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").
Elegy V: His Picture
Here take my picture; though I bid farewellThine, in my heart, where my soul dwells, shall dwell.'Tis like me now, but I dead, 'twill be moreWhen we..
© John Donne
Negative Love
I never stoop'd so low, as theyWhich on an eye, cheeke, lip, can prey,Seldom to them, which soare no higherThan vertue or the minde to'admire,For..
© John Donne
The Token
Send me some token, that my hope may live,Or that my easeless thoughts may sleep and rest;Send me some honey to make sweet my hive,That in my..
© John Donne
The Primrose
Upon this Primrose hill,Where, if Heav'n would distilA shower of rain, each several drop might goTo his own primrose, and grow manna so;And where..
© John Donne
Holy Sonnet Vii: At The Round Earth's Imagined Corners Blow
At the round earth's imagined corners blowYour trumpets, angels, and arise, ariseFrom death, you numberless infinitiesOf souls, and to your scattered..
© John Donne
Between the Shadows of Contrast
Opposite Day is more than fun,It’s the night disguised as morning sun.It’s joy within a silent tear,The bravery behind our fear.It’s strength inside..
© Opposite Day
A World Turned Inside Out
On Opposite Day the world stands strange,The rules dissolve, the roles exchange.Left becomes right, and wrong feels right,Day wears the clothing of..
© Opposite Day
The Big Upside-Down Day
Today is Opposite Day, hooray!Everything’s backward in every way.Shoes go on hands and hats go on feet,We shout “hello!” to everyone we meet.We walk..
© Opposite Day
A World Made Brighter
If every voice decidedTo speak just one kind phrase,The world would shine much brighterThan sunlight through a haze.A compliment is musicThat softly..
© Compliment Day
The Echo of Kind Words
A kind word echoes softlyLong after it is said,It lingers in the cornersOf a tired, troubled head.When someone feels unnoticed,When confidence is..
© Compliment Day
Words of Light
Words of light, words of grace,Softly falling, face to face.Compliments like blossoming treesSway with kindness in their leaves.A single phrase can..
© Compliment Day
The Art of Kindness
There is an art in kindness—A beauty simple, pure, and true;It glows within a thoughtful wordThat says, “I see the best in you.”No gold or gift can..
© Compliment Day
The Power of a Gentle Word
A compliment is just a breath,A simple string of quiet sound,Yet how it lifts a weary heart,And turns the heavy day around.It travels farther than we..
© Compliment Day
To the Women Who Inspire
Through endless nights and busy days,You lead with love in countless ways.A heart of courage, soul of fire,Your life ignites our deepest desire.We..
© Womens Day - 8 March
A Tribute on March 8
For every dream you dare to chase,For every smile, for every grace.For battles fought and victories won,For shining bright like morning sun.Women of..
© Womens Day - 8 March
Women’s Day Celebration
A mother’s care, a teacher’s guide,A leader’s strength, a friend’s pride.All the women who shape our days,Deserve our cheers, our love, our..
© Womens Day - 8 March
Strength and Beauty
With every dawn, your light appears,Dispelling doubts, confronting fears.Your voice is strong, your spirit free,A force of love, a legacy.You build..
© Womens Day - 8 March
Ode to Women
On this day, we honor you,For all the strength in all you do.Through storms of life, through joy and pain,You rise again, and rise again.Your hearts..
© Womens Day - 8 March
The Indifferent
I can love both fair and brown;Her whom abundance melts, and her whom want betrays;Her who loves loneness best, and her who masks and plays;Her whom..
© John Donne
Love's Usury
For every hour that thou wilt spare me now,I will allow,Usurious God of Love, twenty to thee,When with my brown, my grey hairs equal be;Till then..
© John Donne
Elegy I: Jealousy
Fond woman, which wouldst have thy husband die,And yet complain'st of his great jealousy;If swol'n with poison, he lay in his last bed,His body with..
© John Donne
The Legacy
When I died last, and, Dear, I dieAs often as from thee I go,Though it be but an hour ago,And Lovers' hours be full eternity,I can remember yet, that..
© John Donne
Self-Love
He that cannot choose but love,And strives against it still,Never shall my fancy move,For he loves 'gainst his will;Nor he which is all his own,And..
© John Donne
Holy Sonnet Iv: Oh My Black Soul!
Oh my black soul! now art thou summonedBy sickness, death's herald, and champion;Thou art like a pilgrim, which abroad hath doneTreason, and durst..
© John Donne
Holy Sonnet X
Death, be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow,Die not..
© John Donne