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Poems that echo your mood

12 closest matches among poems tagged with any of “mother” or “self” .

My life closed twice before its close
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My life closed twice before its close

Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson portrait
10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)
To an Unborn Pauper Child
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To an Unborn Pauper Child

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy portrait
2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)
Could I but harmonise one kindly thought
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Could I but harmonise one kindly thought

Hartley Coleridge

Hartley Coleridge portrait
19 September 1796 - 6 January 1849 (~53)
In Tempore Senectutis
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In Tempore Senectutis

Ernest Dowson

Ernest Dowson portrait
2 August 1867 - 23 February 1900 (~33)
Nature
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Nature

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait
27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)
Should lanterns shine
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Should lanterns shine

Dylan Thomas

Dylan Thomas portrait
27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)
The Hermit
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The Hermit

James Beattie

James Beattie portrait
25 October 1735 - 18 August 1803 (~68)
The Darkling Thrush
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The Darkling Thrush

Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy portrait
2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)
Sad Songs Remembered
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Sad Songs Remembered

Philip Bourke Marston

Philip Bourke Marston portrait
13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)
The Open Window
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The Open Window

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait
27 February 1807 - 24 March 1882 (~75)
Go, Youth Beloved, in Distant Glades
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Go, Youth Beloved, in Distant Glades

Amelia Alderson Opie

Amelia Alderson Opie portrait
12 November 1769 - 2 December 1853 (~84)
Time, Hope, and Memory
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Time, Hope, and Memory

Thomas Hood

Thomas Hood portrait
23 May 1799 - 3 May 1845 (~46)
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