Blessed are they whose baby-souls are bright,
Whose brows are sealèd with the cross of light,
Whom God Himself has deign’d to robe in white-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they who follow through the wild
His sacred footprints, as a little child;
Who strive to keep their garments undefiled-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they who commune with the Christ,
Midst holy angels, at the Eucharist-
Who aye seek sunlight through the rain and mist-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they-the strong in faith and grace-
Who humbly fill their own appointed place;
They who with steadfast patience run the race-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they who suffer and endure-
They who through thorns and briars walk safe and sure;
Gold in the fire made beautiful and pure!-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they on whom the angels wait,
To keep them facing the celestial gate,
To help them keep their vows inviolate-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they to whom, at dead of night,-
In work, in prayer-though veiled from mortal sight,
The great King’s messengers bring love and light-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they whose labours only cease
When God decrees the quiet, sweet release;
Who lie down calmly in the sleep of peace-
Blessed are they!
Whose dust is angel-guarded, where the flowers
And soft moss cover it, in this earth of ours;
Whose souls are roaming in celestial bowers-
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they-our precious ones-who trod
A pathway for us o’er the rock-strewn sod.
How are they number’d with the saints of God!
Blessed are they!
Blessed are they, elected to sit down
With Christ, in that day of supreme renown,
When His own Bride shall wear her bridal crown-
Blessed are they!
A few random poems:
- Colophon poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- Beautiful Balmoral by William Topaz McGonagall
- My Friends by W. S. Merwin
- Turn, O Libertad. by Walt Whitman
- Алексей Ржевский – Как я стал знать взор твой
- Freedom poem – Aminu Ola Rasaq poems | Poems and Poetry
- Robert Burns: Address To Wm. Tytler, Esq., Of Woodhouselee: With an Impression of the Author’s Portrait.
- Юлия Друнина – Русский вечер
- Azure and Gold poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- The Campera, the Foreigner y el Novio by Marjorie Kanter
- Ольга Берггольц – Сибиринка
- Remembrance poem – Alexander Pushkin
- Иван Демьянов – Парикмахер рак-омар
- Robert Burns: On Wm. Graham, Esq., Of Mossknowe:
- The Routine Things Around The House by Stephen Dunn
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
- One’s-Self I Sing. by Walt Whitman
- One Hour to Madness and Joy. by Walt Whitman
- Once I Pass’d Through a Populous City. by Walt Whitman
- On the Beach at Night, Alone. by Walt Whitman
- On Journeys Through The States. by Walt Whitman
- Old Ireland. by Walt Whitman
- Offerings. by Walt Whitman
- Of the Visage of Things. by Walt Whitman
- Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances. by Walt Whitman
- Of Him I Love Day and Night. by Walt Whitman
- O You Whom I Often and Silently Come. by Walt Whitman
- O Tan-faced Prairie Boy. by Walt Whitman
- O Sun of Real Peace. by Walt Whitman
- O Star of France. by Walt Whitman
- O Living Always—Always Dying. by Walt Whitman
- O Hymen! O Hymenee! by Walt Whitman
- O Bitter Sprig! Confession Sprig! by Walt Whitman
- Now List to my Morning’s Romanza. by Walt Whitman
- Now Finale to the Shore. by Walt Whitman
- Not Youth Pertains to Me. by Walt Whitman
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
Ada Cambridge (1844 – 1926), also known as Ada Cross, was an English-born Australian author and poetess. She wrote more than 25 works of fiction, three volumes of poetry and two autobiographical works.