Light the first of eight tonight—
the farthest candle to the right.
Light the first and second, too,
when tomorrow’s day is through.
Then light three, and then light four—
every dusk one candle more
Till all eight burn bright and high,
honoring a day gone by
When the Temple was restored,
rescued from the Syrian lord,
And an eight-day feast proclaimed—
The Festival of Lights—well named
To celebrate the joyous day
when we regained the right to pray
to our one God in our own way.

A few random poems:
- The Voice of Woman by Shahida Latif
- “What ails you, Ocean, that nor near nor far” poem – Alfred Austin
- Love is the Water of Life by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- A Musician’s Wife by Weldon Kees
- Владимир Маяковский – Столп
- Incense by Vachel Lindsay
- Федор Сологуб – Словно лепится сурепица
- The Twins poem – Aleister Crowley poems | Poetry Monster
- Love Sonnet XXV poem – Zora Bernice May Cross poems
- Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf by Roald Dahl
- Владимир Высоцкий – Я стою, стою спиною к строю
- Нина Гаген-Торн – Тихо пальцы опускаю
- Ольга Берггольц – В ложе Цимлянского моря
- Mary Morison by Robert Burns
- In A Letter To C. P. Esq. Ill With The Rheumatism by William Cowper
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
- Songs of Joy by William Henry Davies
- Seeking Beauty by William Henry Davies
- Sadness and Joy by William Henry Davies
- Rich or Poor by William Henry Davies
- Rich Days by William Henry Davies
- No Master by William Henry Davies
- Nell Barnes by William Henry Davies
- Money by William Henry Davies
- Leisure by William Henry Davies
- Laughing Rose by William Henry Davies
- Joy and Pleasure by William Henry Davies
- William Henry Davies – William Henry Davies
- In the Country by William Henry Davies
- In May by William Henry Davies
- Days Too Short by William Henry Davies
- Come, Let Us Find by William Henry Davies
- Charms by William Henry Davies
- April’s Charms by William Henry Davies
- All in June by William Henry Davies
- Ale by William Henry Davies
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