Honour

Me let the world disparage and despise –

As one unfettered with its gilded chains,

As one untempted by its sordid gains,

Its pleasant vice, its profitable lies;

Let Justice, blind and halt and maimed, chastise

The rebel spirit surging in my veins,

Let the Law deal me penalties and pains

And make me hideous in my neighbours’ eyes.

But let me fall not in mine own esteem,

By poor deceit or selfish greed debased.

Let me be clean from secret stain and shame,

Know myself true, though false as hell I seem –

Know myself worthy, howsoe’er disgraced –

Know myself right, though every tongue should blame.

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Poems in English 

• Verdad Innegable by Victoria Luisa Mora Paoli by Poetry In English
• Unsaid by Victoria Bukofske by Poetry In English
• Unapologetic by Vikrant Sapkota by Poetry In English
• To share by Victor A. Bueno M. by Poetry In English
• Thrones In Heaven by Victoria Rose by Poetry In English
• They Did Not Expect This by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• The Terrible Abstractions by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• The Men Who Wear My Clothes by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• The Loving Game by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• The Great War by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• Sunshine by Vin lan by Poetry In English
• Snake eggs by Victor A. Bueno M. by Poetry In English
• Silver Wedding by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• Schoolroom On A Wet Afternoon by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• They Did Not Expect This by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• Schoolroom On A Wet Afternoon by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• NOCHE MARINA by Victoria l.mora paoli by Poetry In English
• NO SE VIVIR ASI by victoria luisa mora paoli by Poetry In English
• Nettles by Vernon Scannell by Poetry In English
• My Journey by Vikki Bonyata by Poetry In English

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