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The Fist by Derek Walcott

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20 December 2025

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“When have I ever not loved / the pain of love?” — Derek Walcott

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poetry, readalittlepoetry, obsession, torment, restraint

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Endings by Derek Walcott

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"even love’s lightning flash / has no thunderous end, // it dies with the sound / of flowers fading like the flesh"

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silence, poetry, body, death, mortality, endings, journeys, nature

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The Fist by Derek Walcott

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"When have I ever not loved / the pain of love?" — Derek Walcott

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anguish, obsession, readalittlepoetry, love, poetry

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Love After Love by Derek Walcott

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“You will love again the stranger who was your self. / Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart” — Derek Walcott

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selfhood, acceptance, readalittlepoetry, healing, poetry