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No More Suffering Part II (My Whole World Is Falling Apart) at allpoetry
I could scream and shout from the highest mountain,
But no-one would hear me.
I could cry endlessly for days,
Untitled at allpoetry
So vulnerable, I never thought I’d be so nervous & confused around you.
No more suffering at allpoetry
I say I love you - to those who deserve the depth of my emotions, / I say I forgive - to those who have done me wrong and asked for forgiveness, / I say I learned - to those who taught me how to read, write and spell,

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on Down By The Salley Gardens by William Butler Yeats, on November 4, 2006

Fantastic
A tale of unrequited love, or of a man who didn't take the chance of love when it presented itself to him? Whatever way you look at this, Yeats was a master craftsman. His generation was still only evolving yet his work was modern and fresh. I could re-read this or "He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven" over and over again and would always read it as though reading it for the first time. Yeats, besides Stephen King, being Irish and a poet, is and was, my only poetic inspiration (I guess I could actually include Shakespeare and Donne in that group as other inspirations.) I love poetry. I always have and I always will. For as long as I draw breath I will keep writing poetry. I may not emulate those I have mentioned but it is privilege enough to be considered a poet (by others) and therefore counted among them though not in the same league as W.B. Yeats.

Shauna D.
on He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven by William Butler Yeats, on November 4, 2006
I have always liked this poem. It's dreamlike and fantastic for that reason. Being Irish, not being biased, I have always been drawn to this man's poetry. He could be dark yet witty, or sad but funny at the same time. He wrote from the heart and this poem epitomises love for me, through his words. A classic masterpiece. I will carry this with me in my heart until my dying day.

Shauna D.