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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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Thinking of Madame Bovary

... How strong its appetite for the luxury of the sun! ...

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The Shirt

... It even goes down below his belt&mdash ...

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Briefly It Enters, Briefly Speaks

... . . . I am the maker, the lover, and the keeper ...

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Sun and Moon

... I looked at the tables, chairs, and pictures  ...

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The Clearing

... he rolls and rubs his jowls on the aromatic earth ...

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Let Evening Come

... To the bottle in the ditch, to the scoop  ...

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Happiness

... you could not imagine, and you weep night and day ...

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Taking Down the Tree

... By suppertime all that remains is the scent ...

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Wash

... ... From there it witnessed the first sparrow, ...

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Briefly It Enters, and Briefly Speaks

... . . .I am the maker, the lover, and the keeper ...

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Having it Out with Melancholy

... someone who can't sleep, or who does nothing ...

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Notes from the Other Side

... Our calm hearts strike only the hour,and God, as promised, proves ...

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February: Thinking of Flowers

... . . .Then think of the tall delphinium, ...

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The Suitor

... Wind moves the leaves of the box elder ...

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Twilight: After Haying

... (It arrived and settled among them ...