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Riley Love-Lyrics

By James Whitcomb Riley

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Step back in time and experience love's sweet melodies and wistful echoes through poems of romance, remembrance, and the fleeting beauty of life.

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2005-11-04
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Summary

"Riley Love-Lyrics" by James Whitcomb Riley is a collection of poems that paint a vivid picture of love and remembrance in the late 1800s. Through musical verse and striking imagery, the poems explore tender feelings tied to romance, touching on both the happiness and sadness that come with love. The collection looks at the multifaceted world of relationships and the touching nature of memories; from looking back on first loves to thinking about life’s fleeting beauty, Riley captures the heart of diverse love experiences, mixing personal stories with common truths. Readers are welcomed into a world of yearning and fondness where normal moments have deep meaning, and overflowing and emotional writing turns the everyday into something special, as the charming poetic commentary on love makes the work relatable and everlasting.

About the Author

James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man".

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