There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Homing by Satish Verma
- Philip Levine – Philip Levine
- Since you asked by Radames Antonio Cruz
- Gratitude And Love To God by William Cowper
- Farewell To Italy poem – Alfred Austin
- Николай Рубцов – Жеребенок
- The Virgin Martyr
- A Winter Evening poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Алексей Жемчужников – Сняла с меня судьба
- The Little Dell by William Allingham
- Иннокентий Анненский – Леконт де Лиль. Огненная жертва
- September 1, 1939 by W. H. Auden
- Still Life by Reena Ribalow
- Baby Charley. by Sidney Lanier
- Untitled I by Yunus Emre
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).