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
- Miracles by Siegfried Sassoon
- The Nap Taker by Shel Silverstein
- The Twins poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- The Hawk by William Butler Yeats
- Stubborn by Roland Flint
- Henry Clay’s Mouth by Thomas Lux
- Bubblin’ Up by Shel Silverstein
- Владимир Маяковский – Война окончена… (РОСТА №898)
- Lines Written In Dejection by William Butler Yeats
- Ольга Берггольц – Первое письмо на Каму
- Ольга Берггольц – А помнишь
- Владимир Высоцкий – Оплавляются свечи на старинный паркет
- Омар Хайям – Если бог не услышит меня в вышине
- Николай Гербель – Зной
- Robert Burns: The Lad They Ca’Jumpin John:
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.