Not a Star
by Adonis
Neither a star,
nor a prophet’s inspiration,
nor a face praying to the moon, is Mihyar.
Here he comes
like a pagan spear,
invading the land of letters,
bleeding
and raising to the sun
his bleeding.
Here he is,
wearing the nakedness of stone
and praying to the caves.
Here he is,
cuddling the light Earth.
Songs of Mihyar the Damamscene
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translated by Kamal Abu-Deeb
A few random poems:
- Venus Transiens poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- To A Young Writer by Yvor Winters
- The Irish Unionist’s farewell to Greta Hellastrom in 1922 poem – John Betjeman poems
- Lover’s Gifts XXVIII: I Dreamt by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Legatee poem – Ambrose Bierce poems | Poems and Poetry
- Description of Love by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- I Can’t Touch The Sun by Shel Silverstein
- The Bridge by Shel Silverstein
- Анатолий Жигулин – Черные листья осины
- Владимир Высоцкий – Дорожный дневник: Часть IV
- Love Sonnet XXVIII poem – Zora Bernice May Cross poems
- Олег Чупров – Комар
- Алексей Толстой – Ты любишь в нем лишь первую любовь
- Oh My Father, I am Yusif by Mahmoud Darwish
- Lines Left Upon The Seat Of A Yew-Tree, by William Wordsworth
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
- PLEADING by Satish Verma
- PERCEPTION by Satish Verma
- Pandering by Satish Verma
- OPTIONS by Satish Verma
- Olive Branch by Satish Verma
- OFF-LIMITS by Satish Verma
- Oblivion by Satish Verma
- O You by Satish Verma
- NIGHT RAID by Satish Verma
- Night Light by Satish Verma
- Muttering by Satish Verma
- MOURNING by Satish Verma
- Moony Affair by Satish Verma
- Monument by Satish Verma
- Metaphysical View by Satish Verma
- MANY NAMESAKES by Satish Verma
- Lying on a Slab by Satish Verma
- Lunar Eclipse by Satish Verma
- Live Baits by Satish Verma
- Listening To Rwanda Genocide by Satish Verma
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