Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
The Apple-Tree
Old John had an apple-tree, healthy and green,Which bore the best codlins that ever were seen,So juicy, so mellow, and red;And when they were ripe..
© Jane Taylor
Little Girls Must Not Fret
What is it that makes little Emily cry?Come then, let mamma wipe the tear from her eye:There -- lay down your head on my bosom -- that's right,And..
© Jane Taylor
Sleepy Harry
"I do not like to go to bed,"Sleepy little Harry said;"Go, naughty Betty, go away,I will not come at all, I say! "Oh, silly child! what is he..
© Jane Taylor
The Disappointment
In tears to her mother poor Harriet came,Let us listen to hear what she says:"O see, dear mamma, it is pouring with rain,We cannot go out in the..
© Jane Taylor
The Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are,Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.When the blazing sun is set,And the..
© Jane Taylor
The Spider
"Oh, look at that great ugly spider!" said Ann;And screaming, she brush'd it away with her fan;"'Tis a frightful black creature as ever can be,I wish..
© Jane Taylor
Come And Play In The Garden
Little sister, come away,And let us in the garden play,For it is a pleasant day.On the grass-plat let us sit,Or, if you please, we'll play a bit,And..
© Jane Taylor
The Orphan
My father and mother are dead,Nor friend, nor relation I know;And now the cold earth is their bed,And daisies will over them grow.I cast my eyes into..
© Jane Taylor
The Good-Natured Girls
Two good little children, named Mary and Ann,Both happily live, as good girls always can;And though they are not either sullen or mute,They seldom or..
© Jane Taylor
Mischief
Let those who're fond of idle tricks,Of throwing stones, and hurling bricks,And all that sort of fun,Now hear a tale of idle Jim,That warning they..
© Jane Taylor
The Violet
Down in a green and shady bed,A modest violet grew;Its stalk was bent, it hung its headAs if to hide from view.And yet it was a lovely flower,Its..
© Jane Taylor
The People's Liberation Army Captures Nanking
Over Chungshan swept a storm, headlong,Our mighty army, a million strong, has crossed the Great River.The City, a tiger crouching, a dragon curling..
© Mao Zedong
The Warlords Clash
Sudden veer of wind and rainShowering misery through the land,The warlords are clashing anewYet another Golden Millet Dream.Red banners leap over the..
© Mao Zedong
The Fairy Cave Inscription On A Picture Taken By Comrade Li Chin
Amid the growing shades of dusk stand sturdy pines,Riotous clouds sweep past, swift and tranquil.Nature has excelled herself in the Fairy Cave,On..
© Mao Zedong
Yellow Crane Tower
Wide, wide flow the nine streams through the land,Dark, dark threads the line from south to north.Blurred in the thick haze of the misty rainTortoise..
© Mao Zedong
Three Short Poems
Mountains!I whip my swift horse, glued to my saddle.I turn my head startled,The sky is three foot three above me!Mountains!Like great waves surging..
© Mao Zedong
Two Birds : A Dialogue
The roc wings fanwise,Soaring ninety thousand liAnd rousing a raging cyclone.The blue sky on his back, he looks downTo survey Man's world with its..
© Mao Zedong
Winter Clouds
Winter clouds snow-laden, cotton fluff flying,None or few the unfallen flowers.Chill waves sweep through steep skies,Yet earth's gentle breath grows..
© Mao Zedong
Shaoshan Revisited
Like a dim dream recalled, I curse the long-fled pastMy native soil two and thirty years gone by.The red flag roused the serf, halberd in hand,While..
© Mao Zedong
Reply To Li Shu-Yi
I lost my proud Poplar and you your Willow,Poplar and Willow soar to the Ninth Heaven.Wu Kang, asked what he can give,Serves them a laurel brew.The..
© Mao Zedong
Reply To Mr. Liu Ya-Tzu
I still remember our drinking tea in KwangchowAnd your asking for verses in Chungking as the leaves yellowed.Back in the old capital after thirty-one..
© Mao Zedong
New Year's Day
Ninghua, Chingliu, KueihuaWhat narrow paths, deep woods and slippery moss!Whither are we bound today?Straight to the foot of Wuyi Mountain.To the..
© Mao Zedong
The Double Ninth
Man ages all too easily, not Nature:Year by year the Double Ninth returns.On this Double Ninth,The yellow blooms on the battlefield smell..
© Mao Zedong
Ascent Of Lushan
Perching as after flight, the mountain towers over the Yangtze;I have overleapt four hundred twists to its green crest.Cold-eyed I survey the world..
© Mao Zedong
Peitaiho
A rainstorm sweeps down on this northern land,White breakers leap to the sky.No fishing boats off ChinwangtaoAre seen on the boundless ocean.Where..
© Mao Zedong