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").
A Bard's Epitaph
Is there a whim-inspired fool,Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule,Owre blate to seek, owre proud to snool,Let him draw near;And owre this grassy..
© Robert Burns
A Bottle And Friend
There's nane that's blest of human kind,But the cheerful and the gay, man,Fal, la, la, &c.Here's a bottle and an honest friend!What wad ye wish..
© Robert Burns
My Heart's In The Highlands
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth;Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,The hills of the..
© Robert Burns
To A Mouse
Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie,O, what a panic's in thy breastie!Thou need na start awa sae hasty,Wi' bickering brattle!I wad be laith to rin..
© Robert Burns
A Winter Night
When biting Boreas, fell and doure,Sharp shivers thro' the leafless bow'r;When Phoebus gies a short-liv'd glow'r,Far south the lift,Dim-dark'ning..
© Robert Burns
Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And auld lang syne!Chorus - For auld land syne, my..
© Robert Burns
A Man's A Man For A' That
Is there for honesty povertyThat hings his head, an' a' that;The coward slave - we pass him by,We dare be poor for a' that!For a' that, an' a'..
© Robert Burns
A Fond Kiss
A fond kiss, and then we sever;A farewell, and then forever!Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.Who..
© Robert Burns
A Red, Red Rose
O my Luve's like a red, red roseThat's newly sprung in June;O my Luve's like the melodieThat's sweetly play'd in tune.As fair art thou, my bonnie..
© Robert Burns
Vegan Steven's Vegan Clothes
Remember that vegan called StevenYes he would not kill for no reason,Well I saw him todayWearing nothing I sayBut some cabbage leavesWith a few peas..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Ride
We first met on a golden nightAs the moon radiated love lightOn the dock of the bay.Somewhere between the real deal and an illusionWe lay..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
What Stephen Lawrence Has Taught Us
We know who the killers are,We have watched them strut before usAs proud as sick Mussolinis',We have watched them strut before usCompassionless and..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
The Death Of Joy Gardner
They put a leather belt around her13 feet of tape and bound herHandcuffs to secure herAnd only God knows what else,She's illegal, so deport herSaid..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Sos (Save Our Sons)
We Black men of EnglandToo proud to cry for shame,Let's cry a seaCry publicly,Expose our very pain,For Babylon the banditIs on our sisters trail,The..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Eat Your Words
I am a veggie tableA table made of veg,There’s so much fruit upon meAll living on the edge,Life is hardBut so are platesAnd tea can be quite hot,And..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Neighbours
I am the type you are supposed to fearBlack and foreignBig and dreadlocksAn uneducated grass eater.I talk in tonguesI chant at nightI appear..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Wot A Pair
I waz walking down Wyefront streetWhen me trousers ran away,I waz feeling incompleteBut still me trousers would not stay,When I found where they had..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Who's Who
I used to think nursesWere women,I used to think policeWere men,I used to think poetsWere boring,Until I became one of them.
© Benjamin Zephaniah
The Race Industry
The coconuts have got the jobs.The race industry is a growth industry.We despairing, they careering.We want more peace they want more police.The..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
De Rong Song
Your house isFalling downAroundYourFeet,And you gotNoughtTo eat,Don't worryBe happy.Your fishHave drownedYou wearA frown,You searchBut you don'tOwn a..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Fair Play
Mirror mirror on the wallCould you please return our ballOur football went through your crackYou have two nowGive one back.
© Benjamin Zephaniah
White Comedy
I waz whitemailedBy a white witch,Wid white magicAn white lies,Branded by a white sheepI slaved as a whitesmithNear a white spotWhere I suffered..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Everybody Is Doing It
In Hawaii they HulaThey Tango in ArgentinaThey Reggae in JamaicaAnd they Rumba down in Cuba,In Trinidad and TobagoThey do the CalypsoAnd in Spain the..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Dis Poetry
Dis poetry is like a riddim dat dropsDe tongue fires a riddim dat shoots like shotsDis poetry is designed fe rantinDance hall style, big mouth..
© Benjamin Zephaniah
Nature Trail
At the bottom of my gardenThere's a hedgehog and a frogAnd a lot of creepy-crawliesLiving underneath a log,There's a baby daddy long legsAnd an..
© Benjamin Zephaniah