Tag Archives: Poetry

I AM

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Jorge Luis Borges

The skull, the secret heart’s fuse, the pathways of blood I cannot see, the tunnels of dreams, with a Muse, the viscera, the nape, the bony me. I am these things. Yet remarkably I am also the memory of a … Continue reading →

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LET ME OUT

Posted on May 30, 2020 by David Scanlon

Let me out, let me go, let me free: Let the fresh breeze sing of the smoke, ………that chokes the city I live in. Let the smell of smiles touch the lips ………that release the words I live in. Let … Continue reading →

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SEEKING THE DIVINE

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Johann.Wolfgang.von.Goethe

Refined are those Who aim at good! For this in itself Set’s them apart From all beings, That ever lived.

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YOU TOUCHED ME

Posted on May 24, 2020 by David Scanlon

Life’s joy-filled celebrations humanise our animal ways, For they draw us back to a basic community of silence Where inhibitions and egos fall away and we once again: …………….Live fully immersed in the otherness of others; …………….Regain harmony in her … Continue reading →

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I THOUGHT I WAS

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Anna de Noailles

I thought I was calm and unhurt, Simple, without need anymore, Secure in life’s noble furore; Just a weary heart. Night asserts: With the quiet winds a shifting In the coldest scent of grasses, Where the peace of country passes, … Continue reading →

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