The most moving love poem I have read: "love's austere and lonely offices" is so simple and succinct that rarely has so much been expressed in so few words.
"Austere" means severely self-disciplined, enduring hardship for a higher purpose.. "Offices" are duties, actions which go with a role, in this case the role of a loving father. The purpose of love is what it motivates a person to do for another with no expectation of anything in return. He received no thanks and expected none.
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I love this poem. Was introduced to it in a class by a wonderful professor who passionately loves our city and our poets. Almost shared it when I wrote my Weekly Geek post.
I love this poem, too, Susan. I love Hayden. His Frederick Douglass poem is something else.
An amazing piece.....it brought tears to my eyes. For me, it sums up the generation of my grandparents so well. Thanks, Ret.
God! Speechless.
J and M,
Glad you liked this. Hard not to.
Ah, one of my favorites.
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