The Poem Of Imru al Qays (Imru al Qays ibn Hujr Poems)
Stop, oh my friends, let us pause to weep over the remembrance of my beloved.Here was her abode on the ...
Poems about henna (20 Poems)
On Poetic Composition (John Roderigo Dos Passos Poems)
There was a king in China.He sat in a garden under a moon of goldwhile a black slave scratched his ...
The Gardener XVI: Hands Cling To Eyes (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
Hands cling to hands and eyes lingeron eyes: thus begins the record of ourhearts. It is the moonlit night of March;the ...
“He Said, Don’t Sleep” (Rabbi Adonim Halevi Poems)
He said, "Don't sleep. Drink old winewith myrrh and lilies, henna and aloes,in an orchard of pomegranates, palm, and vinesfull ...
In The Bazaars of Hyderabad (Sarojini Naidu Poems)
What do you sell O ye merchants ?Richly your wares are displayed.Turbans of crimson and silver,Tunics of purple brocade,Mirrors with ...
Spain (Muhammad Iqbal Poems)
Spain! You are the trustee of the Muslimblood:In my eyes you are sanctified like the Harem.Prints of prostration lie hidden ...
The Golden Wine Cups of the Night (Habba Khatoon Poems)
In henna I have dyed my hands, When will he come ?I die, while he roams distant lands, My heart is numb!O, ...
The Poem of Imru-Ul-Quais (Anonymous Asian Poems)
Stop, oh my friends, let us pause to weep over the remembrance of my beloved.Here was her abode on the ...
A Legend Of Christ’s Nativity (Duncan Campbell Scott Poems)
At Bethlehem upon the hill, The day was done, the night was nigh,The dusk was deep and had its will,The ...
Tale Of Ackmed Kurd (Cedric Forbes Poems)
Down in the bazaar of the CobblersWhere the stitcher of shoes doth lie,Was the Haschish den of Kaleef,A dog with ...
My Interview (Faiz Ahmed Faiz Poems)
The wall has grown all black, upto the circling roof.Roads are empty, travellers all gone. Once againMy night begins to ...
In A Yellow Frame (Edward Powys Mathers Poems)
Translated From the Arabic of Hefny-bey-Nassif (contemporary) Her hand tinted to gold with hennaGave me a cup of wine like ...
Now Returned Home (Robinson Jeffers Poem)
Beyond the narrows of the Inner Hebrides We sailed the cold angry sea toward Barra, where Heaval mountain Lifts like ...
Escape (Robert Graves Poem)
August 6, 1916.-Officer previously reported died of wounds, now reported wounded: Graves, Captain R., Royal Welch Fusiliers.) .but I was ...
The Hideous Chair (Erin Belieu Poem)
This hideous, upholstered in gift-wrap fabric, chromed in places, design possibility for the future canned ham. Its genius wonderful, circa ...
The Gardener XVI: Hands Cling to Eyes (Rabindranath Tagore Poems)
Hands cling to hands and eyes linger on eyes: thus begins the record of our hearts. It is the moonlit ...
Bantams In Pine-Woods (Wallace Stevens Poems)
Chieftain Iffucan of Azcan in caftan Of tan with henna hackles, halt! Damned universal cock, as if the sun Was ...
Colors Passing Through Us (Marge Piercy Poems)
Purple as tulips in May, mauve into lush velvet, purple as the stain blackberries leave on the lips, on the ...
Leaving Early (Sylvia Plath Poems)
Lady, your room is lousy with flowers. When you kick me out, that's what I'll remember, Me, sitting here bored ...
Darling Daughter of Babylon (Vachel Lindsay Poems)
Too soon you wearied of our tears. And then you danced with spangled feet, Leading Belshazzar's chattering court A-tinkling through ...