A poem by Alan Seeger (1888-1916)
I care not that one listen if he lives
For aught but life’s romance, nor puts above
All life’s necessities the need to love,
Nor counts his greatest wealth what Beauty gives.
But sometime on an afternoon in spring,
When dandelions dot the fields with gold,
And under rustling shade a few weeks old
‘Tis sweet to stroll and hear the bluebirds sing,
Do you, blond head, whom beauty and the power
Of being young and winsome have prepared
For life’s last privilege that really pays,
Make the companion of an idle hour
These relics of the time when I too fared
Across the sweet fifth lustrum of my days.
A few random poems:
- Ode on the Departed Regency Bill by Robert Burns
- Вера Павлова – Утро вечера мудренее
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- Юлия Жадовская – Да, я вижу
- In Thoughtless Mind by Satish Verma
- The Curse Upon Edward by Thomas Gray
- Алексей Ржевский – Сонет, три разные системы заключающий
- Федор Сологуб – Снежное поле бесшумно
- София Парнок – Ты помнишь коридорчик узенький
- On A Miser, 3 (From The Greek) by William Cowper
- Олег Григорьев – Однажды Сережа и Оля
- The time has come for us to become madmen in your chain by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
- Jerusalem Delivered – Book 01 – part 01 by Torquato Tasso
- Elegy on the Year 1788 by Robert Burns
- Олег Бундур – Скука
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
- Recollection
- Practising The Anthem
- Practising Anthem
- Peace
- On Australian Hills
- Mirage
- Memoriam
- Mates
- Lord Nevils Advice
- Lord Nevil039s Advice
- Looking In The Fire
- Looking Fire
- Learn
- Last Battle Cid
- Influence
- Individuality
- In Memoriam
- Honour
- Home Sick
- Holy Communion
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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.
Parallel Translations of Poetry
The Poetry Repository – an online library of poems, poetry, verse and poetic works
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.