Poems Ancient and Modern

Poems Ancient and Modern

Today’s Poem: The Island

A fantasy of escape

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Oct 22, 2025
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Gustave Courbet, The Wave, 1867–1869 (Obelisk)

The Island

by A.A. Milne

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