by Ajmer Rode
The Maharishi whispers:
the flesh is Maya, the lie
the soul is eternal, the truth.
The baby
inside a starved womb insists
it must come out,
needs more flesh.
The maharishi
and the baby in the womb
stare across
into each other’s eyes.
Blue Meditations
Copyright ©:
Ajmer Rode
A few random poems:
- The Jingo and the Minstrel by Vachel Lindsay
- The Symptoms of Love by William Cowper
- The Mortal One by Sharon Olds
- Verses On A Young Lady (playing harpsichord, and singing) by Tobias Smollett
- With No Experience In Such Matters by Stephen Dunn
- Валерий Брюсов – Из тихих бездн
- To Her Beauty by Nithin Purple
- come, sun rays by Raj Arumugam
- Юрий Левитанский – Мое поколение
- Николай Карамзин – К Алине на смерть ее супруга
- Father And Child by William Butler Yeats
- Вероника Тушнова – Костер
- In The Early Pearly Morning
- Dreadful by Shel Silverstein
- Владимир Костров – То в ночи она вспыхнет, как спичка
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
- Robert Burns: When She Cam’ Ben She Bobbed :
- Robert Burns: The Weary Pund O’ Tow:
- Robert Burns: Lines On Fergusson, The Poet :
- Robert Burns: I do Confess Thou Art Sae Fair: Alteration of an Old Poem.
- Robert Burns: My Native Land Sae Far Awa:
- Robert Burns: Thou Gloomy December :
- Robert Burns: Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive:
- Robert Burns: Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever:
- Robert Burns: O May, Thy Morn:
- Robert Burns: A Grace After Dinner, Extempore:
- Robert Burns: A Grace Before Dinner, Extempore:
- Robert Burns: The Keekin’-Glass:
- Robert Burns: Divine Service In The Kirk Of Lamington:
- Robert Burns: The Toadeater:
- Robert Burns: Poem On Sensibility:
- Robert Burns: The Song Of Death: Scene-A Field of Battle. Time of the day-evening. The wounded and dying of the victorious army are supposed to join in the following song.
- Robert Burns: Second Epistle To Robert Graham, ESQ., Of Fintry:
- Robert Burns: Epistle To John Maxwell, ESQ., Of Terraughty : On His Birthday.
- Robert Burns: O Kenmure’s On And Awa, Willie:
- Robert Burns: I Hae Been At Crookieden:
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Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works