The Hands That Hang Down

O Lord, I am so tired!

My heart is sick and sore.

I work, and work, and do no good-

And I can try no more!

I lay my treasures up,

And think they’re worth such care;

And the next time I go to look,

There’s only rubbish there!

I tug hard at the door

Of knowledge-strain and pant;

But, Lord, the more I seem to learn,

The more I’m ignorant!

Sometimes I am so vain

I set myself to teach;

But e’en the first beginnings lie

Utterly out of reach!

I am no use-no use!

I thought I might have been;

But now I know how small I am,

How poor, how false, how mean!

Sunk in the dust and mire

While aiming at the skies,

Only a thing to laugh at, Lord,

To pity and despise!

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Poems in English 

• Владимир Костров – В керосиновой лампе by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Утро в Заборье by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – У них в делах анархия и жуть by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – То в ночи она вспыхнет, как спичка by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Сверстницам by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Старый сюжет by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Срок настал, московская богема by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Смуту и безверье не приемль by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Романс by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Просыпаюсь от сердечной боли by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Поток ушедших лет by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Поплачь, любимая, поплачь by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Полон взгляд тихой боли и страха by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Поэтессе by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Письмо в никуда by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Памяти Николая Анциферова by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Отшумели сады, отзвенела вода by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Новогодняя ночь by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Не трогайте жанр by Поэзия На Русском
• Владимир Костров – Не банкира, не детей Арбата by Поэзия На Русском

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Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.

 

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