“If”by Kipling February 21, 2015 4 Comments It moves me to read this poem from a father to his son about maturing in character and changing from a son to a man. I have copied this poem while grasping it Would you share this?TwitterFacebookTumblrTelegramLike this:Like Loading... Related Categories: Art Tagged as: Character, Concrete poetry, Kipling, Poetry, Writing 201
I actually have spent time memorizing this piece the last month or so! A really great work isn’t it? LikeLike Reply
Thank you for commenting! I bought the poem in London last year, but I only understood it now while slowly rewriting it. So impressive how opposition is treated and character is built Imagine that you learnt it by heart. LikeLike Reply
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I actually have spent time memorizing this piece the last month or so! A really great work isn’t it?
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Thank you for commenting! I bought the poem in London last year, but I only understood it now while slowly rewriting it. So impressive how opposition is treated and character is built Imagine that you learnt it by heart.
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Great poem.
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Thank you Carrie! It really spoke to me about patience and resilience to hard times
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