when I diewhen i die-- there will be paint on my hands not someone else's blood and these lips of mine will have given a thousand thousand kisses instead of spitting hate and if i have any regret it will be that i did not have more time for art and dancing... See More »
Not today, the dawn is breakingI will not give up on love. No matter how much you try to make me lose hope. My love isn’t measured by the amount of love you can give. It’s measured by what I am capable of.
From a Longfellow poem about old ageFor age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day. (from Morituri Salutamus, written for the 50th reunion of the graduating class from... See More »
The More Loving OneLooking up at the stars, I know quite well That, for all they care, I can go to hell, But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast. How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return? If... See More »
North by Seamus HeaneyIn this series of poems, Heaney reflects on the Irish Troubles by drawing on the violent Norse History of the past. At a time when our freedom of speech is being curtailed, rightly or wrongly, it is worth pondering on these works again. In the... See More »
Emilie Autumn - Poem: GhostDid you know sometimes it frightens me when you say my name and I can’t see you will you ever learn to materialize before you speak impetuous boy, if that’s what you really are how many centuries since you’ve climbed a balcony or do you do this... See More » (1)
The Ronsard Yeats love poemis a reference to W.B. Yeats's poem 'When You Are Old' (1893), which is inspired by (and is indeed a rather loose adaptation) of Pierre de Ronsard's famous sonnet 'Quand vous serez bien vieille' (When You Are Very Old). Both poems use a similar... See More » (2)
Hai (love)kuMoonlight on soft hair Young lovers stand in the shadows Now the game begins Standing hand in hand Eyes anywhere but her breasts Hoping he won’t faint Whisper nonsense words How nice her hair looks tonight Just to keep her there She smiles in... See More »
