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:
- African Artists’ Painting Inspiration
- In Imitation of Spenser : The Alley poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster
- Жан де Лафонтен – Городская и полевая Крысы
- “`Roses crimson, roses white” poem – Alfred Austin
- Hallowed Pleäces by William Barnes
- A Petition poem – Amy Lowell poems | Poems and Poetry
- Paraphrase of the First Psalm by Robert Burns
- The Moon And The Yew Tree by Sylvia Plath
- The Real Work by Wendell Berry
- Sonnet 15: When I consider every thing that grows by William Shakespeare
- Gwaïn Down The Steps Vor Water by William Barnes
- Юлия Друнина – В школе
- Владимир Набоков – Из мира уползли, и ноют на луне
- Music’s Empire poem – Andrew Marvell poems
- They are Cruel by Rixa White
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