I have never feared death
Even though
Its hands were more fragile
Than banality.
I dread, however, to die
In a land where
The grave digger’s wages
Exceed the price of human freedom.
Looking for,
Discovering,
Choosing freely,
And transforming one’s essence
Into a fortress.
If the price of death is higher than all that,
I deny, in absolute terms,
To have ever feared death.

A few random poems:
- English Poetry. Mark Akenside. The Pleasures of Imagination. Марк Эйкенсайд.
- Как привить ребенку любовь к чтению: советы и рекомендации – Poetry Monster
- In The Forest by Sarojini Naidu
- “The flower, full blown, now bends the stalk, now breaks” poem – Alfred Austin
- The White Peacock by Stephen Vincent Benet
- Олег Бундур – На высоком берегу
- Gone
- Омар Хайям – Дай мне влаги хмельной, укрепляющей дух
- Kumarakom (after the boat tragedy) by Shreekumar Varma
- Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn (Song) by Robert Burns
- Михаил Лермонтов – Челнок (Воет ветр и свистит пред недальной грозой)
- The Soul’s Prayer by Sarojini Naidu
- IN VINCULUM by PEGGY AYLSWORTH
- The Epic of Jack and Jill by Robby Charters
- Song. Written On A Blank Page In Beaumont And Fletcher’s Works poem – John Keats poems
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
- A Lover poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- In Excelsis poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- In A Time Of Dearth poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Granadilla poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Free Fantasia On Japanese Themes poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Flute-Priest Song For Rain poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Aliens poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- A Lover poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Autum by T.S. Hulme
- America
- The Hanging Tree
- Wolves by Mary Bone
- Wind poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- White and Green poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Vintage poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Venus Transiens poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Venetian Glass poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Two Travellers in the Place Vendome poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- To John Keats poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- To Elizabeth Ward Perkins poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
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