Tag Archives: Muse

SORRY FOR BEING ME

Posted on October 26, 2018 by David Scanlon

The damage and joy is already done! Sweet majesty, who in the glorious sun resides, Hold us true within your fullest bounty so reality can dawn. Within your heart, when we together find rhythm, And within your touch is a … Continue reading →

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XLIX

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

I go inside and close the window, Take the lamp and say goodnight. And my contented voice says goodnight. I hope my life is like this all the time: With sunny days ahead, or gentle rain, Or storms as if … Continue reading →

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXVII

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

Only Nature is divine, and she is not divine… If sometime I speak of her as a being It is that to talk about her I need to use the language of men Which gives personality to things, And imposes … Continue reading →

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MUSE

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Anna Akhmatova

Then, before dusk, waiting for her to come, Life seemed to be hanging in the balance With that honour, that youth, that freedom That her visits dancing tune enhance.

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A POET’S WORLD SONG

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa

Oh poetic voice, reach beyond boundaries! Seek further for the truth within all forms, Please transcend within and without us all Even if the emotion tears open our heart,

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