A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a... - Robert Frost

"A poem begins with a lump in the throat; a homesickness or a love sickness. It is a reaching-out toward expression; an effort to find fulfillment. A complete poem is one where an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."

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"Freedom lies in being bold."
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference."
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