The Farewell (Khalil Gibran Poems)
And now it was evening.And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and your spirit that ...
And now it was evening.And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and your spirit that ...
In the stillness of night Wisdom came and stoodBy my bed. She gazed upon me like a tender motherAnd wiped ...
My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear--acare-woven garment that protects me from ...
I was,And I am.So shall I be to the end of time,For I am without end.I have cleft the vast ...
And a man said, "Speak to us of Self-Knowledge."And he answered, saying:Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the ...
And a woman spoke, saying, "Tell us of Pain."And he said:Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses ...
Your pain is the breaking of the shellthat encloses your understanding.Even as the stone of the fruit must break,that itsheart ...
One day there passed by a company of cats a wise dog.And as he came near and saw that they ...
Then a ploughman said, "Speak to us of Work." And he answered, saying: You work that you may keep pace ...
The gold-hoarder walked in his palace park and with him walked his troubles. And over his head hovered worries as ...
And now it was evening. And Almitra the seeress said, "Blessed be this day and this place and your spirit ...
My wearied heart bade me farewell and left for the House of Fortune. As he reached that holy city which ...
Then said a teacher, "Speak to us of Teaching." And he said: No man can reveal to you aught but ...
I was here from the moment of the Beginning, and here I am still. And I shall remain here until ...
And a man said, "Speak to us of Self-Knowledge." And he answered, saying: Your hearts know in silence the secrets ...
Man and I are sweethearts He craves me and I long for him, But alas! Between us has appeared A ...
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must ...
Then said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving." And he answered: You give but little when you give ...
One heavy day I ran away from the grim face of society and the dizzying clamor of the city and ...
Where are you, my beloved? Are you in that little Paradise, watering the flowers who look upon you As infants ...
The dark wings of night enfolded the city upon which Nature had spread a pure white garment of snow; and ...
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