Philosophical verses about life.
Poems of mindfulness here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/mindfulness

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From her anthology ’Kindred’.
More poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Trailblazer by Kirli Saunders

A classic poem of philosophy inspired by winter.
More snow poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/snow

Snow by Louis MacNeice

Wise words for those on journeys and what is important about travel and new experiences.
More poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

For The Traveller by John O'Donohue

Reflective words as the poets looks out to sea to the English Channel from Dover.
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Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold

Tolkein's reflection in the warmth of flames.
More poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

I Sit Beside the Fire and Think by J.R.R. Tolkein

Dickinson's sonnet takes us to an imaginary world as a refuge from daily life. More Dickinson poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/dickinson

There is Another Sky by Emily Dickinson

Larkin's poignant description of a home without people.
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Home Is So Sad by Philip Larkin

A thoughtful consideration of life's transformative journeys.
More poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

The Journey by Mary Oliver

Learning to fly again and express your true self after being broken.
More poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Freedom by Nikita Gill

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Blossom by Mary Oliver

Exposure by Seamus Heaney

More poems of reflection here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Epilogue by Oliver Tearle

The Little Boy And The Old Man by Shel Silverstein

The Sunlight on the Garden by Louis MacNeice

Probably my favourite poem of reflection and imagination.
More reflective poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Will Ever? by Walter de la Mare

A reflection on passing minutes, hours, days.
More reflective poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Hymn To Time by Ursula Le Guin

A short reflection on laziness with a long title.
More American poets here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/american-poets

Lying In A Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island Minnesota by James Wright

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2020.

The Undertaking by Louise Gluck

Poetic advice for our age. A voice recording of Baz Luhrman's Sunscreen Song which was itself taken from an article by Mary Schmich in the Chicago Tribune.
Reflective poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/reflections-on-life

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)by Mary Schmich & Baz Luhrmann

Crumbs Under The Table by Abdellatif Laabi

Please enjoy listening to my recordings of poetry & stories + my radio/audio features. Ex-BBC broadcaster & voice of AQA & Edexcel GCSE poetry in UK. 'Poetry & Audio Listeners' (PAL) group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/517611459641970

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Anton Jarvis