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Born in May 23, 1947 / Died in April 22, 1995 / United States / English

Poems by Jane Kenyon

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Biscuit

... I can't bear that trusting face! ...

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Otherwise

... in a room with paintings ...

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The Pond at Dusk

... But sometimes what looks like disaster  ...

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Not Here

... I’ll bleach them and hang them in the sun  ...

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Portrait of a Figure near Water

...   She observed her life: against her will  ...

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The Argument

... “All things work together for the good  ...

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Heavy Summer Rain

... Everything blooming bows down in the rain: ...

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No Steps

... kept us apart. That, and two long rows of asparagus ...

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Trouble with Math in a One-Room Country School

... who brought raw milk to school from her family&rsquo ...

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Christmas Away from Home

... of ice, white air-bubbles passing erratically, ...

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Three Songs at the End of Summer

...   The first yellowing fronds of goldenrod  ...

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Finding A Long Gray Hair

... And when I find a long gray hair ...

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Alone for a Week

... our night- clothes twined and untwined in ...

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Private Beach

... It must be his day off, I thought, or he&rsquo ...

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The Blue Bowl

... Silent the rest of the day, we worked, ...