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  • The Two Hermits
    Upon a lonely mountain, there lived two hermits who worshipped God
    and loved one another.
    32 lines
  • On Giving and Taking
    Once there lived a man who had a valley-full of needles. And one
    day the mother of Jesus came to him and said: "Friend, my son's
    7 lines
  • The Scarecrow
    Once I said to a scarecrow, "You must be tired of standing in this
    lonely field."
    17 lines
  • The Sleep-Walkers
    In the town where I was born lived a woman and her daughter, who
    walked in their sleep.
    16 lines
  • The Wise Dog
    One day there passed by a company of cats a wise dog.
    And as he came near and saw that they were very intent and heeded
    13 lines
  • The Madman - His Parables and Poems
    You ask me how I became a madman. It happened thus: One day, long
    before many gods were born, I woke from a deep sleep and found all
    23 lines
  • The Widow And Her Son XXI
    Night fell over North Lebanon and snow was covering the villages surrounded by the Kadeesha Valley, giving the fields and prairies the appearance of a great s
    10 lines, 1 comment
  • The City Of The Dead XX
    Yesterday I drew myself from the noisome throngs and proceeded into the field until I reached a knoll upon which Nature had spread her comely garments. Now I
    13 lines
  • My Friend
    My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear--a
    care-woven garment that protects me from thy questionings and th
    43 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
  • War
    One night a feat was held in the palace, and there came a man and
    prostrated himself before the prince, and all the feasters looked
    23 lines
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Before The Throne Of Beauty XXVI
    One heavy day I ran away from the grim face of society and the dizzying clamor of the city and directed my weary step to the spacious alley. I pursued the becko
    10 lines, 1 comment
  • Your Children
    Your children are not your children.
    They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
    16 lines
  • Song Of Fortune VI
    Man and I are sweethearts
    He craves me and I long for him,
    62 lines
  • Song Of Man XXV
    I was here from the moment of the
    beginning, and here I am still. And
    63 lines
  • 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
  • Laws XIII
    Then a lawyer said, \
    24 lines
  • The Poet VIII
    He is a link between this and the coming world.
    He is
    66 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
  • Leave Me, My Blamer XIII
    Leave me, my blamer,
    For the sake of the love
    67 lines
  • The Playground Of Life XIX
    One hour devoted to the pursuit of Beauty
    And Love is worth a full century of glory
    49 lines, 1 comment
  • On Religion
    And an old priest said, "Speak to us of Religion."
    And he said:
    46 lines
  • Crime And Punishment Chapter XII
    Then one of the judges of the city stood forth and said, "Speak to us of Crime and Punishment."
    And he answered saying:
    51 lines
  • The Coming Of The Ship Chapter I
    Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn onto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship th
    129 lines, 2 comments
  • 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
  • God
    In the ancient days, when the first quiver of speech came to my lips, I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God, saying, "Master,
    17 lines
  • Teaching XVIII
    Then said a teacher, "Speak to us of Teaching."
    And he said:
    10 lines
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