Not a Star
by Adonis
Neither a star,
nor a prophet’s inspiration,
nor a face praying to the moon, is Mihyar.
Here he comes
like a pagan spear,
invading the land of letters,
bleeding
and raising to the sun
his bleeding.
Here he is,
wearing the nakedness of stone
and praying to the caves.
Here he is,
cuddling the light Earth.
Songs of Mihyar the Damamscene
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translated by Kamal Abu-Deeb
A few random poems:
- About Face poem – Alice Fulton
- Ольга Седакова – Только время доходит сюда
- Alone You Passed by William Ellery Leonard
- On The High Price Of Fish by William Cowper
- The Death Of Adonis by Sappho
- Retake, Union Square poem – Yuyutsu Sharma poems | Poetry Monster
- Владимир Маяковский – Нормализованная гайка (РОСТА № 171)
- Владимир Маяковский – Думай об армии (РОСТА №873)
- Василий Лебедев-Кумач – Водовоз
- Николай Языков – Аделаиде (Я твой, я твой, Аделаида)
- Attack On The Ad-Man
- Mind Extempore by Pawan Kumar
- Ольга Берггольц – Озерный край
- Юлия Друнина – Я курила недолго, давно, на войне
- Николай Некрасов – В полном разгаре страда деревенская
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
- The Palace
- Storm
- Poor Fisherman
- Invitation
- A Banquet Song
- Written In A Volume Of The Comtesse De Noailles
- With A Copy Of Shakespeares Sonnets On Leaving College
- Vivien
- Virginibus Puerisque
- Translations Dante Inferno Canto Xxvi
- To England At The Outbreak Of The Balkan War
- Tithonus
- The Wanderer
- The Torture Of Cuauhtemoc
- The Sultans Palace
- The Rendezvous
- The Old Lowe House Staten Island
- The Nympholept
- The Need To Love
- The Hosts
More external links (open in a new tab):
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