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    The Ring of Polycrates by Friedrich Schiller
    Translation
    • 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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    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    Translation
    • 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...
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    Autumn Ballad
    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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    Lay Down Your Armor
    By David B. Gosselin
    • Feb 28, 2021
    • 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...
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    Goethe's Famous "Mailied"
    Translation
    • 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...
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    In the Deep of the Night by Daniel Leach
    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...
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    The Chrysanthemums
    By Adam Sedia
    • Oct 14, 2019
    • 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...
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    The Knell
    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...
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    The Sea
    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...
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    Darkened Mazes
    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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    The Diver (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
    Translation
    • 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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    The Treasure Seeker (1797) by Johannes Goethe
    Translation
    • 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...
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    I Know Why the Red Rose Weeps
    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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    Cassandra by Friedrich Schiller
    Translation
    • 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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    Apollo
    By Paul Gallagher
    • May 21, 2018
    • 2 min

    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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    Nearness of the Beloved by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
    Translation
    • 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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    The Knight of Toggenburg (1797) by Friedrich Schiller
    Translation
    • 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...
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    The Gardens of Cordoba
    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...
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    Poems Unwritten
    By Daniel Leach
    • Oct 12, 2017
    • 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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    The Jewels of Andalusia - The Spanish Knight
    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...
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