English Poetry

who is judge Dread you talked about?
rom seems scared of her without a doubt
and dont worry rom's crazy all right
and tries to turn others too with all might

That's a great one. Maybe we should continue with the same rhyming spirit in this thread. It's a good idea.

A flea and a fly in a flue

Were caught, so what could they do?

Said the fly, "Let us flee."

"Let us fly," said the flea.

So they flew through a flaw in the flue.



-Anonymous

There was a lady called Bright
whose speed was faster than light
she set out one day
in a relative way
And returned the previous night.

(relative - pertaining to Einstein's theory of relativity?)

That was hilarious

The man who doesn't believe in God
does he ever by anything get awed?

Do wonders amaze him?
Do miracles faze him?

Does the order of the universe not stun him?
does the desire to know not burn him?

Will one such guy on HF here
check his blog and write some more?

I do not believe in the idea of God
Far as I am concerned, it is a Fraud

I was born in a religion, the one I begot
Using my reasons, this god I forgot

In wonders & miracles, I absolutely believe not
In my heart for human kindness, there is a slot

I would rather use reason, with a mind that is clear
For that which u call creator, neither there is love, nor fear

A thought for fellow HFer's i would hold very dear
It does'nt matter whether they r far or near

I am a keen enthusiast of universal order & natural selection
But all this I do not attribute to any supernatural creation.

I believe in science, which uses factual data & logic
Unlike the creationists, who rather believe in magic.

Science is rational, public, and verifiable ,
Religion is highly irrational and despicable.

I rest my case, promising to go sometime to my BLOG
What else can be done, I am a dumb stupid FROG

I am a simple girl and do not understad
what is the meaning and purpose of life
whether to think that creation is miracle
or follow the reason's logical strife
I dont know the consequences of faith
or seen it's power that can bring alive
heard it cured ailments, accomplished impossible
Don't know what from all that to derive

Or believe dreams that help live nightmares
it's said our own imagination makes us strong
its just an effect of chemicals and hormones
Mom told me to believe in them maybe she's wrong
I also cant explain the difference in affect
a rainbow or flower has on a man and woman
or why those subtelities exist in first place
just to keep mankind alive for another season ??

I'm sure it all can be explained by logic
but then would I still feel awe or wonder
Shall I no more bask in glory of exploration
just accept something and then no more ponder
And then do I have to give up the fairies
and gaints and elves and trees that move
and angels can certainly not coexist in my mind
If I believe what reason has to prove

But how to understand the wrath of angels
and great people talking about God and religion
leadors and scientists providing armaments to kill
and saints using faith to create more division
Why do logic and faith both fail to explain
why is there so much haze in the world
I know my quest might end in despair and foolhardiness
still I cant rest untill each coil is uncurled

Daisy Bell
by Harry Dacre 1892

There is a flower within my heart,
Daisy, Daisy!
Planted one day by a glancing dart,
Planted by Daisy Bell!
Whether she loves me or loves me not,
Sometimes it's hard to tell;
Yet I am longing to share the lot
Of beautiful Daisy Bell!


Daisy Daisy,
Give me your answer do!
I'm half crazy,
All for the love of you!
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage,
But you'll look sweet on the seat
Of a bicycle built for two !

We will go "tandem" as man and wife,
Daisy, Daisy!
Ped'ling away down the road of life,
I and my Daisy Bell!
When the road's dark we can despise
P'liceman and lamps as well;
There are bright lights in the dazzling eyes
Of beautiful Daisy Bell!


I will stand by you in "wheel" or woe,
Daisy, Daisy!
You'll be the bell(e) which I'll ring, you know!
Sweet little Daisy Bell!
You'll take the lead in each trip we take,
Then if I don't do well;
I will permit you to use the brake,
My beautiful Daisy Bell!!!

The Little Lives Of Earth And Form
Philip Larkin

The little lives of earth and form,
Of finding food, and keeping warm,
Are not like ours, and yet
A kinship lingers nonetheless:
We hanker for the homeliness
Of den, and hole, and set.

And this identity we feel
- Perhaps not right, perhaps not real -
Will link us constantly;
I see the rock, the clay, the chalk,
The flattened grass, the swaying stalk,
And it is you I see.

"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see—
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.

Emily Dickinson

lovely

Welcome back Shivani,
not to be seen for a week.
Your Avatar gets a tweak,
And Mickey is put to sleep.


Bertrand Russell:

Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

Good one, Catch!

Truer words were never spoken
Ah, but true words leave hearts broken!
Truth is only for the wise
Lovers ought to stick to lies

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