Shape Of A Hitchhiker

To be liked, to be loved, to feel welcome are the things that see us through to the next day.

Anthem For Doomed Youth, By Wilfred Owen

This is one of Owen’s most famous poems. It deals with the horrors of war and may reflect his time in WWI.

We can only hope to see through the darkness into the light beyond.

Last Lines was published in the anthology, The Oxford Book of English Verse (1900), compiled by the author Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.

In a world so harsh we can only consider ourselves lucky if we create a smaller, better world with someone we can’t live without.

This is a simple, yet impactful poem that depicts a speaker’s desire to free his soul from the confines of day to day life.

Some nightmares you can’t wake up from.

This poem uses an odd process of wording to depict a bizarre situation that proved fatal for both involved individuals.

Wordsworth’s best-known work was inspired by an event in which he and his sister Dorothy came across a “long belt” of daffodils.

You can never truly escape your past, but you can build a new future.