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").
Brothers
See! There he stands; not brave, but with an airOf sullen stupor. Mark him well! Is heNot more like brute than man? Look in his eye!No light is..
© James Weldon Johnson
Listen, Lord: A Prayer
O Lord, we come this morningKnee-bowed and body-bentBefore Thy throne of grace.O Lord--this morning--Bow our hearts beneath our knees,And our knees..
© James Weldon Johnson
Beauty That Is Never Old
When buffeted and beaten by life's storms,When by the bitter cares of life oppressed,I want no surer haven than your arms,I want no sweeter heaven..
© James Weldon Johnson
Lift Every Voice And Sing
Lift ev'ry voice and sing,Till earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty;Let our rejoicing riseHigh as the list'ning skies,Let it..
© James Weldon Johnson
Go Down, Death
Weep not, weep not,She is not dead;She's resting in the bosom of Jesus.Heart-broken husband--weep no more;Grief-stricken son--weep no..
© James Weldon Johnson
The Creation
And God stepped out on space,And he looked around and said:I'm lonely--I'll make me a world.And far as the eye of God could seeDarkness covered..
© James Weldon Johnson
Within This Earthen Vessel
WITHIN this earthen vessel are bowers and groves,and within it is the Creator:Within this vessel are the seven oceansand the unnumbered stars.The..
© Kabir
Where Spring, The Lord Of The Seasons
Where Spring, the lord of the seasons, reigneth,there the Unstruck Music sounds of itself,There the streams of light flow in all directions;Few are..
© Kabir
Where Do You Search Me
Moko Kahan Dhundhere BandeMein To Tere Paas MeinNa Teerath Mein, Na Moorat MeinNa Ekant Niwas MeinNa Mandir Mein, Na Masjid MeinNa Kabe Kailas..
© Kabir
When You Were Born In This World - Dohas Ii
When you were born in this worldEveryone laughed while you criedConduct NOT yourself in manner suchThat they laugh when you are goneKabir's mind got..
© Kabir
When The Day Came
When the Day came -The Day I had lived and died for -The Day that is not in any calendar -Clouds heavy with loveShowered me with wild..
© Kabir
When I Found The Boundless Knowledge
Kabir:My mind was soothedWhen I found the boundless knowledge,And the firesthat scorch the worldTo me are water cool.
© Kabir
When He Himself Reveals Himself
When he himself reveals himself,Brahma brings into manifestationThat which can never be seen.As the seed is in the plant,as the shade is in the..
© Kabir
What Kind Of God?
What kind of God would He beif He did not hear thebangles ring onan ant’swristas they move the earthin their sweetdance?And what kind of God would He..
© Kabir
To What Shore Would You Cross
To what shore would you cross,O my heart?there is no traveller before you,there is no road:Where is the movement,where is the rest,on that..
© Kabir
To Thee Thou Hast Drawn My Love
To Thee Thou hast drawn my love, O Fakir!I was sleeping in my own chamber,and Thou didst awaken me;striking me with Thy voice, O Fakir!I was drowning..
© Kabir
To Be A Slave Of Intensity
Friend, hope for the guest while you are alive.Jump into experience while you are alive!Think...and think...while you are alive.What you call..
© Kabir
There's A Moon Inside My Body
THE moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it:The moon is within me, and so is the sun.The unstruck drum of Eternity is sounded within..
© Kabir
Greed
I dream a sceneWhere a baby falls asleepHaving sucked a pair of breastsResembling two pomegranates weighing ten kg.I desire a blue skyWhich is not..
© Sayeed Abubakar
Hypocrisy
You say that you love rain.But when it starts raining,You raise your umbrella.You say you love the Sun.But when it spreads its rays,You look for..
© Sayeed Abubakar
Oily Men's Song
We want to oil only the heads of oily men;We have no oil for those who have no oil.You who are the owners of oilAnd do the trades of oilAre our..
© Sayeed Abubakar
Desire
Were I a river, I would runTo meet the sea.Were I the moon, I would floatSmiling on the sky.Were I a cloud, I would pour down waterOver paddy and..
© Sayeed Abubakar
Truth-Adulteration
Watching acting day and night everywhere,Acting seems to be truth now, truth acting.
© Sayeed Abubakar
The Best
The fish that flees away breaking the hookSeems to be the best;And the lips you haven't given me to kissSeem to be the best.
© Sayeed Abubakar
A Stony Hero
Here death, killing, violence and hungerRound the clock play the game of doom;Snatching, hijacking, injustice and inconvenienceGrow the grass of..
© Sayeed Abubakar