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...
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By Adam Sedia
- Nov 6
- 1 min
The Chrysanthemums
When torrid Summer’s greenery, Its vibrant hues and spiced perfume Lie far, fast-fading memory, Your flowers bloom. When all the world...
By David B. Gosselin
- Sep 28
- 1 min
Lay Down Your Armor
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...
By Daniel Leach
- Aug 21
- 1 min
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...
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- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Ring of Polycrates by Friedrich Schiller
He stood on the ancient battlements, Proudly gazing from the parapets On Samos, over which he reigned. “This realm bends beneath my iron...
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- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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...
By Jack Dempster
- Mar 7, 2021
- 2 min
Autumn Ballad
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 –...
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- Feb 20, 2020
- 1 min
Goethe's Famous "Mailied"
How brightly nature Shines this morning! See the glowing sun! Hear the fields sing! Fragrant buds burst forth From each green frond! A...
By Daniel Leach
- Oct 28, 2019
- 1 min
In the Deep of the Night by Daniel Leach
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...
By Adam Sedia
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
The Knell
Through the peace of balmy spring, Bird-songs’ trills and breeze-tossed leaves, An alien sound, a distant ring Dares to break the mirth...
By David B. Gosselin
- Feb 9, 2019
- 1 min
The Sea
Restless, my soul wakens As the city stirs, Street lights flicker like stars, And the sea whispers. Languid ocean waves rush To the...
By David B. Gosselin
- Jan 28, 2019
- 1 min
Darkened Mazes
Dear friend of the shadows, Share your hidden graces, And softly sing From the darkened mazes. Dear friend of the shadows, Share your...
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- Nov 30, 2018
- 4 min
The Diver (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
"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...
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- Oct 30, 2018
- 2 min
The Treasure Seeker (1797) by Johannes Goethe
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...
By David B. Gosselin
- Jun 13, 2018
- 1 min
I Know Why the Red Rose Weeps
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...
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- Jun 6, 2018
- 3 min
Cassandra by Friedrich Schiller
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,...
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- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
Nearness of the Beloved by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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...
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- Dec 15, 2017
- 2 min
The Knight of Toggenburg (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
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...
By David B. Gosselin
- Dec 4, 2017
- 2 min
The Gardens of Cordoba
My heart longs for gardens at Cordoba Where young maidens weep like morning roses; And suns never shimmer without gilding Cloudlets with...
By David B. Gosselin
- Sep 27, 2017
- 2 min
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...