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Published: May 6, 2020, 3 a.m.

One of my favorite poems is William Wordsworth's "Lines Written in Early Spring." I came across this poem a couple years ago as I started reading his works. The length is great, and the message is insightful and relevant. Plus, it's beautifully written.

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As I read it, I feel like I'm out in nature as spring is blooming. And, it asks a great question: what have we done with ourselves to lose the joy and pleasure of life?

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-Robert Frost"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."
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The poem is below if you want to read it. But, I recommend you check out more of his poems as well.

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I think a good poem is long enough, but not too long. You have to be able to bring out some insight, emotion, or idea in a creative way. So, 3 lines rarely (if ever) does the trick.

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I also like simple observations. I love the poetry of the Romantics because they bring out the beauty and joy of ordinary things, often those that are taken for granted. In our rationalistic world, poetry is able to speak to the soul.

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Buy this collection of Wordsworth's works.

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Lines Written in Early Spring
\nBY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

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I heard a thousand blended notes,
\nWhile in a grove I sate reclined,
\nIn that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts
\nBring sad thoughts to the mind.

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To her fair works did Nature link
\nThe human soul that through me ran;
\nAnd much it grieved my heart to think
\nWhat man has made of man.

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Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,
\nThe periwinkle trailed its wreaths;
\nAnd \u2019tis my faith that every flower
\nEnjoys the air it breathes.

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The birds around me hopped and played,
\nTheir thoughts I cannot measure:\u2014
\nBut the least motion which they made
\nIt seemed a thrill of pleasure.

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The budding twigs spread out their fan,
\nTo catch the breezy air;
\nAnd I must think, do all I can,
\nThat there was pleasure there.

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If this belief from heaven be sent,
\nIf such be Nature\u2019s holy plan,
\nHave I not reason to lament
\nWhat man has made of man?

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