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Thousands of years, thousands of years, If all were told. ... by William Butler Yeats Read Poem POEM OF THE DAY - MODERN POEM Warm Summer Sun Warm summer sun, Shine kindly here, Warm southern wind, Blow softly here. Green sod above, Lie light, lie light. Good night, dear heart, Good night, good night. ... by Mark Twain Read Poem POEM OF THE DAY - MEMBER POEM Cherry Balm Cherry balm, oh sweet delight A remedy for lips so dry A pop of color, a burst of scent A beauty staple, always present With a hue of ruby red And a fragrance of berries, so well-bred This little balm packs a punch Reviving lips with just a touch Made from cherries, juicy and ripe Picked from trees in sunlight’s stripe ... by Dashaun Rashod Snipes Read Poem TODAY’S NEW POEMS God Is King Gerry Legister The Mystery Of Gravity Paul Hartal I Dream Kevin J. Muricio For All Ages ANJANDEV ROY Rivers And Streams Brown mbadiwe 11 May, 2024 Saturday POEM OF THE DAY A Strange Wild Song He thought he saw an Elephant That practised on a fife: He looked again, and found it was A letter from his wife. ’At length I realize,’ he said, ’The bitterness of life! ’ He thought he saw a Buffalo Upon the chimney-piece: He looked again, and found it was His Sister’s Husband’s Niece. ’Unless you leave this house,’ he said, ’I’ll send for the police! ’ he thought he saw a Rattlesnake That questioned him in Greek: He looked again, and found it was The Middle of Next Week. ’The one thing I regret,’ he said, ’Is that it cannot speak! ’ He thought he saw a Banker’s Clerk Descending from the bus: He looked again, and found it was A Hippopotamus. ’If this should stay to dine,’ he said, ’There won’t be much for us! ’ He thought he saw a Kangaroo That worked a Coffee-mill: ... by Lewis Carroll Read Poem POEM OF THE DAY - MODERN POEM A Song I wish you were here, dear, I wish you were here. I wish you sat on the sofa and I sat near. The handkerchief could be yours, the tear could be mine, chin-bound. Though it could be, of course, the other way around. I wish you were here, dear, ... by Joseph Brodsky Read Poem POEM OF THE DAY - MEMBER POEM Pretty Hurts Pretty hurts, the saying goes But do we truly know The depth of pain it can bestow On those who try to fit the mold They say beauty is in the eye But why does it make us cry When we can’t seem to measure up To the standard they have set up We’re told to have flawless skin And bodies that are thin ... by Dashaun Rashod Snipes Read Poem TODAY’S NEW POEMS Six Years Of Darkness benny barnuevo So This Is Love Revisited. Kevin Hulme The Ode For Twin Star Kinsley Lee Jewel In The Sky Narender Singh Bansal Love Is The Seed Ayomikun Akinwunmi 10 May, 2024 Friday POEM OF THE DAY From A Railway Carriage Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again, in the wink of an eye, Painted stations whistle by. Here is a child who clambers and scrambles, All by himself and gathering brambles; Here is a tramp who stands and gazes; And here is the green for stringing the daisies! Here is a cart runaway in the road Lumping along with man and load; And here is a mill, and there is a river: Each a glimpse and gone forever! ... by Robert Louis Stevenson Read Poem POEM OF THE DAY - MODERN POEM Man And Wife Tamed by Miltown, we lie on Mother’s bed; the rising sun in war paint dyes us red; in broad daylight her gilded bed-posts shine, abandoned, almost Dionysian. At last the trees are green on Marlborough Street, blossoms on our magnolia ignite the morning with their murderous five day’s white. All night I’ve held your hand, as if you had a fourth time faced the kingdom of the mad - ... by Robert Lowell Read Poem POEM OF THE DAY - MEMBER POEM It’s Written In The Stars In the vast expanse of the darkened sky An intricate web of twinkling lights up high A mystical message that speaks to our hearts A story of love, of destiny, it’s written in the stars Each tiny dot, a celestial design A map of our lives, so divinely aligned The moon, the sun, and all the planets too Guide us on our journey, in all that we do From the dawn of time, these stars have shone A timeless tale, forever to be known ... by Dashaun Rashod Snipes Read Poem TODAY’S NEW POEMS Re-Woke To A New Life-Vision james watkin Fearless, But With No Pride james watkin To A Child’s Glory Realm james watkin A Sofa’s And A Bed’s james watkin You Can Fly And Follow The Stars Mark Heathcote Load Previous Day RANDOM POEM GO! POPULAR THEMES #english #kids #hindi #love #death #rain #nature #music #friend #hope #war #home #school #life #summer #beautiful #kiss #girl #loss #angel #sun #sleep #lost #greed #hero #memory #power #lonely #night #money #daughter #dance #america #freedom #change #butterfly #baby #beauty #fire #alone #dream #mother #peace #family #soldier #graduation #crazy #laughter #joy #paris All poem themes Best POETS Robert Frost (191 poem) March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963 Shel Silverstein (223 poem) September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999 Maya Angelou (52 poem) 4 April 1928 - 28 May 2014 Pablo Neruda (143 poem) 12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973 William Shakespeare (403 poem) 26 April 1564 - 23 April 1616 Langston Hughes (100 poem) 1 February 1902 – 22 May 1967 Emily Dickinson (1232 poem) 10 December 1830 – 15 May 1886 Rabindranath Tagore (215 poem) 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941 William Wordsworth (386 poem) 1770-1850 Edgar Allan Poe (69 poem) 19 January 1809 - 7 October 1849 All Poets Best POEMS 1. indira babbellapati ’ A Poem That Woke Me Up! ’ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I dwell In the absence You left behind ... Read Poem 2. Dr. Antony Theodore If You Die Before Me ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you die before me I would jump down into your grave and hug you so innocently that angels will become jealous. ... Read Poem 3. Muzahidul Reza Mediterranean Girl’s War Phobia ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Indoors by technology, outdoors by speedy transport I travel the world Today in Japan, tomorrow in Rome, Next day by an ancient civilization or in Hawaii or Coast Ivory, ... Read Poem 4. Howard Simon ~ I Choose The Mountain~ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The low lands call I am tempted to answer They are offering me a free dwelling Without having to conquer ... Read Poem 5. Chinedu Dike Mandela - The Immortal Icon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Peace Warrior Of Mzansi, among heroes - a colossus! Sun Of The Nation; a rare gift of Providence. Once, entangled in the web of racist succubus; Unruffled he declares before High Justice: ... Read Poem 6. Ency Bearis ’ Ay Naku Mahirap Umibig Sa Binibining Taga Albay ’ (With English Translation) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (This is a composition in Pilipino Language the first one I did, the only one, and hope some of the Filipinos will get this funny poem in this site. The poem is updated with English translation) Noong taong otsenta dekada ... Read Poem All Poems CLASSICAL POEMS 1. Jacques Prevert ✓ - Barbara - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Rappelle-toi Barbara Il pleuvait sans cesse sur Brest ce jour-là Et tu...