A poem by Alan Seeger (1888-1916)
Sidney, in whom the heyday of romance
Came to its precious and most perfect flower,
Whether you tourneyed with victorious lance
Or brought sweet roundelays to Stella’s bower,
I give myself some credit for the way
I have kept clean of what enslaves and lowers,
Shunned the ideals of our present day
And studied those that were esteemed in yours;
For, turning from the mob that buys Success
By sacrificing all Life’s better part,
Down the free roads of human happiness
I frolicked, poor of purse but light of heart,
And lived in strict devotion all along
To my three idols — Love and Arms and Song.
A few random poems:
- I am a sculptor, a molder of form by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- Heroic Simile by Robert Hass
- Social Amenities poem – Aldous Huxley poems | Poetry Monster
- The Return of Persephone
- Leaves A-Vallèn by William Barnes
- To His Worthy Friend Doctor Witty Upon His Translation Of The Popular Errors poem – Andrew Marvell poems
- Николай Гумилев – Зараза
- Владимир Маяковский – Рассказ Хренова о Кузнецкстрое и о людях Кузнецка
- Poppies on Ludlow Castle by Willa Cather
- The Master of the Dance by Vachel Lindsay
- Владимир Костров – До чего нестерпимо и жёстко подуло
- Владимир Британишский – Багульник, ельник, изволоки, взгорья
- Владимир Маяковский – Селькор
- Владимир Макуров – Бумажный самолёт
- A Poet’s Welcome to his Love-Begotten Daughter by Robert Burns
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
- Playing With Big Numbers
- Percy Janes Boarding The Bus
- One Word
- Once She Dreamed
- O God
- Notebook Of A Return To The Native Land
- Night Words
- Negligence
- Mustard Flowers
- Meditation With Feet
- Love
- Little Talk
- Light The Festive Candles
- Levitation
- Labor Pains
- Labels
- Kalli
- Insect039s Nest
- In This Cul De Sac
- I See Chile In My Rearview Mirror
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Alan Seeger (1888-1916) was an American war poet who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion. Seeger was the brother of Charles Seeger, a noted American pacifist and musicologist and the uncle of folk musician, Pete Seeger.