A poem by Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
In merry old England it once was the rule
The King had his poet and also his fool
But now were so frugal I have you to know it
That Cibber can serve both for fool and for poet!

A few random poems:
- Юлия Друнина – Ты рядом
- greek_light.html
- Sappho to Phaon (Ovid Heroid XV) poem – Alexander Pope
- My Boy Jack by Rudyard Kipling
- Ольга Берггольц – Память (Всей земною горечью и болью)
- Raw Silk by Vinita Agrawal
- Владимир Бенедиктов – Могила в мансарде
- Robert Burns: Clarinda, Mistress Of My Soul:
- The Confederate Flags poem – Ambrose Bierce poems | Poems and Poetry
- The Modern Lyricist As Poet
- Ouija by Sylvia Plath
- Lovers by Siegfried Sassoon
- Polyphemus poem – Ambrose Bierce poems | Poems and Poetry
- Time Out To Cry by Shannen Wrass
- Высоцкий – Диалог у телевизора (Ой, Вань, смотри какие клоуны): текст стиха Владимира Высоцкого – Poetry Monster
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
- Reason Use It Divine Matters
- Reason The Use Of It In Divine Matters
- Platonick Love
- On The Death Of Sir Henry Wootton
- On The Death Of Mr William Hervey
- On The Death Of Mr Crashaw
- Of Wit
- Not Fair
- Life
- Hymn To Light
- Hymn Light
- Epitaph
- Despair
- Death Sir Henry Wootton
- Davideis Sacred Poem Troubles David Excerpt
- Davideis A Sacred Poem Of The Troubles Of David Excerpt
- Cousel
- Constantias Song
- Constantia039s Song
- Concealment
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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