The Panther (Poem by Rainer Maria Rilke) The Panther By Rainer Maria Rilke His weary glance, from passing by the bars, Has grown into a dazed and vacant stare; It seems to him…
The Dying Man and the Vulture (Poem by Kahlil Gibran) The Dying Man and the Vulture By Kahlil Gibran Wait, wait yet awhile, my eager friend. I shall yield but too soon this wasted thing, Whose agony ove…
A Book (Poem by Emily Dickinson) A Book By Emily Dickinson He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust…
Red Dog (Poem by Rudyard Kipling) Red Dog By Rudyard Kipling For our white and our excellent nights — for the nights of swift running, Fair ranging, far-seeing, good hunting,…
Bequest (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Bequest By Emily Dickinson You left me, sweet, two legacies, — A legacy of love A Heavenly Father would content, Had He the offer of; You left me bo…
Parting (Poem by Emily Dickinson) Parting By Emily Dickinson My life closed twice before its close; It yet remains to see If Immortality unveil A third event to me, So huge, …
The Children's Song (Poem by Rudyard Kipling) The Children's Song By Rudyard Kipling Land of our Birth, we pledge to thee Our love and toil in the years to be; When we are grown and take our…
A Late Walk (Poem by Robert Lee Frost) A Late Walk By Robert Lee Frost When I go up through the mowing field, The headless aftermath, Smooth-laid like thatch with the heavy dew, Half clos…
Now Precedent Songs, Farewell (Poem by Walter Whitman) Now Precedent Songs, Farewell By Walter Whitman Now precedent songs, farewell — by every name farewell, (Trains of a staggering line in many a stran…