A poem by Alexander Block – Alexandre Block – Alexandr Blok – Александр Блок
(1880-1921)
I prefer the gorgeous freedom,
And I fly to lands of grace,
Where in wide and clear meadows
All is good, as dreams, and blest.
Here they rice: the clover clear,
And corn-flower’s gentle lace,
And the rustle is always here:
“Ears are leaning… Take your ways!”
In this immense sea of fair,
Only one of blades reclines.
You don’t see in misty air,
I’d seen it!It will be mine!
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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
- Malay Song
- Malaria
- Mahomed Akrams Appeal To The Stars
- Love Lightly
- Lost Delight
- Listen Beloved
- Lines By Taj Mahomed
- Less Than The Dust
- Lallji My Desire
- Lalila To The Ferengi Lover
- Kotri By The River
- Khristna And His Flute
- Khan Zadas Song On The Hillside
- Kashmiri Song
- Kashmiri Song By Juma
- In The Early Pearly Morning
- Illusion
- I Shall Forget
- I Arise And Go Down To The River
- Hira Singhs Farewell To Burmah
More external links (open in a new tab):
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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

Alexander Blok (1880-1921), also Block, was a Russian poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator and literary critic. A classic of Russian literature.