In Imitation of Cowley : The Garden poem – Alexander Pope

A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) , the greatest English poet of “Augustan” or Georgian period

Fain would my Muse the flow’ry Treasures sing,

And humble glories of the youthful Spring;

Where opening Roses breathing sweets diffuse,

And soft Carnations show’r their balmy dews;

Where Lilies smile in virgin robes of white,

The thin Undress of superficial Light,

And vary’d Tulips show so dazzling gay,

Blushing in bright diversities of day.

Each painted flow’ret in the lake below

Surveys its beauties, whence its beauties grow;

And pale Narcissus on the bank, in vain

Transformed, gazes on himself again.

Here aged trees Cathedral Walks compose,

And mount the Hill in venerable rows:

There the green Infants in their beds are laid,

The Garden’s Hope, and its expected shade.

Here Orange-trees with blooms and pendantis shine,

And vernal honours to their autumn join;

Exceed their promise in the ripen’d store,

Yet in the rising blossom promise more.

There in bright drops the crystal Fountains play,

By Laurels shielded from the piercing day;

Where Daphne, now a tree as once a maid,

Still from Apollo vindicates her shade,

Still turns her Beauties from th’ invading beam,

Nor seeks in vain for succour to the Stream.

The stream at once preserves her virgin leaves,

At once a shelter from her boughs receives,

Where Summer’s beauty midst of Winter stays,

And Winter’s Coolness spite of Summer’s rays.

Poetry Monster – Home

A few random 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 

• Show It At The Beach by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• She’s My Ever Lovin’ Machine by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Scum Of The Earth by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Sarah Cynthia Slyvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Rosalie’s Good Eats Cafe by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Rock ‘N’ Roll Band by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Ring Of Grass by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Put Something In by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Polly In A Porny by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Point Of View by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Pathetic Way Of Getting Over Me by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• On The Way To The Bottom by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Never Bite A Married Woman On The Thigh by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• My Mind Keeps Movin’ by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Morgan’s Curse by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Melinda Mae by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Mama I’ll Sing One For You by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Makin’ It Natural by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
• Lookin’ For Myself by Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein

More external links (open in a new tab):

Russian Commerce Agency

Dealing Monster

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

Poems by Author and Category

The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works