was then
by A.C. Zenner
it was…
as yet…
not eaten…
that meal…
which tore…
and drew…
the breath…
of life…
from her…
and all…
she strove…
to be…
to him…
his crust…
too thick…
to cut…
with just…
her meager knife
Copyright ©: A.C. Zenner
A few random poems:
- Иннокентий Анненский – Любовь к прошлому
- Epitaph On An Infant. by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- In The End by Sara Teasdale
- Sonnet On The Death Of Mr Richard West by Thomas Gray
- From Behind The Lattice
- Mossbawn: Two Poems in Dedication by Seamus Heaney
- On The Death Of Damon. (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper
- Гавриил Державин – Надежда на бога
- The Neophyte poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- I Thought I was not Alone. by Walt Whitman
- Николай Рубцов – Весна на берегу Бии
- The Nymph’s Reply To The Shepherd by Sir Walter Raleigh
- The Sound Of Music -a Ghazal by Umamaheswari Anandane
- Psalm 82 poem – John Milton poems
- Зинаида Александрова – Волчонок
External links
Bat’s Poetry Page – more poetry by Fledermaus
Talking Writing Monster’s Page –
Batty Writing – the bat’s idle chatter, thoughts, ideas and observations, all original, all fresh
Poems in English
- Out Of The Window
- On The Bus
- Minoan Porcelain
- Love Song
- Lapr S Midi Dun Faune
- Italy
- Inspiration
- In Uncertainty To A Lady
- Doors Of The Temple
- Darkness
- Crapulous Impression
- Complaint Of A Poet Manqu
- By The Fire
- Books And Thoughts
- Anniversaries
- A Melody By Scarlatti
- A Little Memory
- The Storm
- The State
- The Poor Fisherman
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