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:
- Sometimes by Vinko Kalinić
- Cinema Calendar Of The Abstract Heart; 09 by Tristan Tzara
- Epigram : On The Inventor Of Gunpowder (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper
- Владимир Маяковский – Сейчас беднее нас нет… (РОСТА №742)
- Mark Twain and Joan of Arc by Vachel Lindsay
- Ольга Берггольц – Подбирают фомки и отмычки
- Live Baits by Satish Verma
- Sweethearts by Mary Gilmore
- Beautiful Aberfoyle by William Topaz McGonagall
- A Fragment poem – Alfred Austin
- Robert Burns: On John Bushby, Esq., Tinwald Downs:
- Николай Рубцов – Хороший улов
- Come, Let Us Find by William Henry Davies
- Владимир Вишневский – Она идёт – как Восток алеет
- Владимир Корнилов – Старость
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
- Makers And Creatures by Vernon Scannell
- Love thy Country and Do a useful Act – Gurazada by Vijay Narayana Chilaka
- Lesson In Grammar by Vernon Scannell
- Juan In Middle Age by Vernon Scannell
- Incendiary by Vernon Scannell
- Human Instrument by Victoria Bukofske
- Early Morning by Victoria Bukofske
- Death In The Lounge Bar by Vernon Scannell
- Ageing Schoolmaster by Vernon Scannell
- A sinners prayer by Victoria Rose
- A quiet storm by Victor A. Bueno M.
- A poodle and a hound by Victoria Rose
- A kiss to the ground by Victoria Rose
- A City Remembered by Vernon Scannell
- A Case Of Murder by Vernon Scannell
- Song IX: Ho Ye Who Seek Saving by William Morris
- Song IV: Draw Near and Behold Me by William Morris
- Song III: It Grew Up Without Heeding by William Morris
- Song II: Have No Thought for Tomorrow by William Morris
- Song I: Though the World Be A-Waning by William Morris
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