A poem by Alexander Pushkin – Pouchkine, Pooshkin (1799-1837), in English translation
Rich the first flower’s graces be,
But dearer far the last to me;
My spirit feels renewal sweet,
Of all my dreams hope or desire–
The hours of parting oft inspire
More than the moments when we meet!
A few random poems:
- The Song of the Cheerful (but slightly sarcastic) Jesus by Oliver St. John Gogarty
- On Mistress Nicely, a Pattern for Housekeepers by Thomas Hood
- Вера Павлова – Заплетала косички
- little teddy bear lost by Raj Arumugam
- Юлия Друнина – Страна Юность
- Ольга Берггольц – Лучший город
- Reviewing When We Were Slugs!
- Владимир Британишский – Уронили, потеряли
- The First Part: Sonnet 3 – Ye who so curiously do paint your thoughts, by William Drummond
- Rock ‘N’ Roll Band by Shel Silverstein
- Владимир Высоцкий – Серенада Соловья-разбойника
- I have fallen into unconsciousness by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- Владимир Степанов – Утёнок (Буква У)
- Not Speaking Of The Way poem – Yosano Akiko poems | Poetry Monster
- Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning
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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Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
Alexander Pushkin (1799-1937) was a Russian poet, playwright and prose writer, founder of the realistic trend in Russian literature, literary critic and theorist of literature, historian, publicist, journalist; one of the most important cultural figures in Russia in the first third of the 19th century.