About Troy poem – Zbigniew Herbert poems | Poetry Monster
About Troy poem – Zbigniew Herbert poems | Poetry Monster 1 Troy O Troyan archeologistwill sift your ashes through his fingersyet a fire occurred greater than that of the Iliadfor seven strings— too few stringsone needs a chorusa sea of lamentsand thunder of mountainsrain of stone —how to leadpeople away from the ruinshow to leadthe […]
A Faery’s Lament poem – Ysabelle Moriarty poems | Poetry Monster
A Faery's Lament poem – Ysabelle Moriarty poems | Poetry Monster A Faery's Lament by Ysabelle Moriarty I’m a faery who’s lostI can’t find my wings.In this glen I’ve been tossed,But in moonlight I sing.Freedom stolen,Bound to this fate.My sky has been taken,But I do not hateThe one who cast meAmong tree roots and streams,And […]
A Visit to Yu’s Cave poem – Yang Wan-Li poems | Poetry Monster
A Visit to Yu's Cave poem – Yang Wan-Li poems | Poetry Monster Once I rode a phoenix over the Nine Doubtful Mountains;now I ride the wind up Mount Kuei-chi.Yu’s Cave is dark and deep—I peer down,but Yu lived so long agoit’s hard to tell if he was really here. Thin mists obscure the highest […]
A Knocker poem – Zbigniew Herbert poems | Poetry Monster
A Knocker poem – Zbigniew Herbert poems | Poetry Monster There are those who growgardens in their headspaths lead from their hairto sunny and white cities it’s easy for them to writethey close their eyesimmediately schools of imagesstream down their foreheads my imaginationis a piece of boardmy sole instrumentis a wooden stick I strike the […]
A Ballad That We Do Not Perish poem – Zbigniew Herbert poems | Poetry Monster
A Ballad That We Do Not Perish poem – Zbigniew Herbert poems | Poetry Monster Those who sailed at dawnbut will never returnleft their trace on a wave— a shell fell to the bottom of the seabeautiful as lips turned to stone those who walked on a sandy roadbut could not reach the shuttered windowsthough […]
One Night, The Fukien Robbers poem – Yang Wan-Li poems | Poetry Monster
One Night, The Fukien Robbers poem – Yang Wan-Li poems | Poetry Monster One night, the Fukien robbers eyed Kwangtung;by morning, the Southern armies had all moved eastward.The shouts of the troops shook cliffs and valleys;banners flapped briskly in the cold wind.Leopards and tigers gathered from all sides;the rebel leaders were wiped out with a […]
O My Lord, Your Dwelling Places Are Lovely poem – Yehudah ha-Levi poems | Poetry Monster
O My Lord, Your Dwelling Places Are Lovely poem – Yehudah ha-Levi poems | Poetry Monster O My Lord, Your dwelling places are lovelyYour Presence is manifest, not in mystery.My dream brought me to the Temple of GodAnd I praised its delightful servants,And the burnt offering, its meal and libationWhich rose up in great pillars […]
Not Speaking Of The Way poem – Yosano Akiko poems | Poetry Monster
Not Speaking Of The Way poem – Yosano Akiko poems | Poetry Monster Not speaking of the way,Not thinking of what comes after,Not questioning name or fame,Here, loving love,You and I look at each other. ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry Monster […]
My Sweet Lad You Have Not Been Lost poem – Yiannis Ritsos poems | Poetry Monster
My Sweet Lad You Have Not Been Lost poem – Yiannis Ritsos poems | Poetry Monster My son, what Fate has destined you and what Fate was my doomto kindle such burning grief, such fire inside my breast? My sweet lad, you have not been lost, you live inside my veins.My son, flow deep into […]
Kodja Mustafa Pasha poem – Yahya Kemal Beyatli poems | Poetry Monster
Kodja Mustafa Pasha poem – Yahya Kemal Beyatli poems | Poetry Monster Kodja Mustafa Pasha! Poor and distant Istanbul!Since the conquest you’re a devout believer, and needy,Here live those who deem sorrow is pleasure. I was with them all day in this lovely dream.Our motherland and nation are inseparable twins.Thus we alone have been seen, […]
Itri poem – Yahya Kemal Beyatli poems | Poetry Monster
Itri poem – Yahya Kemal Beyatli poems | Poetry Monster The great Itri has of old been calledThe Patron of our music;How he leads the people far and near,That conqueror of the day-break,On how many holiday mornings earlyRattling the heavens with their voices massed together,Have they chanted the magnificent Tekbir.From Budapest to Iraq, even unto […]
He comes poem – Yehudah ha-Levi poems | Poetry Monster
He comes poem – Yehudah ha-Levi poems | Poetry Monster He comes, O bliss!Fly swiftly, you winds,You odorous breezes,And tell him how longI’ve waited for this! O happy that night,When sunk on your breast,Your kisses fast falling,And drunken with love,My troth I did plight. Again my sweet friendEmbrace me close.Yes, heaven does bless us,And now […]
From the morrow poem – Yamabe no Akahito poems | Poetry Monster
From the morrow poem – Yamabe no Akahito poems | Poetry Monster From the morrowWould I pick new herbsBut in my marked out fieldsBoth yesterday and todayThe snow has kept on falling ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry Monster — the ultimate […]
From the bay at Tago poem – Yamabe no Akahito poems | Poetry Monster
From the bay at Tago poem – Yamabe no Akahito poems | Poetry Monster From the bay at TagoI see, when gazing out,Pure white-On the heights of Fuji’s peak-The snow has fallen ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry Monster — the ultimate […]
Feeling Lazy poem – Yang Wan-Li poems | Poetry Monster
Feeling Lazy poem – Yang Wan-Li poems | Poetry Monster My sleepy eyes fog over…long lazy day.I put down my book of poetryand take a walk around the house.The cats are playing happily in the courtyard;when they see me coming they scatterlike frightened deer. ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry […]
A love song poem – Yehudah ha-Levi poems | Poetry Monster
A love song poem – Yehudah ha-Levi poems | Poetry Monster “Do you see over my shoulders falling,Snake-like ringlets waving free?Have no fear, for they are twistedTo allure you unto me.” Thus she spoke, the gentle dove,Listen to your plighted love:“Oh, how long I wait, till my sweetheart comes back,” she said,“Laying his caressing hand […]