The Chained Muse

Amor, da che conven pur ch'io mi doglia

Love, since it has been decreed that I must Suffer, in order to be heard; That I must show myself spent of virtue, Then grant me the...

Ode to the South of Yemen

Years have passed and sadly miles apart, I dip this pen in the blood-pools of my heart, We cried for help, there’s no response, Our...

Longing by Friedrich Schiller

If I could fly from this dark valley Where the gloomy vapors creep And by some wonder swiftly flee, My soul would blessedly weep! Gazing...

Evening Flight

The sun appeared to linger long and low Upon the Western sea of clouds that day, And for a moment draw the soul away To sacred places...

In Memory of John Keats (1795 – 1821)

If time must all accounts settle And with all mortals seek requital How should the earthly heaven afford When in time death’s train all...

Behind the Sparkling Light in All Men's Eyes

Behind the sparkling light in all men's eyes, Across the wide arcade of twinkling skies Reside the hidden dreams of those who died, Who...

The Rime Petrose of Dante Alighieri

Dante wrote a series of Canzoni (songs) entitled the Rime Petrose, the 'Stone Rhymes.' Here is the first installment of the Stone Rhymes....

Wheat by Jean Jaurès

Is man not the one who created wheat? For, what we call natural is hardly so—those things used by him—are far from spontaneous creations....

Poems Unwritten

Sometimes, when the light and the mists of the day Settle holy and soft on the edge of the night, When the sights and the sounds of the...

The Jewels of Andalusia - The Spanish Knight

Wa le ghalib il Allah (God is the only victor) -Muhamed Ibn-l-Ahmar, founder of the Alhambra Palace He rides across the star-engulfed...

Indian Ghost Song

It was in the canyon in twilight deep Of the mystical desert night, When the shadows creep down from the mountainsides steep And envelop...