And gives her life again to build the world. Lebanese American writer and activist Ameen Rihani published around 30 poems in Arabic and another 35 in English in the first half of the 20th century.

So where should you start for the best poems about life and all its ups ... Forget those funny roses-are-red poems and start with one of the English language’s literary giants.

A couple of funny ... poem is Edmund Spenser's epic The Faerie Queen poem of 1590, while the modern and standard version is found in Gammer Gurton's Garland, a 1784 collection of English nursery ...

Naomi: Hi, I’m trying to pick a card for my friend’s birthday. Naomi: Its so hard! I can't decide if I prefer this one… Naomi: 'Your birthday is a day to do exactly as you please, its your ...