In the Forest of Life
by Mike Yuan
like an open cage
like a free hotel
my balcony has become a home
to many wild city birds
pigeons philosophizing in private
seagulls stalking with arrogance
crows beaking at unseen seeds
sparrows quarreling non-stop
on the branched-out railings
behind the dusk dyed wall
sometimes all alone
more often in company
looking out of my wingless window
i find myself to be one of them
coming to perch here by chance
but ready to flee by need
(sept.11, 2004)
End of the poem
15 random poems
- To a friend by Vinko Kalinić
- Николай Заболоцкий – Летний вечер
- Михаил Лермонтов – Война
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Л. Е. Ф.
- Яков Полонский – Цветок
- In Memoriam A. H. H.: 45. The baby new to earth and sky poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Battle-Scene From the Comic Operatic Fantasy The Seafarer by Sylvia Plath
- Before They Were Mothers by Sappho
- Омар Хайям – Мы влюбчивая голь, здесь нету мусульман
- The Princess: A Medley: Come down, O Maid poem – Lord Alfred Tennyson poems
- Василий Жуковский – Суд Божий над епископом
- When I Looked At You by Patrick Neo Mabiletsa
- Новелла Матвеева – Подсолнух
- Владимир Маяковский – Последний баронишко (Главполитпросвет №324)
- Николай Заболоцкий – Гроза идет
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
