A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
When wise Ulysses, from his native coast
Long kept by wars, and long by tempests toss’d,
Arrived at last, poor, old, disguised, alone,
To all his friends, and ev’n his Queen unknown,
Changed as he was, with age, and toils, and cares,
Furrow’d his rev’rend face, and white his hairs,
In his own palace forc’d to ask his bread,
Scorn’d by those slaves his former bounty fed,
Forgot of all his own domestic crew,
The faithful Dog alone his rightful master knew!
Unfed, unhous’d, neglected, on the clay
Like an old servant now cashier’d, he lay;
Touch’d with resentment of ungrateful man,
And longing to behold his ancient lord again.
Him when he saw he rose, and crawl’d to meet,
(‘Twas all he could) and fawn’d and kiss’d his feet,
Seiz’d with dumb joy; then falling by his side,
Own’d his returning lord, look’d up, and died!

A few random poems:
- A Soliloquy Of The Full Moon, She Being In A Mad Passion by Samuel Coleridge
- Михаил Лермонтов – Баллада (Куда так проворно, жидовка младая)
- Robert Burns: To The Weavers Gin Ye Go:
- Олег Бундур – Жёлудь
- Иван Барков – Стихи с матом без цензуры: читать матерные нецензурные стихотворения Баркова – Poetry Monster
- The Bangle Sellers by Sarojini Naidu
- Because We Never Practiced With The Escape Chamber poem – Alice Fulton poems | Poetry Monster
- I Just Wanna Make You Mine Girl by Miraj Patel
- On the Countess of Burlington Cutting Paper poem – Alexander Pope
- Владимир Корнилов – Гитара
- The Palace
- Юлия Друнина – Все грущу о шинели
- Константин Бальмонт – На мотив псалма XVIII-гo
- Федор Сологуб – В лесу живет проказник неуёмный
- Esteemed Bliss by Vaishnavi Prakash
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
- The Old Maids Story
- The Night
- The Mob
- The Midnight Mass
- The Magic Wand
- The Legend Of Lady Gertrude
- The Last Battle Of The Cid
- The Kind Word
- The Hands That Hang Down
- The Hand In The Dark
- The Future Verdict
- The Easter Decorations
- The Dawn
- The Dawn Of Gods Sabbath
- The Crown Of Thorns
- The Coo Of The Cushat
- The Candle Of The Lord
- The Baptistry
- Sic Vos Non Vobis
- Seed Time And Harvest
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