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  • The Hymn Of Man
    I was,
    And I am.
    51 lines
  • A Visit From Wisdom
    In the stillness of night Wisdom came and stood
    By my bed. She gazed upon me like a tender mother
    74 lines
  • A Tear And A Smile
    I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart
    For the joys of the multitude.
    0 lines, 8 comments
  • Let these be your desires
    Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself
    But if your love and must needs have desires,
    15 lines, 1 comment
  • Love is a Magic Ray
    Love is a magic ray
    emitted from the burning core
    11 lines
  • Love One Another
    Love one another, but make not a bond of love.
    Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
    10 lines, 2 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
  • Chapter 9 - The Seven Selves
    In the stillest hour of the night, as I lay half asleep, my seven selves sat together and thus conversed in whisper:
    First Self: Her
    18 lines
  • Your Children
    Your children are not your children.
    They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
    16 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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 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
  • The Poet VIII
    He is a link between this and the coming world.
    He is
    66 lines, 7 comments
  • 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
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