Yes And No Poem by Laura Riding

Yes And No

Rating: 3.0


Across a continent imaginary
Because it cannot be discovered now
Upon this fully apprehended planet—
No more applicants considered,
Alas, alas—

Ran an animal unzoological,
Without a fate, without a fact,
Its private history intact
Against the travesty
Of an anatomy.

Not visible not invisible,
Removed by dayless night,
Did it ever fly its ground
Out of fancy into light,
Into space to replace
Its unwritable decease?

Ah, the minutes twinkle in and out
And in and out come and go
One by one, none by none,
What we know, what we don't know.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Kofi Louis 07 October 2015

Life is full of what we know and, what we don't know. Nice piece.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 07 October 2015

Known and unknown aspects of life make it more enjoyable. Thanks.

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Rahman Henry 07 October 2015

A wonderful and lovely poem. `Ah, the minutes twinkle in and out And in and out come and go One by one, none by none, What we know, what we don't know.'

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Anil Kumar Panda 07 October 2015

About intricacies of life that is unavoidable. Very nice.

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Bharati Nayak 07 October 2015

The mind delves to solve some mysteries, .At one moment it is belief, at the other it is disbelief.Expressed in some beautiful lines- - Ah, the minutes twinkle in and out And in and out come and go one by one.none by none What we know, what we don't know.

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M Asim Nehal 07 October 2015

Wonderful poem........I liked it.....

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Gangadharan Nair Pulingat 07 October 2015

An imaginary continent and a wonderful animal hitherto unknown likes

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Gangadharan Nair Pulingat 07 October 2015

An imaginary continent and a wonderful animal hitherto unknown and an interesting poem.

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Jasbir Chatterjee 07 October 2015

we have come a long way to what we are now, but certain things will always remain a mystery...

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Laura Riding

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