ALL is over! fleet career,

Dash of greyhound slipping thongs,

Flight of falcon, bound of deer,

Mad hoof-thunder in our rear,

Cold air rushing up our lungs,

Din of many tongues.

Once again, one struggle good,

One vain effort;—he must dwell

Near the shifted post, that stood

Where the splinters of the wood,

Lying in the torn tracks, tell

How he struck and fell.

Crest where cold drops beaded cling,

Small ear drooping, nostril full,

Glazing to a scarlet ring,

Flanks and haunches quivering,

Sinews stiffening, void and null,

Dumb eyes sorrowful.

Satin coat that seems to shine

Duller now, black braided tress

That a softer hand than mine

Far away was wont to twine,

That in meadows far from this

Softer lips might kiss.

All is over! this is death,

And I stand to watch thee die,

Brave old horse! with bated breath

Hardly drawn through tight-clenched teeth,

Lip indented deep, but eye

Only dull and dry.

Musing on the husk and chaff

Gathered where life’s tares are sown,

Thus I speak, and force a laugh,

That is half a sneer and half

An involuntary groan,

In a stifled tone—

‘Rest, old friend! thy day, though rife

With its toil, hath ended soon;

We have had our share of strife,

Tumblers in the masque of life,

In the pantomime of noon

Clown and pantaloon.

‘With a flash that ends thy pain,

Respite and oblivion blest

Come to greet thee. I in vain

Fall: I rise to fall again:

Thou hast fallen to thy rest—

And thy fall is best

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Poems in English 

• By the Spring, at Sunset by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Buddha by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Blanche Sweet by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Beyond the Moon by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• At Mass by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• An Indian Summer Day on the Prarie by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• An Argument by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• An Apology for the Bottle Volcanic by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Alone in the Wind, on the Prairie by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Above the Battle’s Front by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• A Sense of Humor by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• A Rhyme About an Electrical Advertising Sign by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• A Prayer to All the Dead among Mine Own People by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• A Net to Snare the Moonlight by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• A Curse for Kings by Vachel Lindsay by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay
• Vaishnavi Prakash by Vaishnavi Prakash by Poetry In English
• Transcended Land Of Love by Vaishnavi Prakash by Poetry In English
• The Monastery Of Life by Vaishnavi Prakash by Poetry In English
• The Castle By The River by Vaishnavi Prakash by Poetry In English

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Doska or the Board – write anything

Search engines:

Yandex – the best search engine for searches in Russian (and the best overall image search engine, in any language, anywhere)

Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.

Ecosia – a search engine that supposedly… plants trees

Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.

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

 

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