Urceus Exit
I INTENDED an Ode, And it turn’d to a Sonnet It began a la mode, I intended an Ode; But Rose cross’d the road In her latest new bonnet; I intended an Ode; And it turn’d to a Sonnet. by Austin Henry Dobson
Archive for the 'Ode poems' Category
Love and Silence
We know very little of Shams of Tabriz, the elusive Master who wandered the Near East in the 13th Century, seeking ever higher levels of mystical companionship. The legend is that one night he cried out from his longing, “Lord, show me one of Your Beloved Ones!” A Voice came, “What will you give in […]
Ode to Life and Death
To breathe To laugh To tear To cry Mother’s kisses And father’s hugs Sisters’ talks and Brother’s cries Day and night For fourteen years I remember when I was down I said to myself and made me happy Ode to water, ode to food Ode to me, and ode to you Most of all, Ode […]
AN ODE FOR MY BELOVED
Maudlin nights somehow allay my grievances Aberrant love still blazing me all over Refuge I need but scoffed me away Lonely soul, frozen in a dungeon of sentiments Obstructed by uncertainties and agony Naïve, I may describe to myself Queer sound of zephyr I heard Unveiling my face to see the sparkling light Imperfectly created […]
Ode for a soccer ball
Every time I touch you I get this feeling, Like there is nothing else in the world, That matters but you, Your touch is so soft, Against my cleats, It just makes me wanna, Keep you at my feet, And let nobody else, Lay their feet on you, But I know, That that is virtually […]
