Reverie Of Mahomed Akram At The Tamarind Tank (Laurence Hope Poems)
The Desert is parched in the burning sunAnd the grass is scorched and white.But the sand is passed, and the ...
Laurence Hope Poems on Beauty (41 Poems)
The Lament Of Yasmini, The Dancing-Girl (Laurence Hope Poems)
Ah, what hast thou done with that Lover of mine? The Lover who only cared for thee?Mine for a handful of ...
Oh, Unforgotten And Only Lover (Laurence Hope Poems)
Oh, unforgotten and only lover, Many years have swept us apart,But none of the long dividing seasons Slay your memory in my ...
Song of the Parao (Camping-ground) (Laurence Hope Poems)
Heart, my heart, thou hast found thy home! From gloom and sorrow thou hast come forth,Thou who wast foolish, and sought ...
Reverie OfMahomed Akram At The Tamarind Tank (Laurence Hope Poems)
The Desert is parched in the burning sunAnd the grass is scorched and white.But the sand is passed, and the ...
Song Of The Colours: By Taj Mahomed (Laurence Hope Poems)
_Rose-colour_Rose Pink am I, the colour gleams and glows In many a flower; her lips, those tender doorsBy which, in time ...
The Garden By The Bridge (Laurence Hope Poems)
The Desert sands are heated, parched and dreary, The tigers rend alive their quivering preyIn the near Jungle; here the kites ...
Disappointment (Laurence Hope Poems)
Oh, come, Beloved, before my beauty fades, Pity the sorrow of my loneliness.I am a Rosebush that the Cypress shades, No sunbeams ...
“I Arise and go Down to the River” (Laurence Hope Poems)
I arise and go down to the River, and currents that come from the sea,Still fresh with the salt of ...
Protest: By Zahir-u-Din (Laurence Hope Poems)
Alas! alas! this wasted NightWith all its Jasmin-scented air,Its thousand stars, serenely bright!I lie alone, and long for you,Long for ...
Zira: In Captivity (Laurence Hope Poems)
Love me a little, Lord, or let me go,I am so weary walking to and froThrough all your lonely halls ...
“Lost Delight” (Laurence Hope Poems)
After the Hazara WarI lie alone beneath the Almond blossoms, Where we two lay together in the spring,And now, as then, ...
Song Of Jasoda (Laurence Hope Poems)
Had I been young I could have claimed to fold thee For many days against my eager breast;But, as things are, ...
This Month The Almonds Bloom At Kandahar (Laurence Hope Poems)
I hate this City, seated on the Plain, The clang and clamour of the hot Bazar,Knowing, amid the pauses of my ...
The Rice-boat (Laurence Hope Poems)
I slept upon the Rice-boat That, reef protected, layAt anchor, where the palm-trees Infringe upon the bay.The windless air was heavy With cinnamon ...
The Bride (Laurence Hope Poems)
Beat on the Tom-toms, and scatter the flowers, Jasmin, Hibiscus, vermillion and white,This is the day, and the Hour of Hours, Bring ...
Ojira, To Her Lover (Laurence Hope Poems)
I am waiting in the desert, looking out towards the sunset,And counting every moment till we meet.I am waiting by ...
Song of the Enfifa River (Laurence Hope Poems)
At day-break, when the tide was low He came to bathe his slender feet,And laughing, sported to and fro, Across my waters ...
Marriage Thoughts: By Morsellin Khan (Laurence Hope Poems)
_Bridegroom_I give you my house and my lands, all golden with harvest;My sword, my shield, and my jewels, the spoils ...
Palm Trees By The Sea (Laurence Hope Poems)
Love, let me thank you for this! Now we have drifted apart,Wandered away from the sea,-- For the fresh touch of your ...
Song Of The Peri (Laurence Hope Poems)
Beauty, the Gift of Gifts, I give to thee. Pleasure and love shall spring around thy feetAs through the lake the ...
Unforgotten (Laurence Hope Poems)
Do you ever think of me? you who died Ere our Youth's first fervour chilled,With your soft eyes and your pulses ...
Memory (Laurence Hope Poems)
How I loved you in your sleep,With the starlight on your hair!The touch of your lips was sweet,Aziza whom I ...
Song Of The Devoted Slave (Laurence Hope Poems)
There is one God: Mahomed his Prophet. Had I his powerI would take the topmost peaks of the snow-clad Himalayas,And would ...
Back To The Border (Laurence Hope Poems)
The tremulous morning is breaking Against the white waste of the sky,And hundreds of birds are awaking In tamarisk bushes hard by.I, ...
Reminiscence Of Mahomed Akram (Laurence Hope Poems)
I shall never forget you, never. Never escapeYour memory woven about the beautiful things of life.The sudden Thought of your Face ...
Nay, Not To-night (Laurence Hope Poems)
Nay, not to-night;--the slow, sad rain is falling Sorrowful tears, beneath a grieving sky,Far off a famished jackal, faintly calling, Renders the ...
Written In Cananore (Laurence Hope Poems)
IWho was it held that Love was soothing or sweet?Mine is a painful fire, at its whitest heat.Who said that ...
Syed Amir (Laurence Hope Poems)
Syed Amir is dead, and his numerous foesAre hushed in a breathless awe of amazed relief.The hearts of his friends ...
Deserted Gipsy’s Song: Hillside Camp (Laurence Hope Poems)
She is glad to receive your turquoise ring, Dear and dark-eyed Lover of mine!I, to have given you everything: Beauty maddens the ...