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").
For All Who Thirst
Across the Earth, in quiet lands,A countless number stretch their handsFor just one cup of water clear—A simple need, yet far from near.World Water..
© World Water Day
More Precious Than Gold
Some treasures shine, some treasures fade,But water’s worth cannot be weighed.It feeds the field, it guides the rain,It heals our wounds and cools..
© World Water Day
The Earth’s Pulse
The Earth beats softly like a heart,With streams and lakes in every part.Without their rhythm, clear and true,What would the living creatures do?On..
© World Water Day
When Rivers Speak
The rivers whisper as they run,Their voices softened by the sun.They tell of journeys long and wide,Of forests green and oceans tide.But now their..
© World Water Day
The Blue Thread
Water flows through every land,A silver line, a gentle hand.It shapes the mountains, feeds the ground,In every drop, a world is found.We drink its..
© World Water Day
The Art of Being Silly
We spend our days in grown-up ways,Bound tightly by our lists and days.But once a year the chains unhook,And life becomes a lighter book.A silly..
© April Fools Day
Laughter’s Holiday
Today the world forgets its stress,Exchanging worries for a jest.A simple joke, a clever play,Can color even cloudy day.For humor is our quiet..
© April Fools Day
April 1st
Oh, April 1st, you sly old friend,You always catch us in the end.A sudden shock, a quick surprise,A grin that dances in the eyes.And though we know..
© April Fools Day
The Joke We Share
A message sent, a playful twist,A trick too tempting to resist.We chase each other through the fun,Before the truth is finally spun.But when the..
© April Fools Day
A Gentle Prank
No harm intended, just a smile,A prank that travels half a mile.A whispered joke, a harmless tease,A spark of joy upon the breeze.For laughter heals..
© April Fools Day
The Day of Tricks
April comes with playful light,A teasing breeze, a joke in sight.The world wakes up with laughing eyes,And every word becomes surprise.Today we pause..
© April Fools Day
The World We Heal
A world in motion, soft or strong,With voices clear or quiet song.Today reminds us: we belongTo caring where our hearts are drawn.To rest, to rise..
© World Health Day
Because We Care
We walk together, side by side,With hope and courage as our guide.The world unites in gentle waysTo celebrate our health today.From doctors kind to..
© World Health Day
The Quiet Gift of Health
No diamonds glow as bright by farAs simple wellness—life’s true star.Not gold, not power, not whispered fameCan soothe the body just the same.A..
© World Health Day
Where Wellness Begins
It starts with breath, the quiet air,The warmth of light, a hopeful prayer.The food we choose, the paths we take,The gentle habits that we..
© World Health Day
The Pulse of the World
Today the world takes one deep breath,A pause against the pace of death.We honor life in every form,In tender hearts and bodies warm.A beating pulse..
© World Health Day
Answered Prayers
I prayed for riches, and achieved success;All that I touched turned into gold. Alas!My cares were greater and my peace was less,When that wish came..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Answered
Good-bye – Yes, I am going,Sudden? Well, you are right.But a startling truth came home to meWith sudden force last night.What is it? shall I tell..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Angel Or Demon
You call me an angel of love and of light,A being of goodness and heavenly fire,Sent out from God’s kingdom to guide you aright,In paths where your..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An Old Man To His Sleeping Young Bride
As when the old moon lighted by the tenderAnd radiant crescent of the new is seen,And for a moment's space suggests the splendorOf what in its full..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An Inspiration
However the battle is ended,Though proudly the victor comesWith fluttering flags and prancing nagsAnd echoing roll of drums.Still truth proclaims..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An Episode
Along a narrow Moorish streetA blue-eyed soldier strode.(Ah, well-a-day.)Veiled from her lashes to her feetShe stepped from her abode,(Ah..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An Empty Crib
Beside a crib that holds a baby’s stocking,A tattered picture book, a broken toy,A sleeping mother dreams that she is rockingHer fair-haired cherub..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An Answer
If all the year was summer-time,And all the aim of lifeWas just to lilt on like a rhyme –Then I would be your wife.If all the days were August..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American Boys, Hello!
Oh! we love all the French, and we speak in FrenchAs along through France we go.But the moments to us that are keen and sweetAre the ones when our..
© Ella Wheeler Wilcox