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poetry I say the word poetry what do you

poetry I say the word poetry what do you think you might think of the silence of

think you might think of the silence of

think you might think of the silence of William Shakespeare homes of Johnnie

William Shakespeare homes of Johnnie

William Shakespeare homes of Johnnie Keyes we weren’t worth or emmalin things

Keyes we weren’t worth or emmalin things

Keyes we weren’t worth or emmalin things ecos are some of the best in the English

ecos are some of the best in the English

ecos are some of the best in the English language and yet its posts like these

language and yet its posts like these

language and yet its posts like these who tend to push students wait why is it

who tend to push students wait why is it

who tend to push students wait why is it well I can tell you this when I was a

well I can tell you this when I was a

well I can tell you this when I was a freshman it was those kinds of

freshman it was those kinds of

freshman it was those kinds of the immunity whenever I read their poems

the immunity whenever I read their poems

the immunity whenever I read their poems I never quite managed to grasp on going

I never quite managed to grasp on going

I never quite managed to grasp on going on was to mannered it was too mired in

on was to mannered it was too mired in

on was to mannered it was too mired in these thousand dots everything I could

these thousand dots everything I could

these thousand dots everything I could understand was really given to me by the

understand was really given to me by the

understand was really given to me by the teacher desperately wanted a pony I can

teacher desperately wanted a pony I can

teacher desperately wanted a pony I can understand her myself home that I could

understand her myself home that I could

understand her myself home that I could explore on my home I want to share with

explore on my home I want to share with

explore on my home I want to share with you guys the first poem that I read and

you guys the first poem that I read and

you guys the first poem that I read and really understood for myself it’s not

really understood for myself it’s not

really understood for myself it’s not terribly complex on but I just want you

terribly complex on but I just want you

terribly complex on but I just want you to sit back and just let yourself here

to sit back and just let yourself here

to sit back and just let yourself here this poem is called the idea by Alison

this poem is called the idea by Alison

this poem is called the idea by Alison embargoes and hide a lingerer on the way

embargoes and hide a lingerer on the way

embargoes and hide a lingerer on the way sighs group gathers up his work and

sighs group gathers up his work and

sighs group gathers up his work and yawns away a little longer and entire

yawns away a little longer and entire

yawns away a little longer and entire suppose

suppose

suppose used Apaches to play no matter the world

used Apaches to play no matter the world

used Apaches to play no matter the world is marched along scorned his loans as it

is marched along scorned his loans as it

is marched along scorned his loans as it quickly passed no matter I’ve been too

quickly passed no matter I’ve been too

quickly passed no matter I’ve been too busy throng between some face infantile

busy throng between some face infantile

busy throng between some face infantile of the last mission there is one but is

of the last mission there is one but is

of the last mission there is one but is a mission he knows that made you happy

a mission he knows that made you happy

a mission he knows that made you happy item 2 son and dreaming passes

item 2 son and dreaming passes

item 2 son and dreaming passes long-drawn days away so dreamings here

long-drawn days away so dreamings here

long-drawn days away so dreamings here is happy like to pass content that

is happy like to pass content that

is happy like to pass content that ambitions painful size until the sands

ambitions painful size until the sands

ambitions painful size until the sands run down into the rice he smiles content

run down into the rice he smiles content

run down into the rice he smiles content and knows

all the pity that you feel for this poor

all the pity that you feel for this poor month or more that flaming the world are

month or more that flaming the world are

month or more that flaming the world are you the better for your desperate view

you the better for your desperate view

you the better for your desperate view you would like him to infinity our own

you would like him to infinity our own

you would like him to infinity our own one of the things that really drew me to

one of the things that really drew me to

one of the things that really drew me to this poem is how a conversational was

this poem is how a conversational was

this poem is how a conversational was first time it was written in 1895 and

first time it was written in 1895 and

first time it was written in 1895 and yet he really imagined someone today

yet he really imagined someone today

yet he really imagined someone today seems to be very similar as courts just

seems to be very similar as courts just

seems to be very similar as courts just then there into the audience but the

then there into the audience but the

then there into the audience but the first time I read this poem it’s not

first time I read this poem it’s not

first time I read this poem it’s not really good because it was the first

really good because it was the first

really good because it was the first time I ever understood at all love it

time I ever understood at all love it

time I ever understood at all love it could you tell me what I mean it’s just

could you tell me what I mean it’s just

could you tell me what I mean it’s just it’s all there I understood would have

it’s all there I understood would have

it’s all there I understood would have meant that made me feel really good and

meant that made me feel really good and

meant that made me feel really good and I really wanted other people do I knew

I really wanted other people do I knew

I really wanted other people do I knew that vertical list of homes they would

that vertical list of homes they would

that vertical list of homes they would love to and that’s really what convinced

love to and that’s really what convinced

love to and that’s really what convinced me to be involved in this in this great

me to be involved in this in this great

me to be involved in this in this great programmable so jury out that for any

programmable so jury out that for any

programmable so jury out that for any parents I don’t know approach that

parents I don’t know approach that

parents I don’t know approach that allows this program when students

allows this program when students

allows this program when students memorize and recite poetry in front of

memorize and recite poetry in front of

memorize and recite poetry in front of it and the great thing about coach r

it and the great thing about coach r

it and the great thing about coach r value is that it makes poems more real

value is that it makes poems more real

value is that it makes poems more real and they said they make small person it

and they said they make small person it

and they said they make small person it makes it more accessible and I think I

makes it more accessible and I think I

makes it more accessible and I think I think we can all gains them

think we can all gains them

think we can all gains them more accessible whether it’s reciting

more accessible whether it’s reciting

more accessible whether it’s reciting poems or giving a TED call or just

poems or giving a TED call or just

poems or giving a TED call or just talking your kids people don’t want to

talking your kids people don’t want to

talking your kids people don’t want to understand if you just pop down to the

understand if you just pop down to the

understand if you just pop down to the top cap it’s only once you step down

top cap it’s only once you step down

top cap it’s only once you step down their level and you speak to you talk to

their level and you speak to you talk to

their level and you speak to you talk to them that’s when you’ll find it really

them that’s when you’ll find it really

them that’s when you’ll find it really want to understand

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