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").

When Grapes Turn To Wine

When grapes turnto wine, they long for our ability to change.When stars wheelaround the North Pole,they are longing for our growing..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

What Was Told, That

What was said to the rose that made it open was saidto me here in my chest.What was told the cypress that made it strongand straight, what..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

What Hidden Sweetness Is There

217What hidden sweetness there is in this emptiness of the belly!Man is surely like a lute, no more and no less;For if, for instance, the belly of..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Weary Not Of Us, For We Are Very Beautiful

Weary not of us, for we are very beautiful; it is out of very jealousy and properpride that we entered the veil.On the day when we cast of the body’s..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

We Are As The Flute

We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee;we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from thee.We are as pieces of chess engaged in..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

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The minute I heard my first love storyI started looking for you, not knowinghow blind that was.Lovers don’t finally meet somewhereThey’re in each..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Until You'Ve Found Pain

Until you've found pain, you won't reach the cureUntil you've given up life, you won't unite withthe supreme soulUntil you've found fire inside..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Two Kinds Of Intelligence

There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired,as a child in school memorizes facts and conceptsfrom books and from what the teacher..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Two Friends

A certain person came to the Friend's doorand knocked.'Who's there?''It's me.'The Friend answered, 'Go away. There's no placefor raw meat at this..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Maiden-Song

Long ago and long ago,And long ago still,There dwelt three merry maidensUpon a distant hill.One was tall Megan,And one was dainty May,But one was..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Maiden May

Maiden May sat in her bower,In her blush rose bower in flower,Sweet of scent;Sat and dreamed away an hour,Half content, half uncontent.‘Why should..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Lullaby, Oh, Lullaby!

Lullaby, oh, lullaby!Flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping;Lullaby, oh, lullaby!Stars are up, the moon is peeping;Lullaby, oh, lullaby!While the..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Love Me - I Love You

Love me - I love you,Love me, my baby;Sing it high, sing it low,Sing it as may be.Mother's arms under you,Her eyes above you;Sing it high, sing it..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Love From The North

I had a love in soft south land,Beloved through April far in May;He waited on my lightest breath,And never dared to say me nay.He saddened if my..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Love Came Down At Christmas

Love came down at Christmas,Love all lovely, love divine;Love was born at Christmas,Star and angels gave the sign.Worship we the Godhead,Love..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Lord Jesus, Who Would Think That I Am Thine?

Lord Jesus, who would think that I am Thine?Ah, who would thinkWho sees me ready to turn back or sink,That Thou art mine?I cannot hold Thee fast..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Long Barren

Thou who didst hang upon a barren tree,My God, for me;Though I till now be barren, now at lengthLord, give me strengthTo bring forth fruit to..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Light Love

'Oh, sad thy lot before I came,But sadder when I go;My presence but a flash of flame,A transitory glowBetween two barren wastes like snow.What wilt..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Life And Death

Life is not sweet. One day it will be sweetTo shut our eyes and die:Nor feel the wild flowers blow, nor birds dart byWith flitting butterfly,Nor..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Lie A-Bed

Lie a-bed,Sleepy head,Shut up eyes, bo-peep;Till daybreakNever wake: -Baby, sleep.

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the roadAnd the sun has set for meI want no rites in a gloom filled roomWhy cry for a soul set free?Miss me a little, but..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Later Life

Something this foggy day, a something whichIs neither of this fog nor of today,Has set me dreaming of the winds that playPast certain cliffs, along..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Last Night

Where were you last night? I watched at the gate;I went down early, I stayed down late.Were you snug at home, I should like to know,Or were you in..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Lady Maggie

You must not call me Maggie, you must not call me Dear,For I'm Lady of the Manor now stately to see;And if there comes a babe, as there may some..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

L. E. L.

'Whose heart was breaking for a little love.'Downstairs I laugh, I sport and jest with all;But in my solitary room aboveI turn my face in silence to..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti