A poem by Alistar Crowley (1875-1947)
Here rests beneath this hospitable spot
A youth to flats and flatties not unknown.
The Plymouth Brethren gave it to him hot;
Trinity, Cambridge, claimed him for her own.
At chess a minor master, Hoylake set
His handicap a 2. Love drove him crazy;
Thrre thousand women used to call him “pet”;
In other gardens daffodil or daisy?
He climbed a lot of mountains in his time.
He stalked the tiger, bear and elephant.
he wrote a stack of poems, some sublime
Some not. Plays, essays, pictures, tales -my aunt!
He had the gift of laughing at himself.
Most affably he talked and walked with God.
And now the silly bastard’s on the shelf,
We’ve buried him beneath another sod.

A few random poems:
- Before Dawn poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Composed Upon Westminster Bridge by William Wordsworth
- The Iliad: Book VI (excerpt) poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster
- Sonnet 121: Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed by William Shakespeare
- America, America by Saadi Youssef
- Владимир Высоцкий – Долго же шёл ты, в конверте листок
- Sure Hit Songwriter’s Pen by Shel Silverstein
- Валерий Брюсов – Фламандцам
- Robert Burns: The Farewell To the Brethren of St. James’ Lodge, Tarbolton:
- Alba poem – Ezra Pound poems
- Sir Galahad, a Christmas Mystery by William Morris
- Владимир Степанов – Жучка и тучка
- Огюст Барбье – Шекспир
- Song at the Feast of Brougham Castle by William Wordsworth
- Нина Воронель – Бывает, что вещи меня ненавидят
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
- Three Songs Of Zahir U Din
- Thoughts Mahomed Akram
- Though In My Firmament Thou Wilt Not Shine
- This Month The Almonds Bloom At Kandahar
- There Is No Breeze To Cool The Heat Of Love
- The Window Overlooking The Harbour
- The Tom Toms
- The Temple Dancing Girl
- The Teak Forest
- The Singer
- The River Of Pearls At Fez Translation
- The Rice Was Under Water
- The Rice Boat
- The Regret Of The Ranee In The Hall Of Peacocks
- The Rao Of Ilore
- The Plains
- The Net Of Memory
- The Masters
- The Lute Player Of Casa Blanca
- The Lament Of Yasmini The Dancing Girl
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Doska or the Board – write anything
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