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Poem: Love After Love

by Don Reed Simmons

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The poem "Love After Love" by Derek Walcott. A beautiful poem of awakening unto yourself. Read by Don Reed Simmons.

Poetry Love Awakening Self Love Self Reflection Self Acceptance Inner Peace Gratitude

Transcript

Just simply breathe.

A poem by Derek Wolcott.

The time will come when with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door,

In your own mirror,

And each will smile at the other's welcome and say,

Sit here,

Eat.

You will love again the stranger who was yourself.

Give wine,

Give bread,

Give back your heart to itself,

To the stranger who has loved you all your life,

Whom you ignored for another,

Who knows you by heart.

Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,

The photographs,

The desperate notes.

Peel your own image from the mirror.

Sit.

Feast on your life.

Thank you.

Meet your Teacher

Don Reed Simmons Sarasota, FL, USA

4.6 (1 344)

Recent Reviews

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April

October 7, 2025

Beautiful poem ~ love the personification and imagery

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Sylvia

March 24, 2025

Magnificent.

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Karen

May 3, 2022

Lovely! Thank you for sharing & definitely a message I needed to hear right now!

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Marietta

November 12, 2021

Don's voice is really calming me and bringing me inner peace. Thank you

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Gareth

March 28, 2021

Oh to find myself again..

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Roberto

March 21, 2021

Peaceful, truthful, mesmerising. Namaste 🙏🏽

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Carolyn

July 29, 2020

very good. going to listen to it more🌈

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Wendy

July 1, 2020

This is such a beautiful poem. Reminding me of my self worth and the love I have for myself and my life. Thank you for this . . . 💙

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María

July 9, 2019

Thank you for this beautiful poem Don. It's so important always to love ourselves before loving another. To include ourselves in this love.

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Angela

June 27, 2019

Wow! A much deeper response than I was expecting. Thank you!

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Lisa

April 20, 2019

Ahhh. Absolutely connected to inner higher power with this beautifully read wonderful poem. Thank you 🙏🏼💫💜

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Mike

April 2, 2019

What a great way to start the process of reconnecting with yourself. Excellent!

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Soulful

March 24, 2019

I really enjoyed this!I thought is was going to be about loving another but I was pleasantly surprised🌹

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Emerald

March 3, 2019

This poem cracked my heart open ♥️ thank you!

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Sheila

January 31, 2019

Powerful poem.

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Cheryl

January 21, 2019

Must love ourselves to be able to love another. Truth in the poem.

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Natalie

January 4, 2019

Thank you so much.

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Liz

January 3, 2019

Loved it. Thank you 🙏🏻

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