which is your favourite poem??

anaplasticCerebrum · Post by **anaplasticCerebrum** » 27 Jun 2020, 17:44

laci_baby wrote: ↑20 Aug 2010, 21:58 Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
and Sappho's Poem Of Jealousy.
POJ has been translated 28 times and each version i have fallen in love with.

I too love that poem of Sappho's. Anne Carson released a translation and that version is so beautiful. It's also called Fragment 31 if anyone's interested.

MilaThegoddess · Post by **MilaThegoddess** » 02 Jul 2020, 07:59

But still...I rise by Maya Angelou

I even have a tattoo of it

Imperio · Post by **Imperio** » 07 Jul 2020, 18:02

Invictus by William Ernest Henley. Such a beautiful poem.

amelyjcob · Post by **amelyjcob** » 09 Jul 2020, 07:24

My favorite poem is "I'm somebody who are you?" by Emily Dickinson

Jije2991 · Post by **Jije2991** » 13 Jul 2020, 02:15

"Be Yourself" by Ellen Bailey is surely a great piece. There's so much wisdom compressed in a handful of witty lines.

Reader-247 · Post by **Reader-247** » 13 Jul 2020, 07:36

“The optimist builds himself safe inside a cell
and paints the inside walls sky-blue
and blocks up the door
and says he's in heaven.”

by D.H. Lawrence

“I sought to hear the voice of God and climbed the topmost steeple,
but God declared: "Go down again - I dwell among the people.”
by John Henry Newman

And at last an urdu poem "Aadmi nama" by Nazeer Akber Abadi
Aadmi nama roughly translates to meaning " An ode about Man"

Edna016 · Post by **Edna016** » 19 Jul 2020, 06:38

I wouldn't say I have a favorite poem becasue I haven't been reading any poetry lately. I do remember though that I had to perform "Caged Bird" by Maya Angelou at my school in my drama class. I memorized it and acted out the poem. My peers and my teacher thought it was a really good.

Eunice Geres · Post by **Eunice Geres** » 20 Jul 2020, 10:34

I found it on a test paper when I was in high school. I can't find my copy but here are my favorite lines:

I am a child of the universe
No less than the trees and the stars
At least I breathe and I create

Divergent fire · Post by **Divergent fire** » 23 Jul 2020, 10:54

Road not taken by Robert Frost.

rondanoh1 · Post by **rondanoh1** » 29 Jul 2020, 13:39

I'm not as sophisticated as some but my favorite is "Sick" by Shel Silversein.

LuciusM · Post by **LuciusM** » 08 Aug 2020, 10:30

Who killed Cock Robin?
I, said the Sparrow ,
with my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin.
Who saw him die?
I, said the Fly ,
with my little eye,
I saw him die.
Who caught his blood?
I, said the Fish ,
with my little dish,
I caught his blood.
Who'll make the shroud?
I, said the Beetle,
with my thread and needle,
I'll make the shroud.
Who'll dig his grave?
I, said the Owl ,
with my little trowel,
I'll dig his grave.
Who'll be the parson?
I, said the Rook ,
with my little book,
I'll be the parson.
Who'll be the clerk?
I, said the Lark ,
if it's not in the dark,
I'll be the clerk.
Who'll carry the link?
I, said the Linnet ,
I'll fetch it in a minute,
I'll carry the link.
Who'll be chief mourner?
I, said the Dove ,
I mourn for my love,
I'll be chief mourner.
Who'll carry the coffin?
I, said the Kite ,
if it's not through the night,
I'll carry the coffin.
Who'll bear the pall?
We, said the Wren ,
both the cock and the hen,
We'll bear the pall.
Who'll sing a psalm

That's my all time childhood poem