He stood on the ancient battlements, Proudly gazing from the parapets On Samos, over which he reigned. “This realm bends beneath my iron...

With the old magician Gone once more away, Let my own ambition Make his wraiths obey. Carefully I noted His every word and sign. My will...

I. Leaves of crispy gold and red drift softly from the sky, falling down to the frozen ground without a sound, to shrivel up and die –...

Lay down your armor And play for me your precious lyre; And let me hear Your deepest dreams and frail desires. Lay down your armor And...

How brightly nature Shines this morning! See the glowing sun! Hear the fields sing! Fragrant buds burst forth From each green frond! A...

In the deep of the night do my restless thoughts roam To the moon-flooded fields of the sky, And they search for a pure and ethereal...

When torrid Summer’s greenery, Its vibrant hues and spiced perfume Lie far, fast-fading memory, Your flowers bloom. When all the world...

Through the peace of balmy spring, Bird-songs’ trills and breeze-tossed leaves, An alien sound, a distant ring Dares to break the mirth...

Restless, my soul wakens As the city stirs, Street lights flicker like stars, And the sea whispers. Languid ocean waves rush To the...

Dear friend of the shadows, Share your hidden graces, And softly sing From the darkened mazes. Dear friend of the shadows, Share your...

"Who dares enter this chasm of water, Is there some brave knight or valiant youth? Let him who can vanquish the frothing water Bring me...

With an empty purse and a heavy heart I lugged myself through the dreary days. Poverty knows this life’s lowly ways, But gold can bring...

I know why the red rose weeps, Why she hides her tears in dew, As the summer breezes sweep From those seas of peaceful blue, And then...

In Greek mythology, Cassandra was the daughter of King Priam of Troy. She was given the ability to foresee the future by the god Apollo,...

I looked upon the Moon’s face, one evening warm and bright, As near as a silver Matterhorn in the setting Sun alight; That curving height...

I think of you when the shimmering sea waves Shine bright on me; I think of you when the moon's resplendent rays Light up each stream. I...

Sir knight, I can a sister's love Happily offer you, But any other kind of love Would not be true. Softly I can appear to you, And softly...

My heart longs for gardens at Cordoba Where young maidens weep like morning roses; And suns never shimmer without gilding Cloudlets with...

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...

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...