Tag Archives: Poetry

THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XLVIII

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

From the highest window in my house With a white scarf I say goodbye To my poetry as it departs to humanity. And I am not happy or sad. This is the destiny of my poetry. I wrote them and … Continue reading →

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THE KEEPER OF FLOCKS – XXXVIII

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Fernando Pessoa

Blessed be the same sun in other lands Which makes me brother and sister with all people Because everyone, at that one moment of the day, they see like me, And after that pure moment Cleansed and susceptible They come … 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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