by Alan Noakes
Yes the ‘if onlys’ seem to persist for ever
As hovering wraithlike used-up dreams.
‘if only ‘ this or that
On such and such a day
Had varied by an hour or an inch
Or something neglected had been done
Or that something done had been neglected
Then ‘perhaps’ the other might have been:
But then
‘perhaps’ and ‘if only’ are first cousins
Addicted to survival only in our minds.
Copyright ©:
Alan Noakes
A few random poems:
- Владимир Высоцкий – Все ушли на фронт
- One Ran Before by Yvor Winters
- ASHA APARTMENTS, 416, S.V. ROAD by Santosh Kumar Panda
- Николай Заболоцкий – Болезнь
- Ode To A Harmonica
- Prayer, Translation of Paul Verlaine’s poem: Prière by T. Wignesan.
- I know you will remember ME by Neelam Sinha
- Robert Burns: O Aye My Wife She Dang Me:
- Sunshine through a Cobwebbed Window poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Юрий Левитанский – Грач над березовой чащей
- Sonnet 84: Who is it that says most, which can say more by William Shakespeare
- Augustus Gloop… by Roald Dahl
- My Miracle Valentine by Tirtha Raj Baral (Sanu Punatare)
- Among the Rocks by Robert Browning
- Кондратий Рылеев – К портрету
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
- Granny
- Future Verdict
- Easter Decorations
- Dawnlight On The Sea
- Dawn
- Dawn God039s Sabbath
- Candle Lord
- By The Camp Fire
- By A Norfolk Broad
- Baptistry
- Aunt Dorothys Lecture
- At Sea
- At Long Last
- An Old Doll
- An Anniversary
- All Saints Day 1868
- All Saints Day 1867
- After Our Likeness
- A Story At Dusk
- A Sigh In The Night
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