Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
It's True I Went To The Market
My friend, I went to the market and bought the Dark One.You claim by night, I claim by day.Actually I was beating a drum all the time I was buying..
© Mirabai
Why Mira Can'T Come Back To Her Old House
The colors of the Dark One have penetrated Mira's body; all the other colors washed out.Making love with the Dark One and eating little, those are my..
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Torn In Shreds
Mine is Gopal, the Mountain-Holder; there is no one else.On his head he wears the peacock-crown: He alone is my husband.Father, mother, brother..
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The Heat Of Midnight Tears
Listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening,Kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night.If we could reach the Lord through immersion..
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Friend, Without That Dark Raptor
Friend, without that Dark raptorI could not survive.Mother-in-law shrills at me,her daughter sneers,the prince stumbles about in a permanent fury.Now..
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Mira Knows Why
The earth looked at Him and began to dance.Mira knows why, for her soul toois in love.If you cannot picture Godin a way that alwaysstrengthensyou,You..
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I am true to my Lord
I am true to my Lord,O my companions, there is nothing to be ashamed of nowSince I have been seen dancing openly.In the day I have no hungerAt night..
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O I Saw Witchcraft Tonight
O I saw witchcraft tonightin the region of Braj.A milking girl going her rounds,a pot on her head,came face to face with the Dark One.My friend, she..
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Only He Knows The Bitterness Of Love
Only he knows the bitterness of loveWho has deeply felt its pangs.When you are in troubleNo one comes near you:When fortune smiles.All come to share..
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The Rainy Season
The rainy season is abroadAnd the skirt of my dress is wet.You have gone off to distant lands,And my heart finds it unbearable.I keep sending letters..
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Turn Back?
This infamy, O my Prince,is delicious!Some revile me,others applaud,I simply follow my incomprehensible road.A razor-thin pathbut you meet some good..
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The Saffron
The saffron of virtue and contentmentIs dissolved in the water-gun of love and affection.Pink and red clouds of emotion are flying about,Limitless..
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Your Look Of Light
On a sudden,the sight.Your look of lightstills all,stillsall, The curd-potfalls to the ground.Parents andbrothersall call a halt.Prise out, they..
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Your Slander Is Sweet
Rana, to me your slander is sweet.Some praise me, some blame me. Igo the other way.On the narrow path, I found God’speople. What should I turn back..
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O My Friends
O my friends,What can you tell me of Love,Whose pathways are filled with strangeness?When you offer the Great One your love,At the first step your..
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No One Knows My Invisible Life
No one knows my invisible life.Painand madness for Rama.Our wedding bed is high upin the gallows.Meet him?If the dark healer comes,we'll negotiate..
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Unbreakable
Unbreakable, O Lord,Is the loveThat binds me to You:Like a diamond,It breaks the hammer that strikes it.My heart goes into YouAs the polish goes into..
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I Write Of That Journey
I remember how my mother would hold me.I would look up at her sometimes and see her weep.I understand now what was happening.Love so strong a forceit..
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The Plums Tasted
The plums tastedsweet to the unlettered desert-tribe girl-but what manners! To chew into each! She was ungainly,low-caste, ill mannered and dirty,but..
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I Danced Before My Giridhara
I danced before my Giridhara.Again and again I danceTo please that discerning critic,And put His former love to the test.I put on the ankletsOf the..
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In A Sudden
On a sudden,the sight,Your look of light,stills all,The curd-potfalls to the ground.Parents andbrothersall call a halt.Prise out, they say,this thing..
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A Limb Just Moved
You taught Your songs to the birds first,why was that?And You practised Your love in the hearts of animalsbefore You created man,I know the planets..
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Mira is Steadfast
I will not be restrained now, O Rana,Despite all you do to block my path.I have torn off the veil of worldly shame;Only the company of Saints is dear..
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