Wordnik.com: Questions for the ages http://www.wordnik.com/lists/questions-for-the-ages.xml In the frenetic hurly-burly of our modern world, poetry is more important than ever. Balm to the soul, we turn to it for solace and to help regain our spiritual and metaphysical equilibrium. And of course to remind ourselves of life's truly important questions. If we feel that they risk getting buried under the myriad quotidian trivia of our lives, we need not worry. Poets have been writing them down for centuries. <br /> <br />This list is a collection of some of those poetic interrogatives. (Please imagine the requisite question mark at the end of each list entry.) http://www.wordnik.com what fields are as fragrant as your hands http://www.wordnik.com/words/what fields are as fragrant as your hands Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:59:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/what fields are as fragrant as your hands is the legend vain that tells of music's beginning in the midst of the mourning for linos http://www.wordnik.com/words/is the legend vain that tells of music's beginning in the midst of the mourning for linos Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:57:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/is the legend vain that tells of music's beginning in the midst of the mourning for linos how then should gregory, a father, have gleanèd else from swarm-ed rome http://www.wordnik.com/words/how then should gregory, a father, have gleanèd else from swarm-ed rome Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:53:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/how then should gregory, a father, have gleanèd else from swarm-ed rome fine living ... a la carte http://www.wordnik.com/words/fine living ... a la carte Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:52:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/fine living ... a la carte why sends not the bridegroom his promised gift http://www.wordnik.com/words/why sends not the bridegroom his promised gift Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:21:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/why sends not the bridegroom his promised gift who thundering comes on blackest steed, with slackened bit and hoof of speed http://www.wordnik.com/words/who thundering comes on blackest steed, with slackened bit and hoof of speed Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:19:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/who thundering comes on blackest steed, with slackened bit and hoof of speed does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight http://www.wordnik.com/words/does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:27:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight to what serves mortal beauty http://www.wordnik.com/words/to what serves mortal beauty Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:19:12 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/to what serves mortal beauty teevo cheevo cheevio chee, o where, what can that be http://www.wordnik.com/words/teevo cheevo cheevio chee, o where, what can that be Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:16:44 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/teevo cheevo cheevio chee, o where, what can that be o fat white woman whom nobody loves, why do you walk through the fields in gloves http://www.wordnik.com/words/o fat white woman whom nobody loves, why do you walk through the fields in gloves Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:35:11 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/o fat white woman whom nobody loves, why do you walk through the fields in gloves wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus den engel ordnungen http://www.wordnik.com/words/wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus den engel ordnungen Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:35:23 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus den engel ordnungen do you really suppose your gentle approach could have so convulsed him http://www.wordnik.com/words/do you really suppose your gentle approach could have so convulsed him Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:56:39 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/do you really suppose your gentle approach could have so convulsed him how much is that doggie in the window http://www.wordnik.com/words/how much is that doggie in the window Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:57:08 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/how much is that doggie in the window which came first, the egg or the rooster; p.g. wodehouse or bertram wooster http://www.wordnik.com/words/which came first, the egg or the rooster; p.g. wodehouse or bertram wooster Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:39:55 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/which came first, the egg or the rooster; p.g. wodehouse or bertram wooster behind you, unsuspected, have you the axe, fair wench, wherewith you once collected, a poll-tax for the french http://www.wordnik.com/words/behind you, unsuspected, have you the axe, fair wench, wherewith you once collected, a poll-tax for the french Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:31:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/behind you, unsuspected, have you the axe, fair wench, wherewith you once collected, a poll-tax for the french do you remember an inn, miranda http://www.wordnik.com/words/do you remember an inn, miranda Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:21:34 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/do you remember an inn, miranda shall i part my hair behind http://www.wordnik.com/words/shall i part my hair behind Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:41:02 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/shall i part my hair behind does the eagle know what is in the pit http://www.wordnik.com/words/does the eagle know what is in the pit Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:36:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/does the eagle know what is in the pit was jerusalem builded here, among these dark satanic mills http://www.wordnik.com/words/was jerusalem builded here, among these dark satanic mills Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:29:42 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/was jerusalem builded here, among these dark satanic mills that corpse you planted last year in your garden, has it begun to sprout http://www.wordnik.com/words/that corpse you planted last year in your garden, has it begun to sprout Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/that corpse you planted last year in your garden, has it begun to sprout are not our lowing heifers sleeker than night-swollen mushrooms http://www.wordnik.com/words/are not our lowing heifers sleeker than night-swollen mushrooms Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:42:28 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/are not our lowing heifers sleeker than night-swollen mushrooms where are the snows of yester-year http://www.wordnik.com/words/where are the snows of yester-year Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:25:21 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/where are the snows of yester-year