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 Hair (42 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 ...
Two Songs By Sitara, Of Kashmir (Laurence Hope Poems)
Beloved! your hair was goldenAs tender tints of sunrise,As corn beside the River In softly varying hues.I loved you for your ...
Three Songs Of Zahir-u-Din (Laurence Hope Poems)
The tropic day's redundant charms Cool twilight soothes away,The sun slips down behind the palms And leaves the landscape grey. I want to ...
The Teak Forest (Laurence Hope Poems)
Whether I loved you who shall say?Whether I drifted down your wayIn the endless River of Chance and Change,And you ...
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 ...
Afridi Love (Laurence Hope Poems)
Since, Oh, Beloved, you are not even faithful To me, who loved you so, for one short night,For one brief space ...
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 ...
There Is No Breeze To Cool The Heat Of Love (Laurence Hope Poems)
The listless Palm-trees catch the breeze above The pile-built huts that edge the salt Lagoon,There is no Breeze to cool the ...
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 ...
Fate Knows No Tears (Laurence Hope Poems)
Just as the dawn of Love was breaking Across the weary world of grey,Just as my life once more was waking As ...
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 ...
Story Of Udaipore: Told By Lalla-ji, The Priest (Laurence Hope Poems)
"And when the Summer Heat is great, And every hour intense, The Moghra, with its subtle flowers, Intoxicates the sense."The Coco palms stood ...
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, ...
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 ...
Vayu The Wind (Laurence Hope Poems)
Ah, Wind, I have always loved thee Since those far off nightsWhen I lay beneath the vines A prey to strange delights,For ...
Story Of Lilavanti (Laurence Hope Poems)
They lay the slender body down With all its wealth of wetted hair,Only a daughter of the town, But very young and ...
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 ...
The Temple Dancing Girl (Laurence Hope Poems)
You will be mine; those lightly dancing feet, Falling as softly on the careless streetAs the wind-loosened petals of a flower, Will ...
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 ...
Song Of Ramesram Temple Girl (Laurence Hope Poems)
Now is the season of my youth, Not thus shall I always be,Listen, dear Lord, thou too art young, Take thy pleasure ...
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 ...
The Rao Of Ilore (Laurence Hope Poems)
I was sold to the Rao of Ilore, Slender and tall was he.When his litter carried him down the street I peeped ...
Malaria (Laurence Hope Poems)
He lurks among the reeds, beside the marsh, Red oleanders twisted in His hair,His eyes are haggard and His lips are ...
The Regret Of The Ranee In The Hall Of Peacocks (Laurence Hope Poems)
This man has taken my Husband's life And laid my Brethren low,No sister indeed, were I, no wife, To pardon and let ...