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").
Look To This Day
Look to this day:For it is life, the very life of life.In its brief courseLie all the verities and realities of your existence.The bliss of..
© Kalidasa
A Journey Inward
Yoga is a journey inward bound,Where silent truths and thoughts are found.Muscles stretch, and worries fall,A sacred rhythm guides us all.Balance..
© International Yoga Day
The Art of Stillness
Sit, breathe, observe, release,Yoga turns chaos into peace.The body listens, the mind obeys,In quiet moments, the spirit stays.A practice old, yet..
© International Yoga Day
Flow of Serenity
Flow like water, strong and free,Yoga opens hearts to be.A gentle twist, a mindful bend,Each movement helps the soul to mend.In stillness find the..
© International Yoga Day
Harmony of Body and Mind
Stretch your limbs, extend your heart,Yoga is more than just an art.It binds the body, frees the mind,And leaves the noise of life behind.Balance..
© International Yoga Day
The Breath Within
Inhale deeply, feel the air,Exhale slowly, leave your care.Each breath a river, calm and wide,Where body and soul gently glide.Yoga teaches..
© International Yoga Day
The Meaning of Freedom
Freedom is more than broken chains,More than release from grief and pain.It’s dignity, a rightful place,A voice, a name, a human face.Juneteenth..
© Juneteenth National Independence Day
Remembering Juneteenth
Remember drums, remember song,The strength that carried souls so long.Through broken days and restless nights,They held the dream of equal..
© Juneteenth National Independence Day
A Freedom Long Awaited
Two years had passed, yet silence stayed,Where lives were bound and dreams delayed.Until one day, the message came,And history would not be the..
© Juneteenth National Independence Day
Juneteenth: The Day Freedom Spoke
At last the truth rode on the wind,Across the fields where chains had been.A whispered hope, a spoken cry,Beneath the wide and waiting sky.Juneteenth..
© Juneteenth National Independence Day
You Will Forget Me
You will forget me. The years are so tender,They bind up the wounds which we think are so deep,This dream of our youth will fade out as the..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
You Never Can Tell
You never can tell when you send a word,Like an arrow shot from a bowBy an archer blind, be it cruel or kind,Just where it may chance to go.It may..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ye Agents
These agent men! these agent men!We hear the dreaded step again,We see a stranger at the door;And brace ourselves for war once more.He bows and..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Worthy The Name Of Sir Knight
ISir Knight of the world's oldest order,Sir Knight of the Army of God,You have crossed the strange mystical border,The ground floor of truth you have..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Worth While
It is easy enough to be pleasant,When life flows by like a song,But the man worth while is one who will smile,When everything goes dead wrong.For the..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Worldly Wisdom
If it were in my dead Past’s powerTo let my Present baskIn some lost pleasure for an hour,This is the boon I’d ask:Re-pedestal from out the dustWhere..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Work For Woman
Woman, sitting at your ease,In the midst of luxuries,Bound by chains of selfishness,With no aim but 'how to dress,'Does the thought ne'er come to..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Words From The Wind
I called to the wind of the Winter,As he sped like a steed on his way,'Oh! rest for awhile on thy journey,And answer these questions, I pray.'Who is..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Womanhood
She must be honest, both in thought and deed,Of generous impulse, and above all greed;Not seeking praise, or place, or power, or pelf,But life’s best..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Woman To Man
You do but jest, sir, and you jest not well,How could the hand be enemy of the arm,Or seed and sod be rivals! How could lightFeel jealousy of heat..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Woman And War
We women teach our little sons how wrongAnd how ignoble blows are; school and churchSupport our precepts and inoculateThe growing minds with thoughts..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Woman
Give us that grand word ‘woman’ once again,And let’s have done with ‘lady’: one’s a termFull of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm,Fit for the..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wishing -- Or Fate And I
Wise men tell me thou, O Fate,Art invincible and great.Well, I own thy prowess; stillDare I flount thee, with my will.Thou canst shatter in a spanAll..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wishing
Do you wish the world were better?Let me tell you what to do:Set a watch for your actions,Keep them always straight and true;Rid tour mind of selfish..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Winter Rain
Falling upon the frozen world last night,I heard the slow beat of the Winter rainPoor foolish drops, down-dripping all in vain;The ice-bound Earth..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox