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
- Mahomet Ali Beg; Or, the Faithful Minister of State by William Somervile
- If It Is True What the Prophets Write by William Blake
- Николай Гумилев – Лаос
- The Storm by Muralidharan Mudaliar
- Robert Burns: A Bottle And Friend:
- The Rose Tree by William Butler Yeats
- Sonnet 149: Canst thou, O cruel, say I love thee not by William Shakespeare
- Brasilia by Sylvia Plath
- Владимир Луговской – Жестокое пробужденье
- At The Cenotaph by Siegfried Sassoon
- Владимир Маяковский – Эй! крестьянин, помни ты… (Главполитпросвет №43)
- К нам приходит в день февральский снежною тропой
- Sonnet 50: How heavy do I journey on the way by William Shakespeare
- Владимир Маяковский – Гимн обеду
- The Last Whisper by Nizar Sartawi
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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).