When I Must Leave You The poem When I Must Leave You is written by Helen Steiner Rice. Helen Steiner Rice (May 19, 1900 – April 23, 1981) was an American writer of both inspirational and Christian poetry. “When I must leave you for a little while Please do not grieve and...
If Tears Could Build A Stairway If Tears Could Build A Stairway is a eulogy poem written by Karen White. If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane. I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”....
There Is Another Sky There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields – Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a...
The Joy Of A Garden The poem The Joy Of A Garden is about the enjoyment of God’s creation written by Gail Brook Burket. The joy of creation, A gardener knows, Holds more than the beauty Of lilly and rose. For he feels warm blessing, Like sunshine in May, Of working...
Tall Trees In the poem Tall Trees, the poet presents an integrated picture of nature. It is a harmonious world where various elements and objects of nature like the clouds, birds, day, night, and moon work in close association, and without any disagreement. It is a pleasant picture of selfless care and...
Colour “Colour” poem is written by Adeline White The world is full of colour! “Tis Autumn once again, And leaves of gold and crimson Are lying in the lane. There are brown and yellow acorns, Berries and scarlet haws, Amber grose and heather Purple across the moors! Green apples in the...
The Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam The Rubayyat Of Omar Khayyam is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed “the Astronomer-Poet of Persia”. Although commercially unsuccessful at first, FitzGerald’s work was popularised from 1861 onward by Whitley Stokes, and the...
Bird Parliament This celebrated Sufi poem, also known as Conference of the Birds, by the 12th century Persian poet Farid ud-Din Attar, is a tale of a journey of a group of thirty birds to the summit of the world mountain, Qaf. An allegory of the Sufi journey to realization...
The Road Not Taken “The Road Not Taken” is a narrative poem by Robert Frost, first published in the August 1915 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, and later published as the first poem in the collection Mountain Interval (1916). Its central theme is the divergence of paths, both literally and figuratively, although its interpretation is noted...
If “If—” is a poem by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936), written circa 1895 as a tribute to Leander Starr Jameson. It is a literary example of Victorian-era stoicism. The poem, first published in Rewards and Fairies (1910) following the story “Brother Square-Toes”, is written in the form of paternal advice to the poet’s son, John. Publication “If—” first...
The Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have...
Poetry And Wisdom It has been said that the proper language of wisdom is poetry. We realize this when we read the classic texts of the world’s great sapiential traditions. The literature of antiquity, indeed, when not merely factual or legislative, lives most often within an aura which is at...
Poems By Rumi We have collected and put the best poems by Rumi. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (جلالالدین محمد رومی), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (جلالالدین محمد بلخى), Mevlânâ, Mawlānā (مولانا, “our master”), Mevlevî, Mawlawī (مولوی,...
His Existence And Unity “His Existence And Unity” is a testimonial for God’s existence and oneness written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi. His Lordship’s infinite Sovereignty and His Divinity’s magnificence and invites thinking people to believe in His Existence and Unity. A short addendum Listen to the following verse: Do they...
God And Man Every human being thirsts for knowledge of God, craving faith; Their need is most dire whose minds have strayed the furthest. A needy conscience is healthy: its need is faith in Him, Minds lost in bewildering ways are recovered in search of Him. Abstract knowledge cannot, nor...
Bediuzzaman Said Nursi’s Poems We have collected and put the best Bediuzzaman Said Nursi‘s Poems. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Bediüzzaman Said Nursi (1877 – 23 March 1960), also spelled Said-i Nursî, officially Said Okur and commonly known with the...
Broken Plectrum Broken Plectrum is a poetry book written by M. Fethullah Gulen. Broken Plectrum is one of the best examples of Sufi poetry. It covers spirituality, closeness to God and His messenger. “Poetry in this sense of the word is such an atlas of expressions arranged from pearls of words...
Who Is Maya Angelou? Maya Angelou [1][2] born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over...
Maya Angelou’s Poems We have collected and put the best Maya Angelou’s Poems. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Maya Angelou born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) an African-American writer who is best known for...
Belief Relieves Loneliness This is a letter written by Bediuzzaman Said Nursi to his friend about his loneliness. He believes that belief relieves loneliness. In His Name, glory be to Him. There is nothing that does not glorify Him with His praise.lonely and weak, May God’s peace, mercy, and grace...