Tag Archives: Truth

THE POETS

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Vladimir Nabokov

From room to hallway the candles passing glare is extinguished. She floats on imprinted dances, but in her fullest shape she is no longer there in the starless night of our blue-black branches. It’s time, we must leave – as … Continue reading →

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THE POEM WITHOUT MUSIC

Posted on April 2, 2019 by José Hierro

Wherever you are, you will know why I am saying what I say now. Only you alone can understand it, interpret it, my message being very simple: pureness, some life, some truths which are never forgotten; even if life, the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE STILL GARDENER

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Federico García Lorca

What you didn’t suspect was she lives trembling in the air. In a treasury of the day which you scarcely touch. Moments come and go laden with no one to look at them.

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I KNOW THE TRUTH

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Marina Tsvetaeva

I Know The Truth! All previous truths – depart! We don’t have to with others be fight seekers. Behold: see night: soon the darkness will start. What do you say – poets, lovers, and leaders?

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FINDING LOVES TRUTH

Posted on January 1, 2019 by David Scanlon

Inhabiting the hopeful daze of tomorrows dreams Provides the nourishment to want, the passion to change, ……………………..the willingness to love.

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