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
- Pegasus at Wanlockhead by Robert Burns
- The Winter’s Willow by William Barnes
- September 1815 by William Wordsworth
- Ольга Берггольц – Разговор с соседкой
- Childhood by Margaret Walker
- From The Greek Of Julianus by William Cowper
- Lament Of Mary Queen Of Scots by William Wordsworth
- My Heart’s In The Highlands by Robert Burns
- Australia
- The Masks of Love
- Ode for General Washington’s Birthday by Robert Burns
- Ouija by Sylvia Plath
- Николай Гумилев – Никогда не сделаю я так
- The Sea and the Shadow by Paul Blackburn
- Forty Years Later by Martin Willitts, Jr
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).
