No shoes and a glossy
red helmet, I rode
on the back of my dad’s
Harley at seven years old.
Before the divorce.
Before the new apartment.
Before the new marriage.
Before the apple tree.
Before the ceramics in the garbage.
Before the dog’s chain.
Before the koi were all eaten
by the crane. Before the road
between us, there was the road
beneath us, and I was just
big enough not to let go:
Henno Road, creek just below,
rough wind, chicken legs,
and I never knew survival
was like that. If you live,
you look back and beg
for it again, the hazardous
bliss before you know
what you would miss.
Copyright ©:
2015 Ada Limón
A few random poems:
- Анатолий Жигулин – Лисенок
- My Government Frustrates Me by Olaniyi Beloved Abimbola
- Khanaa’s Song by Mallika Sengupta
- Владимир Орлов – Очень хорошая девочка Яна
- Владимир Высоцкий – Так оно и есть
- Grand Slam Night poem – A. D. Winans poems | Poetry Monster
- Awakening by mike yuan
- Sir Galahad poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- The Further Bank by Rabindranath Tagore
- Hark! Hark! The Lark by William Shakespeare
- At The Tomb Of Napoleon
- Sonnet 13: O, that you were your self! But, love, you are by William Shakespeare
- Dissolve in kisses, I would like to dissolve in your kisses
- Омар Хайям – Небо кушак, что облек изнуренный мой стан
- Михаил Лермонтов – Черкесы
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works