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").

In Back Of The Real

railroad yard in San JoseI wandered desolatein front of a tank factoryand sat on a benchnear the switchman's shack.A flower lay on the hay onthe..

© Allen Ginsberg

My Sad Self

To Frank O’HaraSometimes when my eyes are redI go up on top of the RCA Buildingand gaze at my world, Manhattan—my buildings, streets I’ve done feats..

© Allen Ginsberg

September On Jessore Road

Millions of babies watching the skiesBellies swollen, with big round eyesOn Jessore Road--long bamboo hutsNoplace to shit but sand channel..

© Allen Ginsberg

Sunflower Sutra

I walked on the banks of the tincan banana dock and sat down under the huge shade of a Southern Pacific locomotive to look for the sunset over the..

© Allen Ginsberg

Kaddish, Part I

Strange now to think of you, gone without corsets & eyes, while I walk onthe sunny pavement of Greenwich Village.downtown Manhattan, clear winter..

© Allen Ginsberg

First Party At Ken Kesey's With Hell's Angels

Cool black night thru redwoodscars parked outside in shadebehind the gate, stars dim abovethe ravine, a fire burning by the sideporch and a few tired..

© Allen Ginsberg

Fourth Floor, Dawn, Up All Night Writing Letters

Pigeons shake their wings on the copper church roofout my window across the street, a bird perched on the crosssurveys the city's blue-grey clouds...

© Allen Ginsberg

Death & Fame

When I dieI don't care what happens to my bodythrow ashes in the air, scatter 'em in East Riverbury an urn in Elizabeth New Jersey, B'nai Israel..

© Allen Ginsberg

Haiku (Never Published)

Drinking my teaWithout sugar-No difference.The sparrow shitsupside down--ah! my brain & eggsMayan head in aPacific driftwood bole--Someday I'll..

© Allen Ginsberg

Cia Dope Calypso

In nineteen hundred forty-nineChina was won by Mao Tse-tungChiang Kai Shek's army ran awayThey were waiting there in Thailand yesterdaySupported by..

© Allen Ginsberg

Crossing Nation

Under silver wingSan Francisco's towers sproutingthru thin gas clouds,Tamalpais black-breasted above Pacific azureBerkeley hills pine-covered..

© Allen Ginsberg

Hospital Window

At gauzy dusk, thin haze like cigarette smokeribbons past Chrysler Building's silver finstapering delicately needletopped, Empire State'staller..

© Allen Ginsberg

An Eastern Ballad

I speak of love that comes to mind:The moon is faithful, although blind;She moves in thought she cannot speak.Perfect care has made her bleak.I never..

© Allen Ginsberg

Cosmopolitan Greetings

Stand up against governments, against God.Stay irresponsible.Say only what we know & imagine.Absolutes are Coercion.Change is absolute.Ordinary..

© Allen Ginsberg

Homework

Homage to Kenneth KochIf I were doing my Laundry I'd wash my dirty IranI'd throw in my United States, and pour on the Ivory Soap,scrub up Africa, put..

© Allen Ginsberg

Five A.M.

Elan that lifts me above the cloudsinto pure space, timeless, yea eternalBreath transmuted into wordsTransmuted back to breathin one hundred two..

© Allen Ginsberg

Father Death Blues

Hey Father Death, I'm flying homeHey poor man, you're all aloneHey old daddy, I know where I'm goingFather Death, Don't cry any moreMama's there..

© Allen Ginsberg

A Supermarket In California

What thoughts I have of you tonight, Walt Whitman, for I walked down thestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full..

© Allen Ginsberg

Healing Heart and Mind

Our minds are mirrors, reflections deep,Of secrets held, of thoughts we keep.To tend them well, to let them rest,Is how we nurture life at..

© World Mental Health Day

A Light Within

Deep inside, a light will shine,Though shadows fall, it still is mine.Through fear and worry, doubt and pain,That little spark will still..

© World Mental Health Day

Through the Storm

When anxious winds disturb your peace,And daily burdens never cease,Know that storms, though dark, will end,And calmer days again will send.Seek..

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Gentle Care

The mind is fragile, yet so strong,It hums a quiet, healing song.Nurture it with tender care,With love, with rest, and mindful prayer.A walk, a book..

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Strength in Vulnerability

It’s okay to stumble, fall, or cry,To question life and wonder why.For in the cracks of fear and doubt,The seeds of healing grow throughout.Speak..

© World Mental Health Day

The Journey Within

We walk through life with hearts so vast,Yet shadows linger from the past.The path is winding, often steep,But courage grows where silence weeps.Take..

© World Mental Health Day

A Mind at Peace

In the quiet moments, find your calm,A soothing breath, a healing balm.The mind, though weary, can restore,Its gentle strength opens every..

© World Mental Health Day