Poetry is a life-cherishing force.

Mary Oliver
Poetry is a life-cherishing force.
Poetry is a life-cherishing force.
Poetry is a life-cherishing force.
Poetry is a life-cherishing force.
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Poetry is a life-cherishing force. This is not to say that poetry does not make you feel alive; rather, it makes you feel alive in a special way, one that can't be replicated by anything else. Poetry enables you to see the world through the eyes of someone else, to get inside of another person's head and discover what they are thinking and feeling, then put it into words that you can share with others. Poetry is one of the few things that can truly make life better.

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