Trust Poems
Trust
by Bhuvaneswari K
Her life was simple—
Good,
Happy—
Until the unthinkable happened
And broke her heart.
With time,
Her anger, resentment,
And bitterness
Faded.
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A Ballad Of Burial
by Rudyard Kipling
If down here I chance to die,
Solemnly I beg you take
All that is left of "I"
To the Hills for old sake's sake,
Pack me very thoroughly
In the ice that used to slake
Pegs I drank when I was dry --
This observe for old sake's sake.
To the railway station hie,
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If
by Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream- -and not make dreams your master;
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Norman And Saxon
by Rudyard Kipling
My son," said the Norman Baron, "I am dying, and you will be heir
To all the broad acres in England that William gave me for my share
When we conquered the Saxon at Hastings, and a nice little handful it is.
But before you go over to rule it I want you to understand this:—
"The Saxon is not like us Normans, His manners are not so polite.
But he never means anything serious till he talks about justice and right.
When he stands like an ox in the furrow with his sullen set eyes on your own,
And grumbles, "This isn't fair dealings," my son, leave the Saxon alone.
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Vanitas! Vanitatum Vanitas!
by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
MY trust in nothing now is placed,
Hurrah!
So in the world true joy I taste,
Hurrah!
Then he who would be a comrade of mine
Must rattle his glass, and in chorus combine,
Over these dregs of wine.
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Regenboog
by Mario Odekerken
Een streep van licht
breekt door het grauw,
zacht maar zeker.
Geen belofte,
geen antwoord,
alleen kleur
in een wereld die grijs leek.
Een herinnering
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Betovering van een lach
by Mario Odekerken
Een lach
breekt door stilte,
verzacht scherpe randen
van de dag.
Zonder woorden
zegt ze
ik zie je,
ik weet het,
het komt goed.
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Your promise became meaningless
by Mario Odekerken
Your promise became meaningless,
like echoes fading in an empty room.
Once,they held weight,
now they drift
unnoticed
through the quiet
between us.
Als doodgaan de enige oplossing is die overblijft
by Mario Odekerken
Als doodgaan de enige oplossing is die overblijft,
valt de stilte zwaarder dan woorden.
Blikken glijden weg,
alsof ze het niet willen zien.
Gedachten cirkelen traag,
zonder uitweg,
zonder licht.
Het leven
wordt een kamer zonder deur,
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Door de zure appel heen bijten
by Mario Odekerken
Door de zure appel
heen bijten
is de mond vullen
met weerstand,
maar ook ontdekken
dat bitterheid
niet eeuwig duurt.
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Slava P, aka Maximus Decimus Meridius (2 poems about Trust)
October 31st, 1970 - Kyiv, Ukraine and since 1992 - New Jersey, USA -
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