Thursday, January 1, 2004

Happiness And Vision Comments

Rating: 3.1

Together at the altar we
In vision oft were seen by thee,

Thyself as bride, as bridegroom I.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
joy
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Shaun Cronick 15 April 2020

A stand alone intertwined poem of love and life from a unique stand alone poet. A sheer delight from beginning to its magical, captivating end.

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Tranquil Dawn 14 August 2019

Beautifully done. The finish was apropos and I loved it!

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Uche Nwanze 14 August 2019

'Like dreams, the warmest kisses flee, Like kisses, soon all joys are gone'. Beautiful piece

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Sylvia Frances Chan 14 August 2019

lovely poem, captivatingly created.

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Dr. antony theodore 14 August 2019

very good poem of Goethe.. tony

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Ratnakar Mandlik 14 August 2019

" Like dreams the warmest kisses flee Like kisses, soon all joys are gone" Awesome conclusion of a wonderful love song deserving selection as classic poem of the Day.

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Mahtab Bangalee 14 August 2019

together on the altar of happiness and vision with the kiss of bliss...........///

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Ramesh T A 14 August 2019

Indeed love kisses fly away like dreams in life! What a nostalgic wonderful this poem is by the great Poet Goethe! Thanks for sharing this here!

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Aniruddha Pathak 14 August 2019

A lovely poem. The last line is so evocative.

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Khairul Ahsan 14 August 2018

Like kisses, soon all joys are gone! - joys fleet away, and come back again in some other form. No worries!

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Edward Kofi Louis 14 August 2018

The purest rapture! Thanks for sharing.

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Sylvia Frances Chan 14 August 2018

LAST PART: Privy Councilor of the duchy of Saxe-Weimar. How pretty job must that be. I congratulate also to the great family of JW Goethe in Germany and around the world. He was a true genius! A myriad of 10´s for this Classic Poem Of The Day! May your soul R.O.P. Johann!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 14 August 2018

WOW! THE famous and well known german poet JW von Goethe. First my heartiest congratulations as Classic Poem of The Day, last year too, same date same month, fantastic choice PH and Team! The author of the scientific text Theory of Colours, his influential ideas on plant and animal morphology and homology were extended and developed by 19th century naturalists including Charles Darwin. He also served at length as the

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Adrian Flett 14 August 2018

So well portrayed the fleeting nature of joy and love

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Mahtab Bangalee 14 August 2018

The purest rapture.......(slowly) are gone

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Ratnakar Mandlik 14 August 2017

Like dreams the warmest kisses flee wonderful conceptualization. Great poem.

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Rajnish Manga 14 August 2017

Fancying and indulging in all joys of a wonderful conjugal life is a lifelong celebration. How can all that evaporate in a trice. Thought provoking.

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Susan Williams 14 August 2017

We pay for our embraces that is for sure.

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Seamus O Brian 14 August 2017

The journey of life entails many different phases. What brings us great joy at one point becomes quite ordinary later. But even as the ''troubles of the day are sufficient thereof, '' so, too, are the joys. A poignant reminder that generates a bitter-sweet nostalgia.

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Savita Tyagi 14 August 2017

Love, life and philosophy all intertwined so well in passionate and poetic expressions.

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