A Visit From Wisdom (Khalil Gibran Poems)
In the stillness of night Wisdom came and stoodBy my bed. She gazed upon me like a tender motherAnd wiped ...
In the stillness of night Wisdom came and stoodBy my bed. She gazed upon me like a tender motherAnd wiped ...
I would not exchange the sorrows of my heartFor the joys of the multitude.And I would not have the tears ...
Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"And he answered saying:You were born together, and together you ...
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 ...
Love one another, but make not a bond of love.Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of ...
Once I said to a scarecrow, "You must be tired of standing in thislonely field."And he said, "The joy of ...
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 ...
A prince stood on the balcony of his palace addressing a great multitude summoned for the occasion and said, "Let ...
My wearied heart bade me farewell and left for the House of Fortune. As he reached that holy city which ...
Spring Come, my beloved; let us walk amidst the knolls, For the snow is water, and Life is alive from ...
Part One As night fell and the light glittered in the great house, the servants stood at the massive door ...
Part One - The Calling Let me sleep, for my soul is intoxicated with love and Let me rest, for ...
Yesterday I drew myself from the noisome throngs and proceeded into the field until I reached a knoll upon which ...
The God separated a spirit from Himself and fashioned it into Beauty. He showered upon her all the blessings of ...
I am a kind word uttered and repeated By the voice of Nature; I am a star fallen from the ...
Man and I are sweethearts He craves me and I long for him, But alas! Between us has appeared A ...
Leave me, my blamer, For the sake of the love Which unites your soul with That of your beloved one; ...
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must ...
The tempest calmed after bending the branches of the trees and leaning heavily upon the grain in the field. The ...
Then a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow." And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. ...
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 ...
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