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 Birth Of The War-God (Canto Fourth ) - Rati's Lament
Sad, solitary, helpless, faint, forlorn,Woke Káma's darling from her swoon to mourn.Too soon her gentle soul returned to knowThe pangs of..
© Kalidasa
The Birth Of The War-God (Canto Third ) - The Death Of Love
Is eager gaze the sovereign of the skieslooked full on Káma with his thousand eyes:E'en such a gaze as trembling suppliants bend,When danger..
© Kalidasa
Seasonal Cycle - Chapter 04 - Pre Winter
"Delightful are trees and fields with the outgrowth of new tender-leaves and crops, Lodhra trees are with their blossomy flowers, crops of rice are..
© Kalidasa
Seasonal Cycle - Chapter 03 - Pre Autumn
"On the departure of rainy season bechanced is autumn with a heart-pleasingly bloomed lotus as her face, betokening the heart-pleasing face of a new..
© Kalidasa
The Cloud Messenger - Part 02
Your naturally beautiful reflection will gain entry into the clear waters of theGambhira River, as into a clear mind. Therefore it is not fitting..
© Kalidasa
The Cloud Messenger - Part 04
The slender young woman who is there would be the premier creation by theCreator in the sphere of women, with fine teeth, lips like a ripe bimba..
© Kalidasa
The Cloud Messenger - Part 03
Where the palaces are worthy of comparison to you in these various aspects:you possess lightning, they have lovely women; you have a rainbow, they..
© Kalidasa
Seasonal Cycle - Chapter 02 - Rainy Season
"Oh, dear, now the kingly monsoon is onset with its clouds containing raindrops, as its ruttish elephants in its convoy, and with skyey flashes of..
© Kalidasa
Shakuntala Act 1
King Dushyant in a chariot, pursuing an antelope, with a bow and quiver, attended by his Charioteer.Suta (Charioteer). [Looking at the antelope, and..
© Kalidasa
Seasonal Cycle - Chapter 01 - Summer
'Oh, dear, this utterly sweltering season of the highly rampant sun is drawing nigh, and it will always be good enough to go on taking daytime baths..
© Kalidasa
Seasonal Cycle - Chapter 05 - Winter
'Oh, dear with best thighs, heart-stealing is this environ with abundantly grown stacks of rice and their cobs, or with sugarcane, and it is..
© Kalidasa
The Cloud Messenger - Part 01
A certain yaksha who had been negligent in the execution of his own duties,on account of a curse from his master which was to be endured for a year..
© Kalidasa
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