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1. Robert Penn Warren

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 10:35 PM

Tuesday

[ After a litany of disappointments, betrays, and grief, he concludes with this ]

....Until you

Remember surprisingly that

common men have done good deeds.

Until it

Grows on you that, at least, God
Has allowed us the

grandeur of certain utterances.

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Robert Penn Warren KT2000 Tuesday #1

Thank you, KT2000 LuckyCharms Tuesday #2

Beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing with us, LuckyCharms. debm55 Tuesday #3

GREAT one! calimary Wednesday #4

Thank you, always liked this one😊 Figarosmom Wednesday #5

To be a 'Man' in prewar England was to maneuver inside an armored suit of gender conventions. Donkees Wednesday #6

Nope, nope, nope. "The White Man's Burden" too much. quaint Wednesday #7