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").

My Friend

My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear- acare-woven garment that protects me from thy questionings and theefrom my..

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Two Wishes Xi

In the silence of the night Death descended from God toward the earth. He hovered above a city and pierced the dwellings with his eyes. He say the..

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Chapter 9 - The Seven Selves

In the stillest hour of the night, as I lay half asleep, my seven selves sat together and thus conversed in whisper:First Self: Here, in this madman..

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Reason And Passion Xv

And the priestess spoke again and said: "Speak to us of Reason and Passion."And he answered saying:Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which..

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Houses Chapter Ix

A mason came forth and said, "Speak to us of Houses."And he answered and said:Build of your imaginings a bower in the wilderness ere you build a..

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Peace Xviii

The tempest calmed after bending the branches of the trees and leaning heavily upon the grain in the field. The stars appeared as broken remnants of..

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Laws Xiii

Then a lawyer said, "But what of our Laws, master?"And he answered:You delight in laying down laws,Yet you delight more in breaking them.Like..

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Pleasure Xxiv

Then a hermit, who visited the city once a year, came forth and said, 'Speak to us of Pleasure.'And he answered, saying:Pleasure is a freedom..

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Song Of Love Xxiv

I am the lover's eyes, and the spirit'sWine, and the heart's nourishment.I am a rose. My heart opens at dawn andThe virgin kisses me and places..

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The Criminal V

A young man of strong body, weakened by hunger, sat on the walker's portion of the street stretching his hand toward all who passed, begging and..

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Self-Knowledge Xvii

And a man said, "Speak to us of Self-Knowledge."And he answered, saying:Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.But your..

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Pain

And a woman spoke, saying, 'Tell us of Pain.'And he said:Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.Even as the stone of..

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Teaching Xviii

Then said a teacher, 'Speak to us of Teaching.'And he said:No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of..

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Dead Are My People

Gone are my people, but I exist yet,Lamenting them in my solitude...Dead are my friends, and in their Death my life is naught but greatDisaster.The..

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Song Of The Flower Xxiii

I am a kind word uttered and repeatedBy the voice of Nature;I am a star fallen from theBlue tent upon the green carpet.I am the daughter of the..

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Love One Another

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.Ay, you shall be..

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On Death

Then Almitra spoke, saying, 'We would ask now of Death.'And he said:You would know the secret of death.But how shall you find it unless you seek it..

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Let These Be Your Desires

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itselfBut if your love and must needs have desires,Let these be your desires:To melt and be like a running..

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The Life Of Love Xvi

SpringCome, my beloved; let us walk amidst the knolls,For the snow is water, and Life is alive from itsSlumber and is roaming the hills and..

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Song Of The Soul Xxii

In the depth of my soul there isA wordless song - a song that livesIn the seed of my heart.It refuses to melt with ink onParchment; it engulfs my..

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Leave Me, My Blamer Xiii

Leave me, my blamer,For the sake of the loveWhich unites your soul withThat of your beloved one;For the sake of that whichJoins spirit with..

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Your Children

Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.They come through you but not from you.And though..

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Buying And Selling Chapter Xi

And a merchant said, 'Speak to us of Buying and Selling.'And he answered and said:To you the earth yields her fruit, and you shall not want if you..

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God

In the ancient days, when the first quiver of speech came to my lips, I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God, saying, 'Master, I am thy..

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Marriage

Then Almitra spoke again and said, 'And what of Marriage, master? 'And he answered saying:You were born together, and together you shall be..

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