Poems about relinquished (20 Poems)
Rhodon And Iris. Act I (Ralph Knevet Poems)
SCEN. 1.Poneria, Agnostus.Ag. Is the worlds eye not yet asleepe? Po. Hath Jove not yet put on his starry night-cap? No; nor Juno her spangl’d smocke? Ag. What, hath Hesperus forgot to light heavens tapers up? Or be the Charret wheeles of Night o’re loaden with the … Continue reading
Festus – XXXIII (Philip James Bailey Poems)
As in our sky sometimes a vaporous massLow down, shows thunder threatening; while by windsOf happier, if adverse wing fanned, high up,Unutterably extolled, a cloud–stream clear,Tinged as with ghostliest silver, spreads, opposed,Its shadowy waveletage, bespeaking peaceProspective, genial change; so here; … Continue reading
The Black Rock (John Gould Fletcher Poems)
To Thomas Hardy I Off the long headland, threshed about by round-backed breakers,There is a black rock, standing high at the full tide;Off the headland there is emptiness,And the moaning of the ocean,And the black rock standing alone. In the … Continue reading
George Washington (Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke Poems)
Can we add to his glory whose praise is ours?Can we rate him anew in the lists of fame? Shall our words or our deeds be the worthier flow’rsTo garland withal his immortal name? With the breath of the cycle … Continue reading
Tribute To Oliver Wendell Holmes (Julia Ward Howe Poems)
Thou metamorphic god!Who mak’st the straight Olympus thy abode, Hermes to subtle laughter moving, Apollo with serener loving,Thou demi-god also!Who dost all the powers of healing know; Thou hero who dost wield The golden sword and shield,–Shield of a comprehensive mind,And sword to wound … Continue reading
LVI. (Khoshal Khan Khattak Poems)
When thou severest thyself from cupidity with regard to every one, it is sovereignty:If thou understandest silence, it is equal to the eloquence of Sahban.Mention not a word, regarding Hatim’s liberality and munificence;For, even in so Going, there are, indeed, … Continue reading
It’s good to feel you are close to me (Pablo Neruda Poems)
It’s good to feel you are close to me in the night, love,invisible in your sleep, intently nocturnal,while I untangle my worriesas if they were twisted nets. Withdrawn, your heart sails through dream,but your body, relinquished so, breathesseeking me without … Continue reading
Your Eyes Content Me (Max Harris Poems)
Your eyes, turning in sorrow, content me,For there is in them a new and silent sorrowAs if your eyes, seeing that content,Turn to, dying, that sorrowSpent people live in as, dying,They rest in some prior deathbed,Accepting, loving, in that hourThe … Continue reading
Moon Over The Sea (Nikolai Stepanovich Gumilev Poems)
The moon relinquished sharp-edge cliffs at sea line,And with transparent gold: the waters shine;On board of their pointed boat, this eveningThe friends enjoy their heated glass of wine. When looking at the clouds passing swiftlyThrough the reflection of the moonlight … Continue reading
Ave! (An Ode for the Shelley Centenary, 1892) (Charles G. D. Roberts Poems)
I O tranquil meadows, grassy Tantramar, Wide marshes ever washed in clearest air, Whether beneath the sole and spectral star The dear severity of dawn you wear, Or whether in the joy of … Continue reading