Osip MandelstamWhere to start? Everything cracks and shakes, The air trembles with similes, No one world's better than another;the earth moans with metaphors.
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The poem by D. H. Lawrence, "Where to start?Everything cracks and shakes," is a powerful statement about how anything can be changed or improved with the right attitude, persistence, and patience. The poem describes how everything in life is constantly changing, but it also describes how everything can be improved with the right attitude. The poem makes it clear that no matter what happens in life, there is always something positive to be taken from it.
Source: Selected Poems
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