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The Rainy Day

Title: The Rainy Day

Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Author’s Background:

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famed 19th century scholar, novelist and poet, known for works like 'Voices of the Night,' 'Evangeline' and 'The Song of Hiawatha.' Born on February 27, 1807, in Portland, Maine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became a Harvard scholar versed in several European languages. He was heavily influenced by Romanticism and made a name as a poet and novelist with works like Hyperion, Evangeline, Poems on Slavery and The Song of Hiawatha. He was also known for his translation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Longfellow died on March 24, 1882, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Source: https://www.biography.com/people/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-9385673


Point of View:


Life is never a smooth road. There are ups and down, holes, cracks, and gaps. But it was meant to be this way. Life was never meant to be easy. There are times when we look back and see all those precious moments that still linger in our hearts come back, but we must move on. For even though our path ahead may make us stumble, fall, or hurt, in between those sorrowful moments, there will be a light. To guide or heal us from the darkness. Failures, broken dreams and expectations will wound us, but that is life, never a smooth road.

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