Who wrote the poem at the end of G.I Jane," I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself..."?

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Who wrote the poem at the end of G.I Jane," I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself..."?

2007-03-10 12:57:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors

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D.H. Lawrence. A beautiful reminder that self-pity solves nothing.

2007-03-10 13:00:45 · answer #1 · answered by TriciaG28 (Bean na h-Éireann) 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋

It is a very short poem by D. H. Lawrence:

Self-pity

I never saw a wild thing
sorry for itself.
A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough
without ever having felt sorry for itself.

DH Lawrence

2007-03-10 13:07:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

"I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself."
David Herbert Lawrence

2007-03-10 13:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋