A poem by Alan Seeger (1888-1916)
Give me the treble of thy horns and hoofs,
The ponderous undertones of ‘bus and tram,
A garret and a glimpse across the roofs
Of clouds blown eastward over Notre Dame,
The glad-eyed streets and radiant gatherings
Where I drank deep the bliss of being young,
The strife and sweet potential flux of things
I sought Youth’s dream of happiness among!
It walks here aureoled with the city-light,
Forever through the myriad-featured mass
Flaunting not far its fugitive embrace, —
Heard sometimes in a song across the night,
Caught in a perfume from the crowds that pass,
And when love yields to love seen face to face.
A few random poems:
- An Ode, On Reading Mr. Richardson’s History Of Sir Charles Grandison by William Cowper
- A Pastiche For Eve by Weldon Kees
- Answer To A Child’s Question by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Oh Stay At Home, My Lad poem – A. E. Housman
- Event by Sylvia Plath
- Song of the Indian Maid, from ‘Endymion’ poem – John Keats poems
- Burlesque Lament fo Wm. Creech’s Absence by Robert Burns
- Владимир Маяковский – Вам нравится есть?.. (РОСТА №528)
- Songs From “Prince Lucifer” I – Grave-Digger’s Song poem – Alfred Austin
- Альфред Теннисон – Morte d’Arthur
- Italy
- A June-Tide Echo poem – Amy Levy poems | Poems and Poetry
- Story of a Drunk by Violet Uram
- Михаил Кузмин – Второй свидетель
- Robert Burns: Love In The Guise Of Friendship:
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
- In The New Sun by Philip Levine
- In A Vacant House by Philip Levine
- In A Light Time by Philip Levine
- I Won, You Lost by Philip Levine
- I Sing The Body Electric by Philip Levine
- How Much Earth by Philip Levine
- House Of Silence by Philip Levine
- Holy Day by Philip Levine
- Holding On by Philip Levine
- Heaven by Philip Levine
- Green Thumb by Philip Levine
- Gin by Philip Levine
- Gangrene by Philip Levine
- For The Country by Philip Levine
- Fist by Philip Levine
- Father by Philip Levine
- Everything by Philip Levine
- Coming Close by Philip Levine
- Clouds Above The Sea by Philip Levine
- Clouds by Philip Levine
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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.