Poems

Written in 1859 and first published anonymously in the Brooklyn Daily Union on April 27, 1864, Emily Dickinson’s ‘Success is Counted Sweetest’ is a lyric poem. The poem talks about the importance of defeat as only those who have defeated…
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Rudyard Kipling's famous poem, "If"— is an inspirational piece of literature that is still widely quoted and admired to this day. The poem was first published in 1910 and is considered to be an example of Victorian literature. The title of…
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"Ode to a Nightingale" is a beautiful poem written by John Keats. It was published in 1819 and is considered one of his most famous works. In the poem, Keats reflects on the fleeting nature of life and the eternal, unchanging beauty of the…
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"The Road Not Taken" is a poem by Robert Frost, first published in 1916. It is one of Frost's most famous works and is often interpreted as a meditation on the choices we make in life and the consequences that follow. The speaker in the…
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Mirza Ghalib is considered one of the greatest Urdu poets of all time and his poems are widely read and appreciated even today. He was born in Agra in 1797 and was a versatile poet who wrote ghazals, nazms, and rubais with equal ease.…
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You sitting theretrying to dive into active silencebut your thoughts do not calm downYour mind swirls in problems, needs and goalsas if offense against of a swarm of piranhas you do not welcome thoughts…
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No matter how severe is the strideKeep walking until things are upsideNever, never give upis the only rule to abide!No matter how hollow seems the rideKeep moving until the gloom subsideNever, never give up…
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Because of you, in gardens of blossomingFlowers I ache from the perfumes of spring.I have forgotten your face, I no longerRemember your hands; how did your lipsFeel on mine?Because of you, I love the white statuesDrowsing in the parks,…
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Old me,Sans teeth, sans vision,Sans hope, sans missionEncumbered with indignitiesEncumbered with disabilitiesOld me!Old meOn the death bedSometimes pale, sometimes redVerily with no greedA little…
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The fountains mingle with the riverAnd the rivers with the ocean,The winds of heaven mix for everWith a sweet emotion;Nothing in the world is single,All things by a law divineIn one another's being mingle—Why not I with thine?See the…
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