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
- In Due Observance Of An Ancient Rite by William Wordsworth
- Beginners. by Walt Whitman
- Ольга Берггольц – Первое письмо на Каму
- The Linden On The Lawn by William Barnes
- The Leädy’s Tower by William Barnes
- birch_tree.html
- Single Traveller by P. K. Page
- Hymn poem – A. R. Ammons poems | Poetry Monster
- Route Marchin’ by Rudyard Kipling
- Владимир Набоков – Вдали от берега, в мерцании морском
- Rich or Poor by William Henry Davies
- Олег Бундур – Первый пирог
- Jet by Tony Hoagland
- A Day-Dream’s Reflection by William Allingham
- Владимир Маяковский – Реклама, 1928
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.