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Poems that echo your mood

12 closest matches among poems tagged with any of “darkness” or “children” .

Should lanterns shine
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Should lanterns shine

Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas portrait
27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)
The Darkling Thrush
89%
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The Darkling Thrush

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy portrait
2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)
How Still the Night
88%
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How Still the Night

Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell portrait
15 July 1879 - 6 June 1944 (~65)
Out in the dark
88%
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Out in the dark

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas portrait
3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)
To an Unborn Pauper Child
88%
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To an Unborn Pauper Child

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy portrait
2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)
The clouds that are so light
88%
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The clouds that are so light

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas portrait
3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)
Nature
88%
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Nature

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait
27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)
The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
88%
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The Night Has A Thousand Eyes

Francis William Bourdillon

Francis William Bourdillon portrait
22 March 1852 - 13 January 1921 (~69)
Light, I know, treads the ten million stars
88%
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Light, I know, treads the ten million stars

Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas portrait
27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)
Night and Death
88%
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Night and Death

Joseph Blanco White

Joseph Blanco White portrait
11 July 1775 - 20 May 1841 (~66)
From love’s first fever to her plague
87%
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From love’s first fever to her plague

Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas portrait
27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)
The Dark Forest
87%
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The Dark Forest

Edward Thomas

Edward Thomas portrait
3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)
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