
- 04/13/1939 - Seamus Heaney - Irish poet and playwright
- 04/13/1938 - John Weston - English poet and diplomat
- 04/13/1914 - Orhan Veli Kanık - Turkish poet and author (d. 1950)
- 04/13/1729 - Thomas Percy - Irish bishop and poet (d. 1811)
Deaths on this day in history
- 04/13/2000 - Giorgio Bassani - Italian author and poet (b. 1916)
- 04/13/1912 - Takuboku Ishikawa - Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)
- 04/13/1794 - Nicolas Chamfort - French playwright and poet (b. 1741)
- 04/13/1695 - Jean de La Fontaine - French author and poet (b. 1621)