Application For A Driving License
by Michael Ondaatje
Two birds loved
in a flurry of red feathers
like a burst cottonball,
continuing while I drove over them.
I am a good driver, nothing shocks me.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- The Return by Rudyard Kipling
- Forgotten Promises by Rixa White
- Владислав Ходасевич – Нет, молодость, ты мне была верна
- Adolescence I by Rita Dove
- The Senses of Art poem – Ygor Noblott poems | Poetry Monster
- The Prioress’s Tale [from Chaucer] by William Wordsworth
- Николай Гербель – Салютовка
- Free Fantasia On Japanese Themes poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Orlando Furioso Canto 9 by Ludovico Ariosto
- Владимир Вишневский – Мой брат на много лет вперёд
- Vo’k A-Comèn Into Church by William Barnes
- Владимир Высоцкий – Холодно, метёт кругом
- Омар Хайям – О, если б, захватив с собой стихов диван
- Villion’s Ballade Of Good Counsel, To His Friends Of Evil Life poem – Andrew Lang poems
- The Frantic by Mark Miller
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
Michael Ondaatje (b. 1943) is a renowned Canadian author and poet. He is best known for his novel “The English Patient,” which won the Booker Prize and was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Ondaatje’s works often explore themes of identity, memory, and the impact of war. He has received numerous accolades for his contributions to literature and is considered a significant figure in contemporary Canadian literature.