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 Poor Man's Pig
Already fallen plum-bloom stars the green And apple-boughs as knarred as old toads' backs Wear their small roses ere a rose is seen; The..
© Edmund Blunden
Premature Rejoicing
What's that over there?Thiepval Wood.Take a steady look at it; it'll do you good.Here, these glasses will help you. See any flowers?There sleeps..
© Edmund Blunden
To Joy
Is not this enough for moanTo see this babe all motherless -A babe beloved - thrust out aloneUpon death's wilderness?Out tears fall, fall, fall - I..
© Edmund Blunden
Forefathers
Here they went with smock and crook,Toiled in the sun, lolled in the shade,Here they mudded out the brookAnd here their hatchet cleared the..
© Edmund Blunden
Can you Remember?
Yes, I still rememberThe whole thing in a way;Edge and exactitudeDepend on the day.Of all that prodigious sceneThere seems scanty loss,Though mists..
© Edmund Blunden
Concert Party: Busseboom
The stage was set, the house was packed,The famous troop began;Our laughter thundered, act by act;Time light as sunbeams ran.Dance sprang and spun..
© Edmund Blunden
The Zonnebeke Road
Morning, if this late withered light can claimSome kindred with that merry flameWhich the young day was wont to fling through space!Agony stares from..
© Edmund Blunden
If I Adore You
If I adore You out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,Lock me out of Paradise.But if I adore you for Yourself..
© Rabia Al Basri
Love
I have loved Thee with two loves -a selfish love and a love that is worthy of Thee.As for the love which is selfish,Therein I occupy myself with..
© Rabia Al Basri
In My Soul
Inmy soulthere is a temple, a shrine, a mosque, a churchwhere I kneel.Prayer should bring us to an altar where no walls or names exist.Is there not a..
© Rabia Al Basri
The Holy Water
No one lives outside the walls of this sacred place, existence.The holy water, I need it upon my eyes: it is you, dear, you – each form.What mother..
© Rabia Al Basri
Take Away The Words Of The Devil
O God, take away the words of the devilThat mix with my prayer-If not, then take my prayer as it is, devil and all.
© Rabia Al Basri
With My Beloved
With my Beloved I alone have been,When secrets tenderer than evening airsPassed, and the Vision blestWas granted to my prayers,That crowned me, else..
© Rabia Al Basri
My God And My Lord
Eyes are at rest, the stars are setting.Hushed are the stirrings of birds in their nests,Of monsters in the ocean.You are the Just who knows no..
© Rabia Al Basri
Dream Fable
I saw myself in a wide green garden, more beautiful than I could begin to understand. In this garden was a young girl. I said to her, 'How wonderful..
© Rabia Al Basri
My Beloved
My peace, O my brothers and sisters, is my solitude,And my Beloved is with me always,For His love I can find no substitute,And His love is the test..
© Rabia Al Basri
My Greatest Need Is You
Your hope in my heart is the rarest treasureYour Name on my tongue is the sweetest wordMy choicest hoursAre the hours I spend with You --O Allah, I..
© Rabia Al Basri
Reality
In love, nothing exists between heart and heart.Speech is born out of longing,True description from the real taste.The one who tastes, knows;the one..
© Rabia Al Basri
“After the Heat”
When days are long and hearts feel tired,Ice cream arrives without a sound.Not to fix, not to explain—Just cool relief where warmth was found.A..
© Ice Cream Day
“Summer Philosophy”
The cone leans crooked in my hand,Gravity wins, as it must do.Ice cream laughs at all my plans—A sticky mess, but honest too.Life, like this scoop..
© Ice Cream Day
“The Art of Indulgence”
No rush, no rules, no need to hide,I let the spoon move slow and sure.In every bite, permission livesTo want, to feel, to just enjoy more.Ice cream..
© Ice Cream Day
“Flavors of Memory”
Vanilla tastes like childhood days,Chocolate hums with deeper tones.Strawberry laughs like summer lovesWe carry softly in our bones.Each flavor holds..
© Ice Cream Day
“Midnight Spoon”
The house is quiet, lights are low,A carton waits where shadows bloom.One silent scoop, a guilty smile,Ice cream breaks the edge of gloom.No candles..
© Ice Cream Day
“Melting Time”
Ice cream drips like summer hours,Soft and sweet in warming air.Each slow melt reminds my heartThat joy is brief, but always fair.I taste the now..
© Ice Cream Day
“The Art of Pizza”
Knead the dough, spread the sauce,A sprinkle of cheese, the perfect gloss.Toppings layered, colors bright,A work of art in every bite.Baked with..
© Pizza Day