Khalil Gibran's Poetry, by first line

• Work Chapter VII

  Then a ploughman said, \

  32 lines, 1 comment
• Joy And Sorrow Chapter VIII

  Then a woman said, "Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow."
  And he answered:

  16 lines, 5 comments
• Houses Chapter IX

  A mason came forth and said, \

  29 lines
• Buying And Selling Chapter XI

  And a merchant said, "Speak to us of Buying and Selling."
  And he answered and said:

  16 lines, 1 comment
• Laws XIII

  Then a lawyer said, \

  24 lines
• Freedom XIV

  And an orator said, \

  22 lines, 2 comments
• Reason And Passion XV

  And the priestess spoke again and said: "Speak to us of Reason and Passion."
  And he answered saying:

  16 lines
• Self-Knowledge XVII

  And a man said, "Speak to us of Self-Knowledge."
  And he answered, saying:

  18 lines
• Teaching XVIII

  Then said a teacher, "Speak to us of Teaching."
  And he said:

  10 lines
• Friendship IXX

  And a youth said, \

  19 lines, 3 comments
• Talking XX

  And then a scholar said, "Speak of Talking."
  And he answered, saying:

  15 lines, 2 comments
• Time XXI

  And an astronomer said, \

  13 lines, 1 comment
• Good And Evil XXII

  And one of the elders of the city said, \

  29 lines
• Pleasure XXIV

  Then a hermit, who visited the city once a year, came forth and said, \

  41 lines
• Beauty XXV

  Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide?

  28 lines, 7 comments
• The Creation I

  The God separated a spirit from Himself and fashioned it into Beauty. He showered upon her all the blessings of gracefulness and kindness. He gave her the cup o

  5 lines, 1 comment
• Two Infants II

  A prince stood on the balcony of his palace addressing a great multitude summoned for the occasion and said, "Let me offer you and this whole fortunate country

  5 lines, 1 comment
• The House Of Fortune III

  My wearied heart bade me farewell and left for the House of Fortune. As he reached that holy city which the soul had blessed and worshipped, he commenced wonder

  6 lines
• A Poet's Death Is His Life IV

  The dark wings of night enfolded the city upon which Nature had spread a pure white garment of snow; and men deserted the streets for their houses in search of

  6 lines, 4 comments
• The Criminal V

  A young man of strong body, weakened by hunger, sat on the walker's portion of the street stretching his hand toward all who passed, begging and repeating his h

  8 lines, 2 comments
• Song Of Fortune VI

  Man and I are sweethearts
  He craves me and I long for him,

  62 lines
• Song Of The Rain VII

  I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
  By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn

  37 lines
• Laughter And Tears IX

  As the Sun withdrew his rays from the garden, and the moon threw cushioned beams upon the flowers, I sat under the trees pondering upon the phenomena of the atm

  16 lines, 2 comments
• Vision X

  There in the middle of the field, by the side of a crystalline stream, I saw a bird-cage whose rods and hinges were fashioned by an expert's hands. In one corne

  9 lines
• Two Wishes XI

  In the silence of the night Death descended from God toward the earth. He hovered above a city and pierced the dwellings with his eyes. He say the spirits float

  14 lines
• Yesterday And Today XII

  The gold-hoarder walked in his palace park and with him walked his troubles. And over his head hovered worries as a vulture hovers over a carcass, until he reac

  14 lines
• Leave Me, My Blamer XIII

  Leave me, my blamer,
  For the sake of the love

  67 lines
• The Beauty Of Death XIV

  *Part One - The Calling*
  

  81 lines, 7 comments
• A Poet's Voice XV

  My soul gives life to the grapevine and I press its bunches and give the juice to the thirsty.

  47 lines, 1 comment
• The Life Of Love XVI

  Come, my beloved; let us walk amidst the knolls,
  For the snow is water, and Life is alive

  89 lines

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