each time i pare my nail
i feel deeply grateful
for its unselfish readiness
to die in my stead
sparing me the keen sense
of the unbearable pain of growth
out of those parts of me
always younger
more romantic
and much more memorable
spread randomly
like unnoticeable seeds
sown in the spring soil
End of the poem
15 random poems
- Song—She’s Fair and Fause by Robert Burns
- Низами Гянджеви – В привычке сердца воровать ты
- The First Chantey by Rudyard Kipling
- Виктор Гончаров – Больной, как будто бы гранату
- The Evenèn Star O’ Zummer by William Barnes
- Sonnet CLIV by William Shakespeare
- Николай Заболоцкий – Можжевеловый куст
- Green Grow The Rashes by Robert Burns
- Two Sonnets On Fame poem – John Keats poems
- Two Months by Rudyard Kipling
- A Song To Eleonora Duse In “Francesca da Rimini ” by Sara Teasdale
- Ode to Duty by William Wordsworth
- Annus Memorabilis : Written in Commemoration of His Majesty’s Happy Recovery by William Cowper
- Федор Тютчев – Как летней иногда порою
- When Love Is Over
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).
