On The High Pedestal
by Shahida Latif
When I unfurl, unfold my wings,
For the new flight and fresh trip,
I remember you by recollecting
Memories of the past.
Drops of tears like lamps
Begin to hang on the lashes,
The colourful stars begin to glimmer
On the hems of my dress.
I feel the ravened sky looking at me
With the smile of a saint, as if
God begins to lay, spread new tracks,
And I trespass the boundaries
Of self-control to cover the distances long,
With fresh zeal, laden with unseen trials,
But I see you standing there in front,
On the high pedestal of the destination
Awaiting and beckoning me to embrace.
End of the poem
15 random poems
- The Faery Forest by Sara Teasdale
- Elegy VI. To Charles Diodati, When He Was Visiting In The Country (Translated From Milton) by William Cowper
- Николай Заболоцкий – Бетховен
- Garden of Sprites by Lyndsey Hylton
- Passion Of My Heart by Stevens Cadet
- February by Thomas Chatterton
- English Poetry. Philip James Bailey. Festus – 45. Филип Джеймс Бэйли.
- Orlando Furioso Canto 17 by Ludovico Ariosto
- The Family Monkey by Russell Edson
- Владимир Маяковский – Понедельник – субботник
- Study of an Elevation, In Indian Ink by Rudyard Kipling
- In The Village Of My Ancestors by Vasko Popa
- Robert Burns: The Rigs O’ Barley:
- Robert Burns: I’ll Aye Ca’ In By Yon Town:
- Ballade Of Midsummer Days And Nights by William Ernest Henley
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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).
