by Albert Russo
when you’re in a daze
not sure whether you’re awake
or still dreaming
you will yourself
from the farthest memories
to unfurl your life
then, overwhelmed
you catch yourself embracing
every single detail
your first steps as a child
yesterday’s road accident
your grandfather’s smile
it’s all helter-skelter
yet, so truelike, so vivid
so physical
you ask yourself
is this some kind of ESP
a trick from above?
the scroll of your own history
as if Jack Kerouac
were writing about you
nothing escapes your mind
the pain, the happy moments
your folks on a dance floor
remember that song?
swimming in Lake Tanganyika
the wailing refugees
spring in New York
chopped chicken liver on rye
you’re still a freshman
look at your hands
yes, the years have passed
but your heart hasn’t aged
indeed, you insist
as if to defy time
I am all those things
the past
the present
and the future
Copyright ©:
Albert Russo
A few random poems:
- Meditation by Radames Antonio Cruz
- Вера Павлова – Весть обызвестковалась
- Владимир Британишский – Композитор
- Cantico del Sole poem – Ezra Pound poems
- Coolness by Yosa Buson
- Doomes-Day: The Fourth Houre by William Alexander
- Sonnet CVII: Not Mine Own Fears, Nor the Prophetic Soul by William Shakespeare
- The Gardener XLII: O Mad, Superbly Drunk by Rabindranath Tagore
- Владимир Корнилов – Достается, наверно, непросто
- Snow & Ice by Quincy Troupe
- Oh, when I was in love with you poem – A. E. Housman
- Владимир Высоцкий – За окном только вьюга, смотри
- Once A Great Love by Yehuda Amichai
- Pan’s Lament by Rose Mary Boehm
- A bat flits by Yosa Buson
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
- How Do You Produce Original Articles?
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- How to Earn Money Writing and Selling Books
- In the Philippines, August Is a Celebration of Buwan Ng Wika
- Christopher Okigbo – Looking Back at His Short-lived Life and Taking Stock of His Poetic Legacy
- Mary’s Son – A Tale of Christmas – An Inspiring Read
- Most Memorable Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
- Proactive Responses to Recession – 7 Creative Ways to Make Extra Money With Real Estate
- Love Expression in Marriage
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- Follow My Directions, Please: A Fun Christian Preschool Activity
- Creative Self Sabotage – 5 Favourite Sabotage Techniques Of Creative Artists & How To Avoid Them
- Is Resume Writing Really That Important?
- Literary Cubism – A Non-Structured Structure For Twenty-first Century Storytelling
- Los Able Minded Poets Music Review
- How to Choose a Federal Resume Writing Service
- The Truth About Propolis Benefits
- Insights Into History, Culture, & Creativity of Sri Lanka – Explore the Cultural Triangle
- The Columbian Exchange Beginning With Spanish Colonization
- 3 Inspirational Quotes That Encourage You to Be Yourself
More external links (open in a new tab):
Doska or the Board – write anything
Search engines:
Yandex – the best search engine for searches in Russian (and the best overall image search engine, in any language, anywhere)
Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.
Ecosia – a search engine that supposedly… plants trees
Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.
Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
