(12 July 1817 – 6 May 1862 / Concord, Massachusetts)

poet Henry David Thoreau
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My Life Has Been The Poem

My life has been the poem
I would have writ,
But I could not both live
and utter it.

Submitted: Monday, April 12, 2010

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  • Sara D (4/22/2012 2:14:00 PM)

    Very simple, yet very beautiful.

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