Poems about mohammed (21 Poems)
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The Portrait (John Pierpont Poems)
Why does the eye, with greater pleasure, restOn the proud oak, in vernal honors drest,When sultry gales, that to his arms repair,Are cooled and freshened, while they linger there;Than when his fading robes are seared, and castOn the cold mercy … Continue reading
History of the Twentieth Century (A Roadshow) (Joseph Brodsky Poems)
The Sun’s in its orbit, yet I feel morbid. Act 1 Prologue Ladies and gentlemen and the day!All ye made of sweet human clay!Let me tell you: you are o’kay. Our show is to start without much delay.So let me inform … Continue reading
Zamri. A fragment (John Anster Poems)
Hast thou sailed on the summer seaWhen its bosom lies in light?And have the scenes of life to theeBeen as beautiful and brightAs the vallies of ocean, lovelilyShining to court the sight?To thee do I sing;–’tis a tale of fear,Of … Continue reading
Booth’s Drum [1] (Henry Lawson Poems)
They were “ratty” they were hooted by the meanest and the least,When they woke the Drum of Glory long ago in London East.They were often mobbed by hoodlums-they were few, but unafraid-And their Lassies were insulted, but they banged the … Continue reading
The Caliph And Satan (James Freeman Clarke Poems)
In heavy sleep the Caliph lay, When some one called, “Arise, and pray!” The angry Caliph cried, “Who dare Rebuke his king for slighting prayer?” Then, from the corner of the room, A voice cut sharply through the gloom: “My name is Satan, … Continue reading
Ahab Mohammed (James Matthew Legare Poems)
A PEASANT stood before a king and said,“My children starve, I come to thee for bread.”On cushions soft and silken sat enthronedThe king, and looked on him that prayed and moaned,Who cried again,-“For bread I come to thee.” For grief, … Continue reading
Jerusalem (Nizar Qabbani Poems)
I wept until my tears were dryI prayed until the candles flickeredI knelt until the floor creakedI asked about Mohammed and ChristOh Jerusalem, the fragrance of prophetsThe shortest path between earth and skyOh Jerusalem, the citadel of lawsA beautiful child … Continue reading
Mohammed and Seid (Harrison Smith Morris Poems)
SWEPT by the hot wind, stark, untrackable,The stony desert stretches to the sky.Deep-printed shadows at the tent-door lie,And camels slumber by the burning well.One weeps within, wrinkled and dusk of face, White-haired and lordly, o’er the new-brought dead:Mohammed over Seid, … Continue reading
The pilgrimage to Mecca (George Canning Poems)
What holy rites Mohammed’s laws ordain,What various duties bind his faithful train,—What pious zeal his scatter’d tribes unitesIn fix’d observance of these holy rites,—At Mecca’s shrine what votive crowds surroundWith annual pomp the consecrated ground,—The muse shall tell:—revolving years succeed,And … Continue reading
Alma Venus! [Excerpt] (Bernard O Dowd Poems)
Trembling Creation’s omnipresent sun,Immanent Harmonist, Whose rhythms run.Alike where midge pursues his swift romance,Or grave stars cluster for their midnight dance 1Bringer of fire, from what far fane despoiled?Potter of grace, by what fell finger soiled?In temple throned of old, … Continue reading
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