Comments on: Billy Collins - “The Lanyard”

By: rx7babe

rx7babe — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

For mothers, a …
For mothers, a lanyard IS enoughthe small gifts are the sweetest ones.

What a wonderful, poignant poem.

By: annaellie1

annaellie1 — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

I’ve got it so bad, …
I’ve got it so bad, that I’m going up into my mom’s attic today to look for lanyards I made at Girl Scout camp in 1970…..oh well, why not?

By: therealdrag0

therealdrag0 — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

Word.
Word.

By: annaellie1

annaellie1 — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

I can’t hear this …
I can’t hear this enough…I’m sending it to my mother and to all my friends for Mother’s Day…it is extraordinary.

By: garymai

garymai — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

I love this poem.
I love this poem.

By: seanpdaly

seanpdaly — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

That was just …
That was just brilliant………. and Billy I think it did make you even

By: kidwiththeguitar

kidwiththeguitar — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

How is this funny.. …
How is this funny…?

By: butterquick

butterquick — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

As I have read this …
As I have read this poem many times I have never found it to be comical. Although it is funny in the correct light, I see it as one of the greatest tributes and truths of motherhood.

By: QuidamByMoonlight

QuidamByMoonlight — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

I love this poem. …
I love this poem. He deserved the Mark Twain award for humor. Absolutely brilliant! It’s spot on in regards to the love a mother has for her child.

By: ZANTEDESH

ZANTEDESH — Wed, 13 May 2009 16:56:06 +0000

flawless. wow. …
flawless. wow. just saw this on pbs and had to find it here. makes me cry. just wonderful. i hear this and know i will never really be a poet. oh well. well done, billy collins, thanks for this post. thanks for such a poem.