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
- Владимир Британишский – Молния ударяет
- Haiku: The Bluebird and the Sky by Monty Gilmer
- I am your friend by Vinaya Kumar Hanumanthappa
- The Sons of Martha by Rudyard Kipling
- Three Songs by William Shakespeare
- Алексей Николаевич Толстой – Москва
- Владимир Высоцкий – Не дыми, голова трещит
- Shimmering by Satish Verma
- Heel & Toe To The End by William Carlos Williams
- Джон Донн – Ворожба над портретом
- Intrigued with Evening by Jelaluddin Rumi
- Омар Хайям – Не оплакивай, смертный, вчерашних потерь
- Владимир Высоцкий – Мистерия хиппи
- The Kerry Cow by Winifred Mary Letts
- A New Psalm for the Chapel of Kilmarnock by Robert Burns
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).
