A poem by Alec Derwent-Hope (1907–2000)
by Alec Derwent Hope
Make no mistake; there will be no forgiveness;
No voice can harm you and no hand will save;
Fenced by the magic of deliberate darkness
You walk on the sharp edges of the wave;
Trouble with soul again the putrefaction
Where Lazarus three days rotten lies content.
Your human tears will be the seed of faction
Murder the sequel to your sacrament.
The City of God is built like other cities:
Judas negotiates the loans you float;
You will meet Caiaphas upon committees;
You will be glad of Pilate’s casting vote.
Your truest lovers still the foolish virgins,
Your heart will sicken at the marriage feasts
Knowing they watch you from the darkened gardens
Being polite to your official guests.
A few random poems:
- Oh could my Mind
- Verses On A Young Lady (playing harpsichord, and singing) by Tobias Smollett
- Юрий Коринец – Старухи
- The Coal Picker poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Владимир Британишский – Как из конного двора
- Галина Гампер – Я повторяю, сердце остужая
- To Melancholy- Written On An intensely agitated Day by Nithin Purple
- Fragment of an Ode to Maia poem – John Keats poems
- A Parænesis To Prince Henry by William Alexander
- The Motherless Child by William Barnes
- Василий Жуковский – К мимо пролетавшему гению
- Владимир Корнилов – Анафемский сон
- Алексей Толстой – Уж ты нива моя, нивушка
- Омар Хайям – Если все государства, вблизи и вдали
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Н. Ф. Щербине
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
- Владимир Маяковский – Буржуазия и пролетариат стали врагами друг против друга… (Главполитпросвет №19)
- Владимир Маяковский – Будь готов
- Владимир Маяковский – Бруклинский мост
- Владимир Маяковский – Бродвей
- Владимир Маяковский – Братство РОСТА БН
- Владимир Маяковский – Богомольное
- Владимир Маяковский – Близится сушь… (Главполитпросвет №184)
- Владимир Маяковский – Били раз… (РОСТА №631)
- Анатолий Жигулин – Обвал
- Анатолий Жигулин – О, жизнь! Я всё тебе прощаю
- Анатолий Жигулин – О, Родина, в неярком блеске
- Анатолий Жигулин – Ночная смена
- Анатолий Жигулин – Невыразимы сладкой тишью
- Анатолий Жигулин – Не надо бояться памяти
- Анатолий Жигулин – Начало поэмы
- Анатолий Жигулин – Москва
- Анатолий Жигулин – Мне помнится рудник Бутугычаг
- Анатолий Жигулин – Марта, Марта! Весеннее имя
- Анатолий Жигулин – Лисенок
- Анатолий Жигулин – Лесные дороги
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
Alec Derwent-Hope (1907–2000) was an Australian poet and essayist known for his satirical slant. He was also a critic, teacher and academic.