Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins Nothing is so beautiful as Spring – When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring The…
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All along the Watchtower
All along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There’s too much confusion I can’t get no relief Business men, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my…
A Valentine
A Valentine by Edgar Allan Poe For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes, Brightly expressive as the twins of Loeda, Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. Search narrowly…
Sweeney Among The Nightingales
Sweeney among the Nightingales by T. S. Eliot Apeneck Sweeney spread his knees Letting his arms hang down to laugh, The zebra stripes along his jaw Swelling to maculate giraffe. The circles of the stormy moon Slide westward toward the…
Sonnet 106
Sonnet 106: When in the Chronicle of Wasted Time by William Shakespeare When in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,…
Sonnet 75
Sonnet 75: So are you to my thoughts as food to life by William Shakespeare So are you to my thoughts as food to life, Or as sweet-season’d showers are to the ground; And for the peace of you I…
Hanging Fire
Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde I am fourteen and my skin has betrayed me the boy I cannot live without still sucks his thumb in secret how come my knees are always so ashy what if I die before morning…
Speech: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Speech: Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow by William Shakespeare Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to…
Splendour in the Grass
Splendour in the Grass by William Wordsworth What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now for ever taken from my sight, Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the…
Life is but a Dream
Life is but a Dream by Lewis Carroll A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear, Pleased a simple tale to hear Long has…
America
America by Claude McKay Although she feeds me bread of bitterness, And sinks into my throat her tiger’s tooth, Stealing my breath of life, I will confess I love this cultured hell that tests my youth. Her vigor flows like…
Sonnet 16: But Wherefore Do Not You a Mightier Way
Sonnet 16: But Wherefore Do Not You a Mightier Way By William Shakespeare But wherefore do not you a mightier way Make war upon this bloody tyrant, Time? And fortify your self in your decay With means more blessed than…
Sonnet 10: For shame deny that thou bear’st love to any
Sonnet 10: For shame deny that thou bear’st love to any By William Shakespeare For shame deny that thou bear’st love to any, Who for thy self-art so unprovident. Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many, But that…
Sonnet 15: When I Consider Everything That Grows
Sonnet 15: When I Consider Everything That Grows By William Shakespeare When I consider everything that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When…
Sonnet 14: Not From The Stars Do I My Judgement Pluck
Sonnet 14: Not From The Stars Do I My Judgement Pluck By William Shakespeare Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck; And yet methinks I have Astronomy, But not to tell of good or evil luck, Of plagues,…
Sonnet 12: When I Do Count The Clock That Tells The Time
Sonnet 12: When I Do Count The Clock That Tells The Time By William Shakespeare When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the violet past…
Sonnet 11: As Fast As Thou Shalt Wane, So Fast Thou Grow’st
Sonnet 11: As Fast As Thou Shalt Wane, So Fast Thou Grow’st By William Shakespeare As fast as thou shalt wane, so fast thou grow’st In one of thine, from that which thou departest; And that fresh blood which youngly…
Sonnet 3
Sonnet 3: Look in Thy Glass and Tell The Face Thou Viewest by William Shakespeare Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest, Now is the time that face should form another, Whose fresh repair if now thou…
You Will Never See Me
You Will Never See Me By Joyce Alcantara You may see me struggle but you won’t see me fall. Regardless if I’m weak or not I’m going to stand tall. Everyone says life is easy but truly living it is…
You Will Forget
You Will Forget By Chenjerai Hove If you stay in comfort too long You will not know The weight of a water pot On the bald head of the village woman You will forget The weight of three bundles of…