There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- A Cure At Porlock poem – Amy Clampitt poems | Poems and Poetry
- Paralipomemnon
- Refrigerator, 1957 by Thomas Lux
- Юрий Калугин – Счастье любит тишину
- Canto XLIX poem – Ezra Pound poems
- Владимир Высоцкий – Лукоморья больше нет
- On The Dunes by Sara Teasdale
- For A Gentleman, Who, Kissinge His Friend At His Departure Left A Signe Of Blood On Her by William Strode
- Bridesmaid From Rio by Vaishnavi Prakash
- When Love Is Over
- Олег Бундур – Дедушка воспитывает папу
- Владимир Британишский – Сон: в детстве, весной, в лесу
- A Vision by Robert Burns
- Robert Burns: To Mr. M’Adam, Of Craigen-Gillan: In answer to an obliging Letter he sent in the commencement of my poetic career.
- Robert Burns: Ballads on Mr. Heron’s Election, 1795: Second-Election Day
Some external links:
Duckduckgo.com – the alternative in the US
Quant.com – a search engine from France, and also an alternative, at least for Europe
Yandex – the Russian search engine (it’s probably the best search engine for image searches).
